Reference Universe

This original research described a comparison of 50 composition topics taken from my library instruction sessions with Reference Universe versus simple keyword searching of the online catalog. Pete and I concluded that twenty-three percent of the good hits in Reference Universe were also found in OPAC search and that the OPAC search found fewer good hits overall; but also found different relevant resources

Jing: More Bang for Your Instructional Buck

Jing is a free, online screen capture and sharing tool that makes it very easy to create and share screen recordings from your desktop. At SMSU Library, we jumped at the chance to use Jing as an addition to librarians\u27 instructional and communication toolbox. In this hands-on, sandbox session, participants will get the chance to explore their own ideas for using Jing in their day-to-day work

Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation and History of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights from GARFIELD-AF

BACKGROUND: Many patients with atrial fibrillation have concomitant coronary artery disease with or without acute coronary syndromes and are in need of additional antithrombotic therapy. There are few data on the long-term clinical outcome of atrial fibrillation patients with a history of acute coronary syndrome. This is a 2-year study of atrial fibrillation patients with or without a history of acute coronary syndromes

Analysis of Outcomes in Ischemic vs Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Report From the GARFIELD-AF Registry

IMPORTANCE Congestive heart failure (CHF) is commonly associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and their combination may affect treatment strategies and outcomes