What Makes a Good Website?

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Lately I have been asking myself this question and reflecting on what are the “must have” features that contribute to a successful Website design. This has been foremost in my thoughts as one of our major projects this year is to launch a new Library Website.


So what truly matters?  Is it design which encompasses all the visual elements such as color scheme, layout & organization, font(s), logo, and images? Or is it content which is made up of informational elements/text and access to both subscribed and vetted resources/services the library provides? Or finally, is it website navigation – the ease in locating needed information?

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Conference Coverage in Embase

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Since 2009, Embase has been adding conference abstracts derived primarily from conferences covered by journals and journal supplements. This would include oncology-related conferences such as ASCO, ESMO, and IPOS.  To date Embase has over 800 conferences and 200,000 conference abstracts.

Click here for an up-to-date summary of conferences covered by Embase as of December 31, 2011.

To learn more about this database, feel free to contact Reference Services (212.639.7439 or Ask a Librarian)

NLMPlus is Now Available

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NLMplus provides a new level of universal access to the National Library of Medicine’s rich and high quality content in all areas of biomedicine and health, via a simple and intuitive user interface.

It is a semantic search and knowledge discovery application that simultaneously searches 60 NLM databases as well as Medlineplus Health Topics; PubMed Reviews; PubMed Abstracts; Drugs and Supplements (NLM’s Drug Information Portal and Medlineplus Drugs & Supplements databases); News (Medlineplus News); Videos and Tutorials (Medlineplus Videos and Tutorials); and Images (images from NLM’s History of Medicine and PubChem databases).

When you search any terms or concepts in the search box, a lists of Related Concepts, Health Concerns, Tests and Treatments, Drugs and Substances, and Alternative Medicine will be generated on the result page.

To search this resource, click on the link above, or look it up using the MSksearch search box on the Library’s Web site.