Resources for Interns and Other House Officers
Interns and other House Officers have access to resources such as veterinary databases; full text PDFs of articles; articles from other libraries; scans or holds of materials at the UT Libraries; research support; and point of care resources.
Veterinary Databases
Use LibKey Nomad for Chrome and Firefox to get PDFs of articles
To get PDFs of articles at publishers' sites and in databases such as Pubmed and Web of Science, get the LibKey Nomad extension for Chrome, and also Firefox, Vivaldi, Edge, or Brave. Select University of Tennessee Libraries as the organization when setting up LibKey Nomad.
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Microsoft Edge
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Microsoft Edge Installation Guide from U. ChicagoBe sure Edge is updated to version 83.0.478.50 or later.
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VivaldiInstallation procedure is the same as Edge. Download the extension from the Chrome Web Store in Vivaldi.
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BraveInstallation procedure is the same as Edge. Download the extension from the Chrome Web Store in Brave.
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Firefox expected 3 quarter of 2020 according to Third Iron
5/18/2020 Nomad now works with these databases
- Web of Science and the other databases on Web of Science platform
- CAB ABSTRACTS (international research database for veterinary medicine)
- Scopus (Elsevier database of articles, Elsevier and Wiley own almost all of veterinary medicine)
Web of Science, Endnote, other Clarivate services
feature the Kopernio plugin, 
prompting users to install Kopernio to get the PDF.
Example:
Before installing Kopernio consider:
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the Kopernio terms of use and privacy policies are contradictory
- Kopernio may pull the PDF from sources that do not comply with copyright
- Kopernio requests users’ UTK NetID and Password
Don't use SCI-HUB
SCI-HUB "Hosts material without regard to copyright"
SCI-HUB "May pose a security threat"
SCI-HUB is not the solution to access to full-text.
SCI-HUB is a symptom that the scholarly communication system does not serve scholars or readers: it is not affordable, not equitable, and not innovative.
There are notable exceptions. examples of affordable, equitable and innovative: PeerJ and the ECS Free the Science
Solutions include:
- stop signing away copyright and
- archiving openly upon acceptance in the UTK Digital Archive TRACE (https://trace.tennessee.edu/) if publishing in a paywall journal, and
- academic-led policies that support scholars and the engagement mission of their institutions.
More:
Interlibrary Services
Obtain articles and other items from other libraries by filling out a request after registering for ILLIA.D. Free service to UT students, faculty, and staff. Check to see that journals or books are not in OneSearch before submitting the request so that it won't be returned.
Request Materials
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Scan-on-demand and Hold for PickupYou can request scans of articles in print journals in OneSearch and book chapters. You can also have books held for you at the Pendergrass Library or other branches.
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Suggest a purchaseIf you think a book should be bought for Pendergrass Library, fill out this form.
Office of Information Technology Research Computing Support
OIT offers a variety of research support services including statistical consulting to UT students, faculty, and staff.
Point of Care Resources
Purpose of this guide: use these 4 services to find best evidence at point-of-care faster
Overview video--
More information: Handout--
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HANDOUT: Features of Point-of-care services in veterinary medicineIncludes numbers of client handouts
More information: See TABS above on this guide
- Video above is from publisher. More on VetCompanion YouTube Channel.
- Comments from veterinary librarian:
- 303 Topics and counting
- Dogs and cats only
- Papich Drug Formulary NOT included in UT subscription (costs $10,000/year!)
- Use Papich ebook instead. Click on this link to go to it.
- Check out the new Procedures section of VetCompanion.
- To use VetCompanion, start at databases menu or go direct to VetCompanion here: https://libguides.utk.edu/databases/40794805
Video above is from publisher. More on Vetstream YouTube Channel
- Comments from veterinary librarian
- Expert opinion plus client handouts and multimedia on dogs, cats, exotics, rabbits, cows, horses
- 1000 Client handouts
- Lovely statement of The Information Problem veterinary teams face
- More information from the publisher here https://vetstream.com/treat
- To use Vetlexicon, start at databases menu or go direct to Vetlexicon here https://libguides.utk.edu/databases/46288666
Comments from veterinary librarian
- Links to other VIN resources including 1800 handouts in Veterinary Partner
- Expert opinion
- See flyer for more info--check VIN Bookstore for updates to flyer.
- Included with Student and Academia access to VIN. Contact VIN directly for access if you don't already have it.
Consultant is free to anyone anywhere
- 5300 diseases of 8 species, continually updated
- When searched by Diagnosis, provides expert opinion by listing citations to articles filtered by Dr. White for quality and clinical relevance
- When searched by Sign, provides diagnostic support
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LifeLearn Sofie Virtual DVM AssistantAsk about how Sofie integrates into medical record systems
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UpToDate (human)--on the UT Libraries' databases menuAn evidence-based medicine (EBM) tool that assists (human) healthcare providers with point-of-care decisions.
Don't pay for access OR spend a lot of time trying to get access, AskUs!
Jeanine Williamson | jwilliamson@utk.edu | Veterinary Librarian (interim)
Jeffrey Hines | jhines@utk.edu | Evening Supervisor
Primary contacts for veterinary medicine @ Pendergrass Library
