LWW Heallth Libraary FAQ Qs Last Upda ated June 5, 2 2014 System Re equirements:
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*IE 8 is on nly supported d in desktop vview and is no ot responsive . Directions fo or resolving ccompatibility display isssues can be fo ound in the M Mobile Questiions below. ACCESS Q QUESTIONS QUESTION N: How can I access the He ealth Library??
ANSWER: Institutional acce ess can be pro ovided by IP A Authenticatio n or URL Refeerral
QUESTION N: Is there a rrestriction on concurrent u users?
ANSWER: Cur A rently, there is no restrictiion on concurrrency.
QUESTION N: Can instrucctors display tthe content aand the videoos in lecture theatres and labs?
ANSWER: Yes, the content aand all ancillaary materials can be vieweed in class thrrough the onlline dditional matterial (ancillarry content) m may be downlo oadable as w well, as PDFs o or site. Limited ad Po owerPoint file es (images on nly).
QUESTION N: Can you cu ustomize the collection by book?
ANSWER: Not at this time. C Currently, we e offer 3 Pharrmacy collectiions: Clinical, Cornerstonee Pharmaceuticcal Pharmaceuticaal Sciences, and Premium (the combinaation of both Clinical and P ollections), ass well as 4 Me edical Education collectionns: Anatomicaal Sciences, B Basic Science, co In ntegrated Bassic Sciences, aand Premium Basic Sciencees.
QUESTION N: What happ pens when a n new edition o of a book com mes out?
ANSWER: LWW W will add the e new edition n to the collecction within the Health Lib brary and maintain he older edition for one ye ear. All instrucctors and stu dents will havve access to b both editionss th during the one e‐year period.
PRICING QUESTION N: Is there special pricing??
ANSWER: Cust A tomers shoulld contact the eir Ovid or W olters Kluwerr rep to learn more about pricing option p s.
FUNCTION NALITY QUESTION N: Can studen nts and instru uctors print? If so, is theree a limit of wh hat they can p print?
ANSWER: Yes,, students can n print a singlle chapter at a time.
QUESTION N: Are figuress and tables in ncluded in the printing of chapters?
ANSWER: Yes,, figures and ttables are inccluded in the printing of ch hapters.
QUESTION N: Can I export images?
ANSWER: Yes, you can expo ort images intto PowerPoinnt (.PPT) files..
QUESTION N: Can I embe ed content fro om the texts and assets inn the LWW Heealth Library iinto my syllab bus?
ANSWER: Yes, each textboo ok chapter on n the site has its own URL tto enable eassy integration n with ourse syllabi o or Learning M Management System (LMSS). Images can n be saved or downloaded into co Po owerPoint slides.
QUESTION N: How can I access instrucctor‐protecte ed resources ssuch as test b banks and ansswers to quiz questionss for the titless I subscribe tto?
ANSWER: We make the insttructor‐prote ected resourcees available ffor these textts via or ussername/passsword to thePoint, Lippinccott’s ancillarry website forr teaching and learning, fo purchasing institutions. You u should receive those cre dentials as paart of your W Welcome packet. If ou have issue es accessing these resources, please conntact our Insttitutional Onlline Product yo Su upport (iopsaaccess@wolte erskluwer.com m)
QUESTION N: Do my stud dents need to o be on campus to access tthe site?
ANSWER: As lo ong as they caan authenticaate via the libbrary site or link to the con ntent via LMS, they caan do so from m any web‐enabled locatio on.
QUESTION N: How does LWW Health Library suppo ort users at innstitutions with an “integrrated” curricu ulum?
ANSWER: While compatible e with any sch hools’ curricuulum, the site is ideal for in ntegrated currricula n that users caan search/filtter results by subject. For eexample, a seearch by ‘liverr damage’ can in n be narrowed to sh how only the ‘biochemistrry’ or the ‘patthology’ assocciated with th hat condition. In n addition, the e Cases in the e LWW Health h Library incluude a brief deescription, making them eeasy to o locate or im mplement as p part of case or problem‐baased learning environmentts.
QUESTION N: Can I share e content from m the site witth colleagues —including n non‐subscribeers?
ANSWER: Yes, you can use the ‘sharing’ toolbar that appears in th he title/readin ng view to em mail or ent to those inside or outsside of your innstitution. Some restrictions apply, such as highlight conte ength of access. number of recipients and le
N: Can I view the assets on n my iOS compatible (iPad or iPhone) device? QUESTION
ANSWER: Vide eo assets, anim mations, and quiz banks inn LWW Health h Library are fully compatiible with iOS devic w es. A limited number of flaash‐based asssets remain (ee.g., audio heeart sounds). Sttudents or facculty who use e these device es may opt too download the Puffin Weeb Browser Byy CloudMosa, Inc., or a comp parable app th hat provides eeasy viewing of the remain ning flash‐bassed ontent found within the LW WW Health Library collecttions. co
QUESTION N: Why is it th hat I cannot sseem to accesss all the quesstions in a qu uestion bank??
ANSWER: Som me of the quesstion banks arre broken outt by chapter, which meanss that they m may have less than 50 questionss. In these casses, you will nnot be able to o select a num mber that excceeds th he total numb ber of questio ons in the que estion bank ittself. Howeveer, if you selecct ‘All Questio ons,’ yo ou will be able to view the e entire set off questions.
MOBILE QUESTION N: Will the He ealth Library w work on my SSmartphone oor iPad?
ANSWER: Yes, A , access is avaailable via mo obile devices aand is includeed as part of tthe subscripttion.
QUESTION N: Is Mobile aaccess deliverred via an App p?
ANSWER: No, A currently the e mobile view w is delivered via the browser on your m mobile devicee.
What, if aany, limitation ns will exist in n terms of fun nctionality an d/or contentt?
ANSWER: The A e Health Libraary utilizes PD DF, PPT and n on‐Flash form mat files for vvideo. Flash Player iss not required d. However, yyou must be cconnected to the internet to view the vvideos or any other content o t within the Health Library.
BROWSER R ISSUES
QUESTION N: I started w working in the Health Library and walkedd away. When I came backk, I was signed out. Whatt happened?
ANSWER: The A 20 minutes foor session to ttimeout. This means that aafter Health Library is set to 12 120 minutes o 1 of inactivity, tthe user will b be signed outt of the prograam. To re‐autthenticate, simply hit the ‘refres h h’ button on the browser.
QUESTION N: Will the He ealth Library w work in Intern net Explorer 88?
ANSWER: Yes, A , the Health LLibrary will support IE8. Hoowever, as the Health Library was desiggned to work in mo ore modern browsers as well, you may nneed to adjusst your compatibility settin ngs in order to see t o brary properlyy in IE8. Shou ld you encounter issues w with the Health he Health Lib Library in IE8, L please follow w these directtions: ompatibility Settings o Go to ‘Tools’ ‐> ‘Co
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eck ‘Display in ntranet in Compatibility Viiew. Your opttion settings sshould look liike Unche this:
EZ‐Proxy//Athens/Shib bboleth Question:: Can the Heaalth Library wo ork with an EZ‐Proxy?
ANSWER: Yes, A , Health Libraary can work w within an EZ‐ Proxy. For mo ore details on n how to conffigure your EZ‐Proxy y y, please contact our Institutional Onlin e Product Support Team, (iopsaccess@w wolterskluwe er.com)
QUESTION N: Can I accesss the Health Library via Atthens?
ens access will be enabled ANSWER: Ath A d by the end oof June, 20144.
QUESTION N: Can I accesss the Health Library via Sh hibboleth?
ANSWER: Yes, A , The Health LLibrary suppo orts Shibboletth, UK Federaation.
USAGE REEPORTING Question:: What are CO OUNTER comp plaint reportss?
Answer: COUN A NTER stands ffor Counting Online Usagee of NeTworkeed Electronicc Resources, aand it represents an international industry staandard for how w to report u usage for all eelectronic more information on COU products. For p UNTER compliiancy, please refer to counter.org. Administrato www.Project. w ors have the aability to generate their in nstitution’s COUNTER com C mpliant reports using the aadministrativee portal, SiterrMaster.
Question:: I am an institutional administrator. Ho ow can I trackk my institutio on’s usage?
ANSWER: Inst A titutional adm ministrator haas access to CCOUNTER com mpliant reporrts via SITEMA ASTER [http://sitemaaster.batesvissualguide.com m/]. These repports will be aavailable to aall administrattors in n mid‐July, 20 014. To login, you w T will need your administrattive credentiaals. You can p print your reports by go to the Reports tab: R
MARC RECORDS QUESTION N: How do I gget MARC reco ords for my ccollection?
ANSWER: The Health Librarry has MARC records for eaach individuaal collection. TThese can be ound on User Central [http p://lwwhealth hlibrary.com//public/User__Central.aspxx]. fo
QUESTION N: Why is the URL field (fie eld 856) blankk?
ANSWER: Man ny institutionss utilize serve er proxies whiich can rewritte URLS. Therrefore, that fiield has been left b blank in the M MARC record. You can how wever find thee URL for each h title in the TTitle Liist documents on User Cen ntral [http://lwwhealthlibrrary.com/pub blic/User_Cen ntral.aspx].
SEARCH QUESTION N: Can you se earch by bookk?
ANSWER: Yes, you can searrch within an individual boook or across all the titles tto which you have acccess. Semantic search is sset as defaultt, but you cann also conductt a simple texxt search.
QUESTION N: What is a ‘semantic search’? What does a semanttic search meean? What is tthe difference from a texxt search?
ANSWER: A traaditional text search involvves looking foor the exact terms within aa text. For nstance , a texxt search for ‘liver damage e’ will yield reesults that con ntain the worrds ‘liver’, in ‘d damage’ and ‘liver damage e’. A semanticc search yieldds results thatt are specificaally tagged to o be ab bout ‘liver damage’. This m means fewer but more releevant results that actuallyy answer yourr question.
QUESTION N: Are imagess searchable??
ASNWER: Yes, you can searrch images byy using the se arch bar on the top right.
QUESTION N: What are M MESH Subjectts and are the ey incorporatted into the H Health Libraryy?
ANSWER: MeSSH subjects he eadings are M Medical Subjeect Headings, a comprehen nsive vocabulary e United State es National Library of Meddicine for the purpose of in ndexing medical crreated by the te extbooks and journals. The e Health Libraary uses prop riety taxonom my, called Cortex, which in ncorporates M MeSH.
QUESTION N: I have acce ess to Medicaal Education aand Pharmacyy titles. When n I search for a term, will m my results show both Med dical Educatio on and Pharm macy results oon the same screen?
he results witthin the micro osites Medicaal Education aand Pharmacyy will be ANWER: No, th se eparated. In o order to see e each set of results, you willl need to navvigate betweeen each micrrosite ass shown here e: