In early September, the MSKCC Library implemented a NEW Open URL link resolver (360 Link) to enhance access to our ebooks as well as our ejournal collection. Staff worked hard to ensure that our users would be minimally impacted by this change. This technology supports the desire of our Library user community to access full text journal articles quickly — in as few clicks as possible.
MedlinePlus Spanish Twitter Feed Now Available
The National Library of Medicine has announced a new Twitter feed from MedlinePlus en espanol – @MedlinePlusEsp. Follow @MedlinePlusEsp for trusted health information in Spanish. Continue reading
MSKCC in the News: November 15 – November 28
- Monica Morrow, Chief of MSKCC’s Breast Service in the Department of Surgery, is the lead author of a study published in The Lancet that shows that MRI screening does not lead to improved outcomes for most women with breast cancer who undergo imaging prior to selecting a treatment.
- Nature reports that researchers at MSKCC have identified a previously unknown mechanism of resistance to the newly approved melanoma drug, vemurafenib, an oral targeted therapy used to treat advanced melanoma whose tumors contain a mutation in a gene called BRAF.