Welcome New Residents and Medical Students

The Sladen Library staff would like to welcome the new residents and medical students to Henry Ford Health System. The library is located on the 17th floor of the Clinic Building and offers a quiet and comfortable place for study. Some of the services we offer include:

• Access to print and electronic books
• Online access to over 3,000 journals
• Training on the use of PubMed and other databases
• Literature search help
• Assistance with manuscript preparation
• 12 computer terminals for online searching and document preparation 

Toolkits Target New Students and Test Prep

New residents and medical students may want to check out the Sladen Toolkit for Residents and Medical Students located at http://www.henryfordconnect.com/sladen.cfm?id=610. It is an excellent overview of the key resources offered at the Sladen Library web site.  You can find out how to access the Sladen resources from home, register for Sladen access, request a literature search, or ask for a copy of a journal article.  There are links to the Sladen Journal List, the Library Catalog, Electronic Books, Ovid Medline, PubMed and a number of other Sladen databases such as Micromedex, Clinical Pharmacology, and UpToDate.

Another Toolkit that may be of interest is the USMLE & COMLEX Toolkit, located at http://www.henryfordconnect.com/sladen.cfm?id=1122.  The Sladen Library has a number of books for USMLE and COMLEX preparation, all of which can be checked out.  There are links to online books, test preparation web sites, and the official USMLE and COMLEX web sites included here as well.

by: Valerie Reid, MLIS

Notice for Endnote X3 Users

For EndNote X3 users trying to obtain full-text articles based on Sladen Library’s journal holdings, you must change your full-text settings within EndNote.

1. In EndNote, go to Edit – Preferences
2. Click on the Find Full Text tab on the left hand menu
3. On the Right-hand side, ensure that all checkboxes are selected
4. Change the address in your Open URL Path to: http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com/hfhs
5. Your URL for authentication should say: http://desoto.hfhs.org:2048/login
6. Press Apply and then OK when you are done

 You should now have the updated settings that will enable EndNote to connect to Sladen Library holdings to determine full-text availability.  If you have any questions please call the Sladen Library via (313) 916-2550 or email: sladenendnote@hfhs.org.

by: Nandita Mani, MLIS

From the Conrad R. Lam Archives

Dr. John Mateer of the Henry Ford  Hospital Baseball Team and Sports Fans, July 1922

The Henry Ford Hospital baseball team was founded in the 1920's to provide physical exercise for the staff physicians. Some of the early players included Drs. Frank J. Sladen, John K. Ormond, Frank Menaugh, F. Janney Smith, Wendell T. Garretson, William C. Montgomery, John Mateer and Robert Durham. The games were held at Belle Isle Park in Detroit and were a highlight for both the staff and their families.

Another early activity promoting exercise was in association with Henry Ford's 'Huron Mountain Club' near Marquette, Michigan. The resort was staffed by the hospital physicians, c.1928-1950, as a means of introducing the elite clientele to the work of Henry Ford Hospital. The staff reported back to Dr. Frank J. Sladen on their medical work, which included care for gastrointestinal disorders, fevers, cardiology problems and fractures. Henry and Clara Ford would personally request key physicians to treat their friends and family. In return the physicians and their families were provided a rigorous vacation of hiking, fishing and camping in the Michigan outdoors.

by: Melanie Bazil, Senior Archivist

Choosing Your Favorite Medline - PubMed vs Ovid

Librarians are often asked if there is a difference between using PubMed or Ovid Medline to do a literature search.  The answer is no...and yes.  Both PubMed and Ovid Medline search the Medline database which is the online database created by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) indexing articles and abstracts from over 5,400 biomedical journals.  Medline indexes articles using NLM's Medical Subject Headings, or MeSH for short.  Essentially, PubMed and Ovid search the same content, with a few exceptions.  However, the mechanics of and tools provided by each database can affect your preference for one or the other.

Check out this chart comparing some of the main features:

Click on chart to make larger.

by: JoAnn Krzeminski, MLIS