Browsing William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library by Title
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The Big Deal: Should Libraries Stay or Should Libraries Go?
(2019)This article examines the history of the Big Deal more than 23 years after the beginning of large journal packages being offered to libraries. This article also examines solutions and alternatives to large journal packages ... -
Blockchain and its Implications for Libraries
(2018-10-03)This paper will examine the potential uses for Bitcoin and Blockchain technology in libraries. This paper will also explore legal aspects of smart contracts as a means for paying for electronic resources. -
Bringing the Hospital to the Patient: A Tangled History of Prehospital Medicine
(2010-02-22)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Business-Driven/People-Focused: A Case Study on Valuing Library Staff and Improving Service to Users
(2020-03-09)Laupus Health Sciences Library has 3 floors hosting 25 staff and a satellite department, The Country Doctor Museum, with 3 additional staff. If it were not for staff development activities, the departments would not normally ... -
Celebrating Library Anniversaries: Project Management and Opportunities for Archiving
(2020-06-18)Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University recently celebrated a fifty-year anniversary. This presentation will outline the planning process including the formation of a taskforce, how activities and items ... -
Civil War Medicine
(2011-09-19)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Clinical Inquiries: Do preparticipation physical exams reduce morbidity and mortality for athletes?
(East Carolina University, 2005)This article reviews research to determine if preparticipation physical exams reduce morbidity and mortality for athletes. -
Clinical Inquiries: What interventions can help patients stop using chewing tobacco?
(East Carolina University, 2005)This review article examines current literature to recommend interventions to help patients stop using chewing tobacco. -
¿Como se llama? What's in a library name and logo?
(2005-05-17)The branding project resulted in some experiences that are worth sharing with other libraries that may choose to embark on an effort to create a library identity: • Use existing expertise in the organization • Be ... -
Curating MARC Indexing to Optimize Discoverability of Resources at the ECU Libraries
(2014-01-25)This presentation features a case study of an implementation of VuFind at the East Carolina University Libraries. Cataloging representatives from the main university library, the health sciences library, and the music ... -
Data-Related Support in U.S.-Based Health Sciences Libraries: An Analysis of AAHSL Member Sites
(2020-10-20)Scientific research is increasingly data-intensive, bringing with it new challenges related to the collection, analysis, storage, preservation, accessibility and communication of data. Federal funders, seeking to increase ... -
Democedes of Corton and the State of Pre-Hippocratic Medicine in Ancient Greece
(2008-11-03)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Determining New Directions for a Rural Academic Library/ Outreach Services Program: What was learned from a 2006 needs assessment of healthcare providers.
(2006-10-15)A needs assessment of healthcare providers in the rural, 23-country Eastern AHEC region results in changes to the delivery of library and information services. -
Discovery Tool vs. PubMed: A Health Sciences Literature Comparison Analysis
(2014-09-09)The East Carolina University libraries, though administratively separate, jointly subscribe to and collaborate on enhancements for a shared instance of the Summon Discovery Service. Based on usage, enhancements to the ... -
Discussing the Past and Envisioning the Future: A History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series
(2010-10-14)The Medical History Interest Group (MHIG) was established in the fall of 2001 by the Laupus Library History Collections in collaboration with the School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities department. The purpose was to sponsor ... -
Dr. Joseph Goldberger and Pellagra : His Life and Legacy
(2007-11-26)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
DynaMed (PDA access), version 13.20.0/2010.05.24
(2010-10)A review of the mobile application for the medical point-of-care resource DynaMed, from EBSCO publishing. -
Eastern North Carolina and the 1918 Influenza Epidemic
(2019-10-28)As the Great War came to an end in the fall of 1918, a lethal disease spread across the globe. By the time the epidemic concluded in March 1919, more people died from the “Spanish” Influenza than died in the war, including ... -
The Electronic Resources Librarian in the Health Sciences Library: An Emerging Role
(East Carolina University, 2005-02)ABSTRACT. This article will address the evolution of collection development in the age of e-resources. According to results from a survey conducted by the authors, there are some emerging "best practices" for librarians ... -
An Evaluation of Citation Counts, Search Results, and Frequency of Updates in DynaMed® and UpToDate®
(2010)This study examines two point-of-care products: DynaMed® and UpToDate®. These resources were evaluated based on four criteria: search result counts, search result answers, reference counts, and currency of updates. The ...