November 24, 2014
Radiology and images
When I began working at Templeton, a friend advised me, “Radiologists tend to be very visual people — their work is all about images, so they tend to notice visual anomalies more than other people. If you’re giving a lecture, take the time to make your PowerPoint look good. If it’s sloppy, that won’t go…
November 20, 2014
Searching PubMed: Saving results
Here’s the next installment in our infographic series on searching PubMed: a quick tutorial on saving results. If you already have a My NCBI account and you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the saving options, you might be interested to learn that My NCBI wasn’t built solely for PubMed users. Its main goal is to support…
November 17, 2014
Searching PubMed: Working with MeSH terms
PubMed is a beautifully complex resource, and often I’m asked to give pointers on searching it more efficiently. Below, I’ve created an intro to MeSH terms, the indexing system that makes PubMed tick. I hope to turn this into a series, explaining more facets of PubMed and other common medical databases, so stay turned for more…
November 15, 2014
This week’s new resources
Yesterday I came into the library and saw an overflowing inbox — a great sight! I always enjoy coding new materials into Templeton’s catalog and advertising them around the department. This week’s offerings include the following: Journal of Thoracic Imaging (Nov. 2014): topics include CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy and CT features in patients with advanced…
November 5, 2014
Upcoming radiology holidays
Perhaps radiology doesn’t have formal holidays, per se, but there are still three days coming up that are significant to the field. First of all, November 7 is the 147th birthday of Maria Salomea Skłodowska, better known to the world as Marie Curie. Born in Russian-occupied Poland in 1867, Curie went on to win a quarter…