Tool Kits
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Should the Library subscribe? Explore trial access to the LWW Osteopathic Medicine Book Collection of 7 core titles: Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques by PCOM's own Drs. Nicholas, 5-Minute Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Consult, Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine, Greenman's Principles of Manual Medicine, An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, Pocket Manual of OMT, and Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine. Trial expires June 24th. Let us hear from you.
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PCOM Library Mobile– bookmark http://libguides.pcom.edu/mobile/2068 for mobile-friendly library access.
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The F.I.T.T. Program — Financial Information for Today and Tomorrow was designed by the Financial Aid Office for PCOM students to encourage debt management and financial literacy. Includes budgeting, loan management, salary information and more.
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Library Liaisons to Academic Programs - Each academic program has Library staff members assigned to help students and faculty find books, retrieve articles, and effectively search and manage information resources. Your Liaison is your first line of contact with the library and will help you navigate its many resources. Contact your Liaison whenever you have questions about resources, library policies, or instruction.
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The Philadelphia Campus space project to convert collection to user space is largely complete and added 56 additional seats to the Library. Thanks to all for your patience during this transition.
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PCOM LibQUAL+® 2012 Survey Results: The complete analyses by campus and discipline along with summary documents and proposed actions are posted for review and comment. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this evaluation of library resources and services. The Library invites review and comment. Print binders containing all documents are available in the Libraries.
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PCOM Alumni Library Portal. News. Alums from all programs and graduation years ranging from 1946 to 2011 indicated that DynaMed would be a great asset in the Alumni Portal. Given this positive feedback, trial access has been converted to an ongoing subscription. E-mail library@pcom.edu today for the DynaMed username and password.
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Link to MedU Virtual Patient Cases from the My Accounts tab. Students - self-register using your pcom.edu email address - MedU Registration Instructions.
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for Research: Scopus is the largest database of peer reviewed literature and quality scientific websites in the world: 350 million web pages ~ 42 million citations ~ 25 million patent records ~ 19,000 journals. Has Citation Tracker and Journal Analyzer tools. Link from Research Databases.
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Over 500 student papers in the DigitalCommons @PCOM including Psychology dissertations, Biomedical Sciences theses, and Physician Assistant Studies selective systematic reviews!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BioMed Central membership covers article-processing charges for papers published by PCOM authors.
NEWS FEEDS
EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health
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