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Trials for Protocols
Posted Friday, October 6, 2006, 4:42 pm by Judy Rieke
If you use protocols in your research, please try out these two trials:  Nature Protocols and Cold Spring Harbor Protocols .  Currently we have access to Current Protocols from Wiley financed by COBRE and INBRE, but we are interested in how these compare.  The trial is only available through the end of October.  Please send comments to Judy Rieke at jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu, or call 777-4129.  Thanks for your help on reviewing these two products.  
EXAM MASTER ONLINE
Posted Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 9:16 am by Theresa Norton
The Library of the Health Sciences has arranged for a trial for *EXAM MASTER ONLINE* through March 15, 2006. EXAM MASTER is a newly updated *USMLE* and board preparation and review tool that provides access to thousands of basic and clinical sciences questions. The completely revised interface allows for quick and easy navigation, and provides students with the ability to create very customized practice exams and study blocks.

In November 2005, EXAM MASTER completely revised the testing interface to closely match what is *actually used on the USMLE exam*. This new test mode interface has excellent navigational tools, and includes other features found on the exam, including the ability to attach notes to each question. This system is in use at over *60 academic health centers and teaching hospitals* not only as a way to prepare for the USMLE, but, more than ever, EXAM MASTER has become an important *curriculum support tool* that students rely on to help them with their course work and in assessing their knowledge base.  It assists in identifying and improving areas of weaknesses using detailed score reporting that helps the student target their studies and identify those strong _and_ weak areas.

First time users are required to register with the system and then use a username and password to access the main menu. The username and password are required because the system maintains personal information and examination and study history for each user.

To get started you simply *Click to Start*.

Then, for those who have not registered they click on *Not Registered Yet*.
A password is immediately sent by email. The user can change this password at any time.

Registered users simply provide their username and password to access the system.

Once at the Main Menu, users can select *Create Exams* and use the on-screen help to get started.

A quick guide is available to help you get started.

Please send comments regarding EXAM MASTER and this trial to Judy Rieke.
OVID trial available in October
Posted Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 1:00 pm by Judy Rieke
Please try out the full range of OVID databases and full-text journals during a trial in October.  Stop by the library to pick up some give-aways to help remind you to try it out.  Contact jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu for more information.
More trials
Posted Monday, February 21, 2005, 4:23 pm by HEFL Webmaster
Please try:
USMLEasy:  Master both Basic Science and Clinical Medicine using this review tool.  Go to:  USMLEasy and then click on the title link.  At the Access Medicine site, click on Lange Self-Assessment Tool link on the bottom center of the page.  First time users must register, but there is no charge.  Available until late spring.  
Our trial has been extended for  DynaMed: A medical information database with over 1,800 clinical topic summaries.  Click on login/Enter and get into the database. No user name and password required if using within our authorized range. Available until April 30.

Please send comments to Judy Rieke at jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu.  Thanks for trying them!    
SCOPUS Trial
Posted Thursday, January 20, 2005, 10:41 am by HEFL Webmaster
Please try SCOPUS .  It is a web based indexing and abstracting database that also tracks who is citing your articles.  For more information, go to About SCOPUS . Use your favorite author in the first search box and their affiliaton in the second.  It will give you a list of publications and for the older articles there will be a history of who cited them.  You can also do subject searches and retrieve scholarly articles, web information, and patent information (if it applies).  This trial lasts until the end of January.  Please send comments to jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu.
Trial for DynaMed
Posted Wednesday, December 22, 2004, 3:48 pm by HEFL Webmaster
Please try this evidence-based product:  DynaMed.  DynaMed (Dynamic Medical Information System) is a quick and easy-to-use medical reference system designed for use at the point of care. DynaMed contains clinically organized summaries of nearly 1,800 topics and is updated daily from review of the research literature. This means that the reference information is always up-to-date and does not require new editions. DynaMed is a useful resource in clinical, educational and research settings.

DynaMed has been demonstrated to answer more than 50% of family physician's clinical questions during practice. (J Fam Pract 2001 Nov;50(11):960)

DynaMed was created by a physician for physicians and other health care professionals primarily as a clinical reference tool which is easily accessible during patient encounters. It was created to fulfill the physician's needs in organizing information and to replace most routine textbook and article searches. Multiple major journals are now reviewed regularly. The titles can be viewed at the About section of the database.  

This trial will end in April 2005.  Please try it out and send comments to Judy Rieke at jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu.
Trial Available
Posted Friday, July 9, 2004, 4:00 pm by HEFL Webmaster
Users now have access to GIDEON for a thirty day trial.  It is a database used for Infectious Disease diagnosis, epidemiology and clinical laboratory analysis. GIDEON is designed to diagnose and simulate infectious disease worldwide. The Epidemiology module is updated weekly and follows the global and country-specific status of all infectious diseases including emerging infections such as SARS. The Therapy module includes the pharmacology and usage of anti-infective drugs and vaccines. A new bioterrorism module addresses diseases associated with bioterrorism including Anthrax.
Clinical laboratories use GIDEON's Microbiology module to identify and characterize pathogens in patient samples.
Read this JAMA review.
Stat!Ref Trial
Posted Friday, November 7, 2003, 3:25 pm by HEFL Webmaster
A trial to Stat!Ref, a suite of electronic medical texts and the ACP's decision-support tool - PIER, and is now available for all UNDSM & HS faculty, staff and students.  The UND link is at:  http://online.statref.com/default.asp?grpalias=UOND The trial runs until December 19, send comments about Stat! Ref to jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu.
Access Medicine Trial
Posted Tuesday, April 1, 2003, 12:00 am by HEFL Webmaster
AccessMedicine (http://www.accessmedicine.com/) is now available on a 30 day trial basis to authorized users of the Library of the Health Sciences. It includes the online equivalents of the following books: Harrison's Online, Hurst's The Heart, Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, and AccessLange (16 Lange books, both clinical and basic science) . Please try it out and let us know how you like it. We are especially interested in comparisons to MD Consult. Send responses to: Judy Rieke at jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu.
BioMed Central Trial
Posted Friday, January 17, 2003, 12:00 am by HEFL Webmaster
BioMed Central Trial. ND BRIN is considering becoming an Institutional Member of BioMed Central. BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. Included among the many journals that they publish is the group of online BMC journals, which cover the whole of biology and medicine, as well as many other online or online/print journals, including Journal of Biology, Genome Biology and Arthritis Research & Therapy (see list of journals at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/inst/gateway/. BioMed Central also publishes Faculty of 1000, a literature evaluation service and has a database of medical images. Please connect and try it out in January. We want to know your opinions. Send comments to: Judy Rieke, jrieke@medicine.nodak.edu
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