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By popular demand, the Calder Library will host a second special seminar on the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) on Thursday, March 20th, 2014, from 1:30-4:00 p.m. The class will be held in our third floor electronic classroom. Guest Lecturer will be Dr. Ira Sheskin, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables Campus. Space is limited to 20 participants, so please register early!


The IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), v.22, is a package of statistical tools for Windows. The major thrust of this course is to teach participants how to use SPSS. The class will familiarize participants with the program and what it is capable of doing. Participants will be able to:

  • Review the SPSS Windows (Data, Syntax, Output, and Help)
  • Enter data into the program
  • Navigate and edit a spreadsheet
  • Explore the Menu Structure
  • Run statistical programs
  • Create graphs... and more!

Hands-on exercises will familiarize participants with the program. The University of Miami has a site license for the program and it is available for download by authorized users.

This class will be co-hosted by UMIT Training Services (http://www.miami.edu/it/index.php/uss/itt/it_training_schedule/)

Maximum number of participants will be 20, so save your spot today! Online registration is at: https://www.library.miami.edu/calder/training.html

For additional information, please contact Carmen Bou-Crick at 305-243-6648 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

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UpToDate now offers the option of searching an extensive library of high-quality graphics, including more than 27,000 pictures, tables, illustrations, diagrams, graphs, algorithms and videos, without using a separate search engine.  After entering the search term(s)—it can be a disease, symptom, laboratory abnormality, procedure, or drug; click on the Graphics link to quickly and easily search the database for graphics related to that topic. For example, in a search for “anemia,” results include a series of algorithms for treatment of anemia, pictures of anemia-induced skin conditions, pictures of blood smears, radiographs and angiographs, multiples graphs comparing treatments, tables of risk factors, practice guidelines, and useful information that will enhance the clinician’s ability to diagnose and treat patients.  Graphics results are presented as thumbnails with titles (see below).  Click on any thumbnail to enlarge the image.  Once the image is enlarged, it can be sent by email, printed, or exported to MS PowerPoint (PPT), making this resource useful for enhancing instructional materials (when “Export” is selected the specific image is converted into a fully-referenced PPT slide).  Each graphic also provides references and links to related topics of interest (look for “Appears in Topics”).

To learn more about conducting a Graphics Search, sharing information with patients or colleagues, and exporting graphics to a presentation, watch a short video tutorial that can be found at: www.uptodate.com/home/help-demo.

Please do not hesitate to contact a Reference Librarian at Calder Library for assistance with UpToDate.  You may contact us by phone at 305-243-6648 or by email at .

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The Calder Library will host a special seminar on the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) on Friday, February 28th, 2014, from 1:00-3:30 p.m., in the third floor electronic classroom. Guest Lecturer will be Dr. Ira Sheskin, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables Campus.

The IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), v.22, is a package of statistical tools for Windows. The major thrust of this course is to teach participants how to use SPSS. The class will familiarize participants with the program and what it is capable of doing. Participants will be able to: (1) review the SPSS Windows (Data, Syntax, Output, and Help); (2) Enter data into the program; (3) Navigate and edit a spreadsheet; (4) Explore the Menu Structure; (5) Run statistical programs; (6) Create graphs; and more. Hands-on exercises will familiarize participants with the program. The University of Miami has a site license for the program and it is available for download by authorized users.

This class will be co-hosted by UMIT Training Services (http://www.miami.edu/it/index.php/uss/itt/it_training_schedule/).
This class is limited to 20 participants, so register early! Online registration is at: https://www.library.miami.edu/calder/training.html

For additional information, please contact Carmen Bou-Crick at 305-243-6648 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The Louis Calder Memorial Library hosted the 12th Biennial Ralph H. and Ruth F. Gross Lecture on November 21, 2013.  Featured speaker Bernd A. Wollschlaeger, M.D, a German-born Jewish physician, delivered his deeply personal perspective on the anatomy of hate.  The son of a German tank commander who received the Iron Cross from Adolph Hitler personally, Dr. Wollschlaeger described his journey of emotional and spiritual struggle with the Nazi legacy of hate and the shadow it cast over his family and all of Germany.  His desire to live a more meaningful life led to him converting to Judaism, immigrating to Israel, and serving in the Israel Defense Forces as a Medical Officer.  He eventually moved to the United States to complete his medical training.  Now practicing in Aventura, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Miami and Past President of the Dade County Medical Association and the Florida Society of Addiction Medicine.  In 2012, Dr. Wollschlaeger was honored as the Family Doctor of the Year by the Florida Academy of Family Physicians.

“For me, hatred against other people has a very personal meaning,” said Dr. Wollschlaeger, speaking about the origins of hate and how we overcome it. “But I have learned that we all think in stereotypes, because our ancestors long ago had to put people in categories quickly in order to avoid danger.  Today, that type of thinking can lead to hatred against Jews or Muslims, blacks or whites.  As physicians, we have a moral responsibility to make a conscious effort to overcome our personal biases and treat everyone in an equal manner.”

Dr. Mary Moore, Librarian Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Informatics, welcomed the more than 150 attendees and thanked the Gross family members for their support. Patricia Bergman, one of the daughters of Ralph H. and Ruth F. Gross, recommended Dr. Wollschlaeger as this year’s speaker. She attended the event with her sister, Carol Clarkson. The Ralph H. and Ruth F. Gross endowment, made to the Calder Library by Mrs. Gross in memory of her husband, sponsors the event, which was hosted by the Department of Health Informatics, the Medical Faculty Council, Calder Library, and the Miller School’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.

For additional information, see Gross Lecture Features German-Born Jewish Physician Delivering Personal Perspective on the Anatomy of Hate, University of Miami News, November 26, 2013.  (Link:  http://med.miami.edu/news/gross-lecture-features-german-born-jewish-physician-delivering-personal-per)

Also, if you would like to view the entire presentation on video, please visit:  http://exhibits.library.miami.edu/gross/index.html.

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Once again, PsychiatryOnline is accessible from the Calder Library homepage.  This powerful Web-based portal features DSM-5® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of a collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing.  PsychiatryOnline provides access to:

  • DSM® Library titles, including DSM-5, DSM-IV-TR®, DSM-IV-TR® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and Cases from DSM-IV-TR® Casebook and its Treatment Companion (DSM-5 editions of these two books will soon be added to the collection
  • Journals including The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, and Academic Psychiatry
  • Textbooks including The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, Gabbard’s Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders, Textbook of Psychotherapeutic Treatments, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychopharmacology, and Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders
  • Self-assessment tools for study, board certification and recertification review, AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, and lifelong learning
  • Clinical and research news from Psychiatric News
  • Medication information handouts for patients

PsychiatryOnline is used as a resource for the Psychiatry Resident-in-Training® Examination (PRITE®) and the Psychiatrists In-Practice Examination® (PIPE®) by The American College of Psychiatrists®.   PsychiatryOnline is more than just printed material converted to an electronic medium. The website employs the latest technology, providing an enhanced multimedia experience and intuitive navigation.  It provides access from any computer with a Web connection and provides automatic detection of mobile devices.  It is updated regularly and provides state-of-the-art, cross-format searching. It provides quick links to related material and hyperlinked references that lead to the abstract via PubMed.  Self-Assessment tools can be used to test skills and knowledge and earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for certification/recertification and to enhance professional development. [This information was obtained from the PsychiatryOnline Home Page, accessed at http://psychiatryonline.com on December 2, 2013.]

PsychiatryOnline can be accessed via the E-Databases link on the Calder Library Website (https://www.library.miami.edu/calder/index.html).  Individual titles can be accessed from the Library’s E-Book (https://spmed.library.miami.edu/subjects/ebooks.php)  and E-Journal (http://fy6af6xb5m.search.serialssolutions.com/) A-Z lists.

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How can we help you? Let us count the ways…Medical Librarians know, and teach, about information resources that will provide answers to your questions…Medical Librarians have searching skills to find specific and relevant information for you…Medical Librarians will respond to your queries immediately so that you can receive the vital information that you need, when you need it.

Contact the Calder and UMH Libraries Medical Librarians today—they will help you save time so you can concentrate on saving lives!

Text or e-mail your Calder and UMH Medical Librarians at or call them at 305-243-6648 (Calder Reference) or 305-689-5737 (UMH Library).

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Need a convenient way to ask a librarian a reference question?  Text your question to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Text messages will be checked frequently between 9 a.m-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Replies to texts and email will be sent as quickly as possible. 

If you need faster service, a librarian is on duty daily, M-F, from 9-5.  Please phone 305-243-6648,or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

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Going Cashless.  In an effort to streamline operations and comply with auditing recommendations, beginning on October 1, 2013, all payments for Library and Biomedical Communications’ services will require one of the following:  Credit card, debit card, check, or UM IDR or Account Number.  Cash will no longer be accepted in payment for services.

Starbuck’s and Construction.  The Library’s administrative offices are moving to the second floor this Fall to make way for the new Starbuck’s coffee shop that will be constructed in the current Library administration location.  Construction on the first and second floors will be completed after hours so there will be minimal disruption for Library patrons.  Also, the Library’s elevators are undergoing renovation.  As much as possible, this work will be done during hours the Library is closed.

Book Sale and Open Access Week.  Please join the Calder Library staff in recognizing Open Access Week (October 20-26) by attending the Book Sale in the Library starting on October 22.  All proceeds from this book sale will benefit the Library and United Way.

Ralph H. and Ruth F. Gross Lecture.  Save the date of November 21 for the biennial Gross Lecture hosted by Calder Library.  Details to follow…

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Evidence-Based Practice. This class is intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Practice. Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to define Evidence-Based Practice; construct a well-built clinical question (PICO); and identify search strategies that will improve PubMed searching.

Mobile Apps.  This workshop introduces a variety of subscription-based medical apps that are free to University of Miami users for a variety of mobile devices including iPhones, iPads, Androids, and Blackberries. These apps are useful both in the clinical and research settings. Apps introduced include Dynamed, Isabel, PubMed for Handhelds, Visual Dx, and others. Bring your mobile devices to class and start downloading these resources…today!

Tools for Clinicians.  This class reviews online resources available for clinicians.  Resources include:   (1) Clinical decision-making databases, such as  Access Medicine, MDConsult, UpToDate,  Dynamed, Visual Dx, and Isabel; (2) PubMed Clinical Queries, a PubMed Tool to assist in finding Evidence-Based Medicine articles, systematic reviews and articles on genomics; and (3) The Cochrane Library, a database of systematic reviews from the Cochrane Collaboration. These resources are available through the Calder Library for UM/JMH faculty and staff, medical students, interns, residents, and fellows.

Tools for Researchers.  This class offers an overview of online resources for researchers, such as (1) PubMed and MyNCBI, (2) the NIH Open Access Policy Compliance Resource Guide, (3) RefWorks/Write-N-Cite, (4) QUOSA, (5) Scopus/SciVal Experts, and (6) Web of Knowledge/Journal Citation Reports. The class offers basic information meant to motivate participants to enroll in full classes offered by the Library for each of these valuable resources.   

All resources are available through the Calder Library for UM/JMH faculty and staff, medical students, interns, residents, and fellows.  For the full list of classes, please visit our Class Registration website at:
https://www.library.miami.edu/calder/training.html

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Great news for UM heath care personnel in clinics, hospitals, and office practices!  The Library's UpToDate subscription now includes The Basics--patient information topics in English AND Spanish.  The Basics component is comprised of short articles written in plain language, which answer some of the  most frequent and important questions patients ask about medical problems.  With this information, patients can gain a better understanding of their medical condition and treatment plan.  The patient information topics are concordant with the professional topics upon which they are based in UpToDate. All topics are written by professional medical writers with advanced degrees, and then edited by the same in-house physician editors who develop the rigorously reviewed information that is included in UpToDate.

To access The Basics patient information in both English and Spanish, simply go to the Calder Library Website, click on e-Databases, then UpToDate.  Click on the "patient info" tab and "The Basics" to view all the topics and click "View in Spanish" for the Spanish version.

Other diagnostic, point-of-care or consumer health databases accessible through Calder's Website with bilingual patient handouts include DynaMed and Health Library.  Medline Plus, produced by the National Library of Medicine, offers patient care information in dozens of languages.

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lynda.com provides access to streamed training videos on computer programs (Blackboard, Camtasia, Excel, Joomla!, Moodle, Photoshop, PowerPoint, SurveyMonkey, etc.);  Internet resources (eBay, Facebook, Google, YouTube, etc.); high tech companies (Apple, Microsoft, etc.), and just about everything else you can think of that is available online.  Visit www.miami.edu/lynda and sign in with your Cane ID.

The site is well organized and can be searched by subject, computer program name, author, or search term.   The system allows users to keep a “queue” of selected courses, and a history of completed courses along with earned certificates.

Some of the courses are short videos that can be completed in a few minutes, while others are quite extensive and take hours to complete.  The longer courses have a table of contents with the videos and exercises for completion.

Handy features include lists of “Latest Releases” with new videos that have been added to the collection; “10-minute tips” for different computer programs; and mobile courses for learning “on the go.”  The “Share your Playlists” section allows users to share selected courses with friends and colleagues using email, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media.

lynda.com is freely available to all UM faculty, staff, and students.  Free trials are available for those not affiliated with UM.

  1. Evidence-based, Point-of-Care (POC) Resources.
  2. New Specialty in UpToDate: Dermatology
  3. Download E-books to your iPad
  4. Resource Spotlight: Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
  5. Let us help you with your literature search!
  6. Initial Journal Cancelations for December
  7. New at Calder Library! PubMed en Espanol
  8. New Specialty in UpToDate: Psychiatry
  9. VisualDx: a New Visual Diagnostic Decision Support Tool
  10. Library 101: Our Free Services

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