Saying Farewell to Lynn and Ken

Ken Hummel and Lynn Danco, Media Library Technicians will be leaving UMDNJ on Wednesday, September 30. If you want to say goodbye and thank them, try to stop by on or before that date. Ken will leave at 5 PM and Lynn should be there in the evening. MaryEllen will continue to work until Friday, October 9.

Thank you for your kind thoughts!!!

I wanted to thank all of you who took the time to send me email. Your thoughts and appreciation are worth much more than you can imagine. I am glad that over the years I have apparently made a difference in your lives, and that is what counts. Continue to work hard and hopefully you will be rewarded with a successful medical career! I will always cherish the years I spent at the medical school working with bright students and intelligent and caring faculty. Zana

Goodbye and Goodluck

I wanted to say goodbye and wish all of you the best of luck at medical school and in your future careers. I am sorry that I won't be able to serve your library needs as I had during the past 22 years. If you need help with database searching you might consider contacting the Rutgers Library of Science and Medicine on the Busch campus, or using the tutorials and information on the UMDNJ Library websites.
My personal email address is zanaett77@yahoo.com if you wish to contact me.

Decision to Close the Media Library

The administration has decided to close the Media Library permanently in the next few months, due to financial uncertainties and departmental budget reductions. Media Library staff are being laid off, and hours will most likely change and be drastically reduced after September 18. If this is a concern to you, please contact your class representative or a member of the administration.

Labor Day Holiday Hours

The Media Library will be closed for the holiday on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 5, 6 and 7. If you wish to take books out over the long weekend, they can be checked out on Friday afternoon/evening. We will be open until 9 pm on Friday, Sept. 4.

Steps to listen to audio lectures at various speeds

These are the recommended steps to listen to RWJMS audio lectures (MP3 files) and playing back at various speeds:
On a PC: Right click on filename
Choose Show in Windows Explorer
Right Click on File
Open with Windows Media Player (To adjust speed: click on Play then click on Play Speed)

On a MAC: open Windows (Virtual Machine) and follow instructions above for PCs
or Download Audacity(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) for Mac (free download)
Find location of audio file
Click File
Click Open
Select File (adjust speed with slider on right side of screen)

Links to send RSS feeds to Browsers

Here are the correct links you need to have the current RSS feeds of audio sent to your favorite browser. Please remember that even if you subscribed to the portal channels last year, you need to re-subscribe this year to get the current lectures.


RWJMS First Year Lectures
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_396.xml

RWJMS Second Year Lectures
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_398.xml

RWJMS Media Library News
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_336.xml

RWJMS First Year Lectures [Archives]
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_334.xml

RWJMS Second Year Lectures [Archives]
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_335.xml

New book on Postmortem added to collection!

Want to know more about autopsies and forensic science??? Dr. Crystal donated a copy of "Postmortem: Establishing the Cause of Death" by Koehler and Wecht which we added to our non-fiction leisure reading collection. It covers autopsy protocols, examinations, forensic toxicology and famous cases. This book can be borrowed for an extended period beyond the regular borrowing time limit and can be found in one of the display racks.

New Title Added to Leisure Reading Collection

We have added a new title to our display racks! "Intern: A Doctor's Initiation" by Sandeep Jauhar is an account of his medical training at a New York City hospital and includes stories about encounters with patients and administrators. I think medical students would find it an insightful and interesting read. This book can be borrowed for a longer time period. Dr. Jauhar is currently the director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and occasionally contributes articles to the New York Times.

Media Library Booksale!!

The semi-annual booksale will be held at the Piscataway Media Library (Kessler Teaching Labs/Second Floor/Room N-207)next week!! From Monday, August 10 through Sunday, August 16 we will be selling books that were removed from our collection or donated to us from graduates. The books will be on tables in the library and prices will be reasonable. Cash only please! Come and take a look...we will be open regular hours that week (evenings/weekends)and we have a lot of titles to sell!

TWITTER ACCOUNT!!

I have created a Twitter account for the Media Library to use for quick short messages. We will probably use this for news such as emergency closings, problems with audio lectures, time sensitive notes, etc. The web address is http://twitter.com/rwjmslib

Let us know how it is working, if you encounter any problems with it, or if you'd like to see any enhancements or changes.

NEW BOOK DROP!!!!!

Beginning on June 3rd, books borrowed overnight should be returned to our new book drop, which is located to the left of the library entrance door. Please push books through the silver slot in the door, and they will go through a chute into a book truck inside the library. Library staff will no longer need to go into the hallway to unlock the book return, and students will no longer need to be sure books are pushed back behind the inner shelf. Our old orange book drop was removed today. Please let us know if you experience any problems with the new system. We will be adding a "BOOK RETURN" sign above the slot soon.

Summer Schedule

The Media Library is now following a summer schedule. We are open from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. We are NOT open on weekends or in the evenings. We will resume our regular schedule on Sunday, August 9 when we will be open from 1 PM to 9 PM.

Borrowing Materials for Step 1 Board Exam

The Media Library allows second year RWJ students who are studying for the Step 1 Exam to borrow books in our Board Review collection for slightly longer periods of time. During May and June, students may borrow a book in the morning and return it on the following day by 12 noon. In order to review the entire 2 year curriculum in 6 weeks, they may need to borrow not only Step 1 resources but also texts and review books in all courses that they have taken. Library staff will try to be flexible and as accommodating as possible, while making sure there are enough resources available in the library for all second year students who might need them.
We regret that our materials can only be borrowed by UMDNJ/RWJ Medical students. Foreign medical graduates studying for Step exams should plan to purchase review books that they need or contact other libraries.

Library Donates Books

The Media Library recently donated used medical texts to a hospital and a nursing school in Guyana, as well as to Better World Books through Rutgers University Libraries. BWB provides free shipping and packing materials and donates materials to overseas countries in need of printed resources.
We thank all of those students who have donated their used medical texts to the Media Library in the past, and invite anyone to drop off books they no longer want or need. We might add them to our collection, offer them at reasonable prices in our semi-annual booksales, or donate them to needy hospitals and medical schools overseas.

Media Library Summer Hours

Our Summer hours will begin after Friday, May 22 when we will close at 9 PM. We will not be open on weekends or in the evenings beginning on Saturday, May 23. From May 26 to August 7, we will be open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Friday. We will also be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25) and on Friday, July 3rd.
Our Fall schedule will start on Sunday, August 9 when we will be open from 1 to 9 PM. Lots of luck on final exams and on the board exam! Have a safe and enjoyable summer. All the best to the fourth year students who will soon graduate. We wish them well in their residencies and future medical careers!

Podcasts from University of Oxford, UK

To hear podcasts of lectures in the health sciences, go to podcasts.ox.ac.uk
and click on the Medical Sciences Division radio button on the right margin of the site's home page. Topics include cancer in the developing world, anxiety and depression in children; treatment of eating disorders; and functional MRI and pain.

WikiTestPrep for USMLE

Students at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine have created a free study resource for USMLE Step 1 and 2. Go to www.wikitestprep.org and open a free account to create tests, monitor progress and flag interesting questions. This program includes original questions for Step 1 and Step 1 preparation.

Medical History Society of NJ Dinner Meeting

If anyone is interested in attending the NJ Medical History Society meeting, see the Media Library Bulletin Board for more information. The dinner meeting is held in Princeton and will take place on Wednesday, May 20. Tickets for medical students and residents are $20.00. The evening speaker will present a talk on Yellow Fever, and there are a number of other short presentations on medical history. The dinner is a sit-down served meal and includes one cocktail. The complete schedule and meal choices are listed on the flyer on the bulletin board. Feel free to make a copy of the form or ask the librarian for more details.

Free Book Offer!

We have many books leftover from our previous booksales (older editions, gifts from graduates) that we are making available to medical students for free. Stop by the Media Library and take a look at what we have left...you may find something helpful. We need to make room for some new titles we have purchased. We also anticipate donations from the class of 2009 soon and need to make some room for them. Our books are stored in boxes so ask a staff member to show you where they are located. Take as many as you like!

Spring Holiday Hours

The Media Library will be closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 10, 11, and 12 for the Easter Holiday/Passover Spring vacation. Any books borrowed on Thursday April 9 will be due back on Monday, April 13. Enjoy the short break and return safely to school!

Some Archived Lectures Removed from MyUMD site

Due to lack of server space, we needed to remove a few files from the 2007-08 archived files on MyUMDNJ (RSS feeds) We may need to remove more of the 07/08 lecture files and if so, we will note it on the MyUMDNJ site. However, the archived sites on iTunesUniversity are complete.

Library Resources Class March 19

Do you want to improve your search strategies when doing a MEDLINE search on OVID SP??? Do you know how to order an article electronically? Are you familiar with the resources at Rutgers University? If not, you may want to attend the Library Resources class which will be held on Thursday March 19 for any student, staff or faculty member. The class will be held in the AST Computer Lab (2nd floor of KTL) from 10 AM to noon. Prior registration is mandatory and the deadline in Monday, March 16. Call 235-4671 or email etter@umdnj.edu
This session will provide tips on searching the MEDLINE database through OVID SP, and provide time for hands-on practice and questions. A Rutgers University librarian will also be demonstrating RU resources and will be available to answer questions.
For more information or to register, please contact the library staff by phone or email.

BOOKSALE BLOWOUT FOR WEEKEND

Our booksale will end this Sunday night! We are offering a Buy One Get One Free offer this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 16-18) (Second Book at equal or lesser value) Please stop by and pick up a bargain! We plan to donate the leftover books to needy countries outside the US through Better World Books.

Library Closing on Martin Luther King Day

The Media Library will be closed on Monday, January 19 in honor of Martin Luther King . We will be OPEN our regular hours that weekend (Friday night until 9, Saturday 12-4 and Sunday 1-9 PM) If you want to borrow books on Sunday evening, they will be due back to us on Tuesday morning, January 20.

BOOKSALE!!!

Welcome back and Happy New Year!
The library will be holding our semi-annual booksale from Monday, January 12 through Sunday, January 18. Reasonably priced books will be on the tables in the library. After this sale, most of the remaining books will be donated to a needy overseas country through Rutgers University's connection with Better World Books. So this might be your last chance until August to find a bargain medical school textbook from the Media Library! We will continue to hold booksales twice a year, however.