Medical Library Resources

What: JAMDA  emphasizes original evidence-based articles on the issues most important to improve care, address emerging clinical issues, inform evidence-based policies, and achieve regulatory compliance. Articles address topics such as geriatric syndromes; Alzheimer's disease and other dementias; implementation and translational research; products and models of community-based and residential PA/LTC, and their related regulatory, policy, and cost implications; and clinical tools, practice guidelines, and consensus statements. 

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What: The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed scientific video journal, illustrating new experimental techniques. Access provided for JoVE Biology and JoVE Neuroscience.

Where: Access via browser. 

Features: Journals, multimedia. 

What: Guide offering tools, resources, FAU net ID & email support, Owl Card information, and more for clinical faculty. 

Where: Click here to access the clinical affiliate guide

What: Guide offering tools and resources, as well as highlighting the services the medical library offers the COM Faculty and Staff. 

Where: Clcik here to access the Faculty and Staff guide

What: Guide offering general resources & tools for a resident as well as targeted program specific resources for cases, review questions, books and resources.

Where: Users can access the guide here, or one of the program specific pages in the Quick Links, below. 

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What: This guide offers a student-specific focus for accessing remote and physical library collections & services available at the COM and the Wimberly Library.  

Where: Click here to access the student guide

What: LWW Health Library is a medical education resource providing textbooks, cases, and study tools.   

Where: Access via browser. 

Features:

  • Books, cases, multimedia
  • USMLE study tools: self assessments

What: Manuscript matching is available through multiple sources to help determine which journals would be the best fit for your manuscript. Please note that matching does not guarantee acceptance and the Medical Library only provides a Fellowship Code to waive BMJ Case Report fees. 

Guide: Scholarly Communication- Choose a journal or Publisher

Where: Access any of the following via browser:  

What: Calendar for viewing the Medical Librarian classes, workshops, drop-in resources sessions, Book Club meetings, and more. 

Where: Access the medical librarian's online calendar of events by visiting the link: https://faulib.libcal.com/calendar/medical-librarians

The medical librarians are here to help: Check out below for how we can assist you.  

  • Offering multiple support venues: emails, virtual office links for screen sharing, and phone. 
  • Drop-in office hours provided daily, M-F 
  • Instant bookable appointments via Bookings.   
  • Create a ticket via COM Support. 

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Troubleshooting: 

You may experience error issues when accessing resources while the librarians are out of the office. While waiting for us to return your email, here is a page that details troubleshooting steps you can try: 

Services: One-on-one and group appointments; Orientations; Off Campus/ OpenAthens Access; Research & curriculum support; assistance conducting a literature review, scoping review, systematic review, meta-analysis. and more.