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!