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Short interruption Wiley InterScience

Posted in E-journals, tagged , , , , on May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There will be a short interruption of the Wiley InterScience platform on Thursday, May 29th. Duration: probably one hour (from 9 am).
As of July 1, 2008, all Blackwell Synergy journal content will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience. Over the weekend of June 28th and 29th, 2008, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and [...]

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PubMed ‘Advanced Search (beta)’

Posted in PubMed, tagged , , on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Since last weekend PubMed offers an advanced search option. You can access it by clicking on the link, next to the default search box: 

In the new search interface you will find a search box on the top and an amalgam of 4 sections beneath it, which you probably already are familiar with:

PubMed Search History – It [...]

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New copy card vending machine

Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

From now on you can purchase your copy cards with a new copy card dispenser. You will find this machine and a change machine (coins) in the reading room of the library, just in front of the information desk (4th floor).
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Available copy cards: 20 units (1 euro) and 50 units (2,50 euro). Copy cards of 500 units (25 euro) [...]

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Lost and found

Posted in Library services, tagged on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The library – who is the keeper of all found objects in the buildings of Onderwijs & Navorsing 1 and 2 (and surroundings) – is showing all lost objects on tables near the information desk. If you have you lost something in the past 12 months just come and take a look at our collection [...]

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Library closes earlier on 29 May

Posted in Opening hours, tagged on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On Thursday evening, May 29th, the library will close its doors exceptionel at 4pm. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Ghostwriters in medical publishing?

Posted in News, Peer review, Publishing, tagged , , , on May 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Last month the JAMA (Journal of the American medical association) published an article (issue 15, April 16) entitled Guest Authorship and Ghostwriting in Publications Related to Rofecoxib. The authors have analyzed about 250 documents from the pharmaceutical company Merck (archives from court documents) and articles (mostly clinical trials and reviews) about the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. Apparently [...]

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