Biblioblast February 2025: Library News

• From the Director
• Staff News
• Check out our Faculty Authors Exhibit
• Scite AI subscription - Upcoming Training
• PolicyMap and Purged Federal Agency Data
• Resource Spotlight: AccessSurgery and AccessObGyn
• New Books
• Classes & Events

From the Director

Our monthly training calendar is packed with classes (held via Zoom) to help you use the library’s resources effectively. Topics include: systematic reviews, Covidence, PolicyMap, PubMed, EndNote, and Mendeley. On February 13 we will add a new class to our rotation, an introduction to Scite.ai. On March 10, we will partner with the Office of Faculty Development for a lunchtime session, Library Tasting Table, providing an overview of the library’s many services and resources.

Our ebook collection continues to grow. In January we added new titles from McGraw Hill’s AccessSurgery and AccessObGyn collection. We are also in the process of adding new ebooks published by Springer Nature and the American Psychiatric Association. Search Einstein Discover to explore ebooks and more.

If you happen to be on the Einstein campus during the next few weeks, stop by first floor of Forchheimer to check out our annual Einstein Authors exhibit, highlighting books and book chapters authored by Einstein faculty.

Remember, the D. Samuel Gottesman Library is more than just a repository of ebooks and ejournals. It's a vibrant hub of learning, collaboration, and intellectual exchange. Our staff is here to support academic, research and clinical pursuits. Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or requests.

Research and Education Librarian, Caroline Delbourgo Patton, M.A., M.S.L.I.S, recently co-authored a systematic review that was published in Psycho-Oncology. Congratulations, Caroline!

Benedict E, Landa F, Shaykevich A, Patton CD, Mitchell HR. A Systematic Review of Cancer-Related Trauma and Growth in Caregivers Across the Lifespan. Psychooncology. 2025 Jan;34(1):e70047. doi: 10.1002/pon.70047. PMID: 39779999.

The exhibit will be on display in the Library lobby on the first floor of the Forchheimer Building through February so stop by to see what you colleagues have been up to!

While other AI tools may generate “hallucinations” and false or misleading references, Scite’s references come from scholarly literature and offer details on the underlying sources. Scite is also designed specifically for scientific questions, rather than being a general-purpose tool like ChatGPT or Bard.

Some key features of Scite include:

• Smart Citations: Scite's flagship feature, Smart Citations, provides contextual information about cited articles, helping researchers understand whether the cited work supports or contradicts the current research.
• Citation Context: This tool provides detailed citation context, allowing users to see how specific sections of an article are cited in other research papers.
• Citation Reports: Scite provides reports and visualizations that offer insights into citation patterns and trends, helping researchers identify influential articles and authors. 
• Researcher Profiles: Users can create profiles to showcase their research, track their citations, and connect with other researchers in their field. Email alerts and ORCID integration let you track new citations and see if others have found evidence that supports or contrasts your work.
• Research Dashboards: Keep track of emerging citations to trending topics and research areas with custom research dashboards. Get updates when a study gets supported, contrasted, or receives a new editorial notice such as retracted or withdrawn.

In addition, Scite offers a browser extension that integrates with Chrome, Firefox, or Safari and allows you to easily see how articles have been cited anywhere you’re reading online.

You can learn more about Scite and how to get started with this new and innovative tool in our research guide. You can also join our Scite.ai training session on February 13^th at 4 pm, which will show you how to:

• Create a Scite account
• Search Scite effectively using the Basic Search and the AI assistant
• Understand how Scite’s AI assistant differs from other AI tools
• Interpret citations in context

Already taking advantage of Scite? We want to know more about how our students, postdocs, faculty, and other community members are using the platform – and what you think about it. So please give us your thoughts in this short feedback survey.

On Friday January 31, numerous essential datasets were purged from federal agency websites, including data from CDC PLACES (Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates), the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), and the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST).

While we are uncertain when or if this data will return, PolicyMap has stated its commitment to keeping this data accessible on its platform.

PolicyMap proactively collects and preserves the most recent datasets from federal sources, ensuring they are integrated into its platform. Historic periods are maintained and available as well.

Data that was recently removed by the federal government is available in PolicyMap.

To learn how to put your data on a map, sign up for our PolicyMap class on March 19, 2025.

The Library has recently purchased a site license for two additional Access titles from McGraw Hill: AccessSurgery and AccessObGyn.

AccessSurgery features hundreds of books, ABSITE review resources, review questions, cases, videos, interactive 3D modules and more. Each type of content is available via dropdown menus at the top of the page.

Featured books available on AccessSurgery include Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 11e, Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 16^th Edition, and The General Surgeon’s Guide to Passing the Oral Boards.

Click on Video & Audio to access surgical procedure videos from Zollingers Video Atlas of Surgical Operations. You will see a menu of topics from which to choose. Selecting "Appendix," for example, gives you five videos including "Conventional (or Open) Appendectomy: Incision and Exposure."

The Study Tools section includes ABSITE Review, Interactive 3D Modules, and Resource Collections such as Surgery Clerkship Corner.

 AccessObGyn includes hundreds of books, review questions, cases, videos and more.

The Books dropdown menu allows you to select from a variety of specialties including Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics, and Sonography. There is also a link to 2 minute medicine, featuring high-impact reports curated and written by practicing physicians on the recent medical studies.

Study Tools includes an interactive Female Reproductive System Module. The module presents several clips of various disorders which can present in the female reproductive system.

Avoiding common errors in the emergency department, 3rd ed. / edited by Michael E. Winters, Dale P. Woolridge, Evie Marcolini, Mimi Lu, and Sarah B. Dubbs. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2025.

Current practice guidelines in primary care 2025-2026 / Jacob A. David. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2025.

Harrison's principles of internal medicine, 22nd ed. / editors Dan Longo, Anthony Fauci, Dennis Kasper, Stephen Hauser, J. Larry Jameson, Joseph Loscalzo, Steven Holland, Carol Langford. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2026.

Irwin & Rippe's intensive care medicine, 9th ed. / editor-in-chief, Craig M. Lilly; senior editors, Richard S. Irwin, Walter A. Boyle III; deputy editor for education and self-assessment, William F. Kelly. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2024.

Quick medical diagnosis & treatment 2025, 64th ed. / edited by Maxine A. Papadakis, Michael W. Rabow, Kenneth R. McQuaid. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Education, 2025. 

View the full calendar or click on a class title to sign up. Contact a Research Librarian to learn more, or to schedule your own personal or small-group session.