Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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)

Monday, August 17, 2009

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

Thursday, August 6, 2009

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.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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!

Friday, June 19, 2009

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.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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.