LCC Library News

Trial Subscriptions: Naxos Music Library & Sheet Music

2012-02-06T14:36:00.000-05:00

Looking for piano or guitar sheet music? Want to listen to music without buying the CD? Then, test drive the following research databases available via trial subscription until Wednesday, February 29, 2012. From off-campus you'll need to enter your TUID & password for access.

Naxos Music Library is an entertaining, educational resource where students will find not only music to listen to, but also composer biographies, glossary of musical terms, work analyses, CD liner notes, and many other useful text resources. Playlists can be created by students and instructors for private use or to facilitate in-classroom discussion. Multiple users can listen to the same tracks at the same time.

Naxos Music Library Sheet Music provides over 45,000 sheet music titles, powered by FreeHandMusic.com. Sheet music in all classical genres, spanning music from Medieval to the 21st century and composers from Bach to Arvo Part is available. You can download the music easily and print using convenient shopping cart systems.

If you think a subscription to either, or both, of these Naxos Music Library online databases would support your program curriculum, please submit your recommendations and rationale before the trial ends.

Trial Subscription: LexiComp Online

2012-01-13T10:33:00.002-05:00

LexiComp Online is an online research database that provides access to dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology reference books; performs a drug interaction analysis; identifies unknown medications; and has customizable "patient advisory leaflets" to help ensure positive treatment outcomes.

LexiComp Online contains clinical databases and modules to expedite your search and intuitive navigational tools to save you valuable time.

Clinical Databases include:

Lexi-Drugs
Pediatric Lexi-Drugs
AHFS DI Essentials
AHFS DI
Lexi-Drugs International
Lexi-Natural Products
Lexi-Pharmacogenomics
Lexi-Infectious Diseases
Lexi-Lab & Diagnostic Procedures

Clinical Modules include:

Patient Care Module (Patient Advisory Leaflets covering conditions, procedures, and medications)
Lexi-Interact (Interactions screening)
Lexi-Drug ID (Pill identification)
Lexi-IV (IV Compatibility screening)
Lexi Calc (Medical Calculations)
Web Search (Medical Search Engine)
Lex-Tox (Househould product ingredients and poisoning and overdoes treatment)

An annual subscription cost is $1,800 for unlimited access. A subscription license provides 10 downloads to Lexi-Complete ON-HAND software for Faculty only.

LCC has a trial subscription until Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. From off-campus you'll need to enter your LCC TUID & password for access.

If you think a subscription to LexiComp Online would support your program curriculum, please submit your recommendations and rationale before the trial ends.

Trial Subscription: ebrary College Complete eBooks

2012-01-13T10:33:00.001-05:00

ebrary College Complete eBooks is a collection of 24,000 plus ebooks that support courses taught at community and career colleges! These books can be accessed 24/7 and viewed by multiple users simultaneously.

Open a title and explore the first few pages, then try ebrary technology such as InfoTools, highlighting, notes, and bookshelves.

LCC has a trial subscription until Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

If you think a subscription to ebrary College Complete eBooks would support your program curriculum, please submit your recommendations and rationale before the trial ends.

Trial Subscription: Nursing Education in Video

2011-12-02T13:04:00.005-05:00

Nursing Education in Video gives nursing faculty and students online access to MEDCOM-TRAINEX’s highly regarded library of full-length training programs plus the advanced functionality of Alexander Street’s video collections. As a single, cross-searchable collection, Nursing Education in Video includes a collection of more than 300 titles covering the fundamentals of nurse training as well as advanced topics, including

Anatomy and Physiology
Basic Clinical Skills
Cardiology
Communications
Gerontology
Infection Control
Legal Aspects of Nursing
Long Term Care,
Medication Administration
Nursing Assistant Skills
Obstetrical Nursing
Pediatrics
Surgical Care
and Wound Care

The Nursing Education in Video online database is available at the cost of $6,750 as an annual subscription.

Visit the Alexander Street Press website for additional product details.

To access this trial subscription use the following internet address, username & password:

URL: http://mcom.alexanderstreet.com
Username: MCLS2011
Password: MCLS2011

If you think a subscription to Nursing Education In Video online subscription would support the Nursing curriculum, please submit your recommendations and rationale through our online comment card by Dec. 15, 2011.