Welcome to the new year!

As we look forward to the year ahead, it’s fun to also look back at what we’ve accomplished during the past year. We’ve been busy at the library, which reflects how busy all of you have been as well! Both literature search and article delivery requests are up this year! 

2022 

2023 

Literature Search Request

1109 

1192

Document Delivery Request

7229 

7604

For those of you who access your articles directly from our subscriptions, below are the top 5 accessed journal subscriptions in 2023: 

1. New England Journal of Medicine
2. 
Circulation 
3. Journal of the American Medical Association 

4. NEJM Journal Watch

5. Stroke

We’ll work to deliver a fuller picture of our usage and accomplishments in our annual report - watch for it in February.  We wish you the very best in this new year and we thank you for your continued patronage.  

 

Allina Health Library's eBooks: ready when you are
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  • Allina's eBooks are over 900 digital versions of clinical textbooks or other health-related books that you can read on your computer, tablet, and in some cases a smartphone.  

  • The Library has 6 major platforms for eBooks:  R2Library, Proquest Ebook Central, EBSCOHost eBooks, Access Medicine, Books@OVID, and TDSHealth.  There are also some freely accessible eBooks in the catalog. 

  • To learn which platform has mobile, app, and/or remote access, check the mobile and desktop chart.

How do I access:
  • All the eBooks are easily accessible from the Library’s catalog (see the graphic above for both places on the Library’s homepage) when you are on the Allina network.  In some cases, creating a personal account will allow you to access the ebook remotely.
  • Once you find the book in the catalog, click on the Title Access link:eBook title access - click here
  • Allina's eBooks are interactive and customizable. Depending on the platform, you can save references, bookmarks, and more.
  • For the most part, Allina eBooks are not downloadable to an e-reader.
  • Many eBooks are highlighted on our Subject Guides as well.

Contact us with questions or suggestions for new titles


most viewed articles 2023-JamaPopular Articles in 2023

Every year at this time, the JAMA Network compiles its most viewed and discussed journal articles, as well as its top video and audio recordings of 2023. This year there were topics on Ivermectin for COVID-19, the new anti-amyloid-β monoclonal antibody (MAb) treatments for dementia, weight loss drugs for obesity, and more. In addition to the most viewed, the most discussed articles are sorted based on activity in news, blog sites, social media platforms, and more.  Finally, the top audio and videos (including procedural videos) are available and include discussions of AI/LLM chatbots, SSI prevention, management of diabetes, and much more. 
 
Visit the Best of the JAMA Network and be sure to visit the most viewed in JAMA’s specialties.