What's New in Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine?
January 2008

Compiled by Andrea L. Dinkelman, Subject librarian for the College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Animal Science

Homepage: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~adinkelm/homepage.html

Email: adinkelm@iastate.edu

1. Happy New Year from Your Librarian!

2. New Titles at the Veterinary Medicine Library and Parks Library

3. New Journals Available - ACS Chemical Biology and the Journal of Proteome Research

4. New Open Access Journal - Parasites & Vectors

5. Online Renewal Now Available!!

6. Save the Date! NCBI Mini-courses return in March!

7. Websites and Reports of Interest

1. Happy New Year from Your Librarian!

Since Bill Wiese's retirement in June 2007, I've been serving as the interim librarian for the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Animal Science. I am happy to report that I have assumed these duties on a permanent basis. I have been at Iowa State University since October 2003. I am also currently serving as the subject specialist for Ecology, Evolutionary & Organismal Biology and Genetics, Development & Cell Biology.

I will be maintaining two offices; my contact information and office hours are listed below:

Veterinary Medicine Library: 2280 Veterinary Medicine Library
Phone: 294-2233
Veterinary Medicine Library Office Hours: I plan to be at this office all day on Monday and Wednesday and most of Friday.

Parks Library: Room 152 Parks Library
Phone: 294-6943
Parks Library Office Hours: I plan to be at this office on Tuesday and Thursday.

Please feel free to contact me via email/phone or stop by my office. I am looking forward to getting to know the faculty, students, and staff in the CVM and the Department of Animal Science. I am very interested in learning how the Library can better serve your needs. I especially enjoy teaching and would welcome the opportunity to provide instruction on the Library's many resources. I would be happy to visit your class, meet with your lab group, or schedule an individual appointment.

If you have any suggestions for book purchases or other items (e.g. instructional DVDs, society publications such as conference proceedings, etc.), please email them to me.

Have a great semester!

Sincerely,

Andrea Dinkelman
Assistant Professor/Science & Technology Librarian

Email: adinkelm@iastate.edu

2. New Titles at the Veterinary Medicine Library

New DVD! DVDRM 000 036 Small animal neurology clinical examination and diagnosis : an interactive course /

HF5383 J24 2003 How to prepare your curriculum vitae /
HF5383 W46 2007 Resume magic : trade secrets of a professional resume writer /

QH323.2 S25 2007 Laboratory biosecurity handbook /
QH323.5 R674x 2006 Fundamentals of biostatistics /
QH323.5 W385 2007 Introduction to statistics for biology /

QR185.5 A23 2007 Cellular and molecular immunology /
QR189 V232 2007 Vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems /
QR201 V55 S77 2008 Viruses and human disease /
QR360 C36 2007 Virology : principles and applications /
QR502 P78x 2007 Protein-based inheritance /

RA1199 B35 2008 Principles of toxicology testing /
RA1199.4 M37 C66 2007 Computational toxicology : risk assessment for pharmaceutical and environmental chemicals /
RA1250 N46 2006 Handbook of poisonous and injurious plants /
RA1270 V47 J65x 2006 Residue evaluation of certain veterinary drugs : Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 66th meeting 2006.
RB111 K895 2007 Robbins basic pathology /
RC78.7 D53 T5 2007 Textbook of in vivo imaging in vertebrates /
RC148 R35 2007 Rabies /
RD78.8 D67 2008 Understanding anesthesia equipment /

SF95 J8x 2007 Animal feeding and nutrition /
SF198 P67x 2007 Cattle : a handbook to the breeds of the world /
SF285 W57x 2007 The horse : a miscellany of equine knowledge /
SF411.43 H69x 2000 All my children wear fur coats : how to leave a legacy for your pet /
SF422.6 U6 B38 1982 Dogs on the frontier /
SF426 P324 2007 The Howell book of dogs /
SF427 F785 2007 Your adopted dog : everything you need to know about rescuing and caring for a best friend in need /
SF427 M4736 2007 Rescue me /
SF429 T7 M68 2007 Pocket pups : the definitive guide to diminutive dogs /
SF433 B44 2007 The behavioural biology of dogs /
SF433 H76 2007 Blackwell's five-minute veterinary consult clinical companion : canine and feline behavior /
SF613 C36 C36x 2006 Safari doctor : life and adventures of a Texas Wildlife Park veterinarian /
SF613 W45 A3 2006x All my patients have tales : why veterinary medicine is a true calling /
SF748 Y56x 2007 The small animal veterinary nerdbook /
SF756.47 A96x AVMA report on veterinary practice business measures.
SF757.8 T48 2007 Textbook of veterinary diagnostic radiology /
SF768.3 E55 2007 Metabolic and endocrine physiology /
SF769.47 V48 2007 Veterinary forensics : animal cruelty investigations /
SF774.5 A55 2007 Animal nursing assistant textbook /
SF774.5 C66 2006 The complete textbook of veterinary nursing /
SF778 B73x 2007 BSAVA manual of canine and feline emergency and critical care /
SF778 R69x 2007 A color handbook of small animal emergency and critical care medicine /
SF780.9 T48 2007 Veterinary epidemiology /
SF781 E44x 2006 Emerging and exotic diseases of animals /
SF867 B73x 2007 BSAVA manual of canine and feline dentistry /
SF914 B73x 2007 BSAVA manual of canine and feline anaesthesia and analgesia /
SF914 L82 2007 Lumb & Jones' veterinary anesthesia and analgesia.
SF951 B86 2007 Equine injury, therapy and rehabilitation /
SF951 M125 2006 A Byzantine encyclopaedia of horse medicine : the sources, compilation, and transmission of the Hippiatrica
SF959 L3 B88x 2007 Laminitis & founder : prevention and treatment for the greatest chance of success /
SF991 C25 2007 Dog owner's home veterinary handbook /
SF992 K53 B83x 2007 BSAVA manual of canine and feline nephrology and urology /
SF995.6 C6 C66 2007 Poultry coccidiosis : diagnostic and testing procedures /
SF996.5 F59 2007 Flynn's parasites of laboratory animals.
SF996.5 P47 2007 Pathology of laboratory rodents and rabbits /

New Titles at Parks Library

The following titles are available at Parks Library and may be of interest. Remember, you can easily request materials from Parks Library and the Veterinary Medicine Library via Vet Med Express.

Women in Science

Q130 N55x 2003 New formulas for America's workforce : girls in science and engineering.
Q130 .T73 2007 Transforming science and engineering : advancing academic women /
Q130 .W385 2007 Women in science : a social and cultural history /
Q130 W652 2007 Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics : upping the numbers /

Genetics - Bioinformatics - Genomics - Evolution

QH31 V385 A3 2007 A life decoded : my genome, my life /
QH324.2 .Y42 2008 Bioinformatics : a practical approach /
QH324.2 Z84 2008 Understanding bioinformatics /
QH324.8 S56x 2007 Single-cell-based models in biology and medicine /
QH361 .B76 2007 Evolution : a historical perspective /
QH361 .Y695 2007 The discovery of evolution /
QH366.2 .A95 2007 On evolution /
QH366.2 I52 2007 Integrating evolution and development : from theory to practice /
QH367.5 H27 2008 Phylogenetic trees made easy : a how-to manual /
QH371.3 M37 R43 2007 Reconstructing evolution : new mathematical and computational advances /
QH438.4 S73 W8 2007 Statistical genetics of quantitative traits : linkage, maps, and QTL /
QH438.7 G52 2007 Anthropology and the new genetics /
QH442 H375x 2007 Enhancing evolution : the ethical case for making better people /
QH442 T54 2007 Tinkering : the microevolution of development /
QH442.2 .H69 2007 Gene cloning and manipulation /
QH442.6 S36x 2007 Understanding genes and GMOs /
QH447 A63 2007 Aquaculture genome technologies /
QH447 C656x 2007 Computational genomics : current methods /
QH447 M35 2007 Methods for computational gene prediction /
QH450.2 C35 2006 Integrated genomics : a discovery-based laboratory course /
QH452.8 N83x 2007 Nucleic acids hybridization : modern applications /
QH453 P745x 2007 Principles of developmental genetics /
QH505 S449 2007 Methods in molecular biophysics : structure, dynamics, function /
QH506 S828 2007 Structural approaches to sequence evolution : molecules, networks, populations /
QH508 B558 2007 Biology and control theory : current challenges /

Neuroscience

QP356.25 B728 2007 Brain aging : models, methods, and mechanisms /
QP360.5 B52 2007 Best of the brain from Scientific American /
QP383.15 M55 2006 The visual brain in action /

Microarrays

QP624.5 D726 D637x 2007 DNA microarrays : current applications /
QP624.5 D726 M5143 2007 Microarray technology through applications /
QP625 N89 A534 2007 Ancestral sequence reconstruction /

Microbiology - Immunology - Virology

QR41.2 B88 2007 Burton's microbiology for the health sciences /
QR46 M35 2007 Medical microbiology : a guide to microbial infections : pathogenesis, immunity, laboratory diagnosis and control /
QR46 M585 2007 The microbiology bench companion /
QR57 .S24 2007 Good germs, bad germs : health and survival in a bacterial world /
QR175 M39x 2007 Invasive microbes /
QR175 .V57 2006 Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens /
QR180.72 H55 O33 2007 Vaccinated : one man's quest to defeat the world's deadliest diseases /
QR185.95 U48 2007 Defending life : the nature of host-parasite relations /
QR186 D44x 2007 Immunity : the immune response in infectious and inflammatory disease /
QR360 C36 2007 Virology : principles and applications /

Animal Science

SF41 .R66 2007 Domestication /
SF61 .R43 2007 Redesigning animal agriculture : the challenge of the 21st century /
SF95 A27x 2007 Acidifiers in animal nutrition : a guide for feed preservation and acidification to promote animal performance /
SF203 F73 2006 Fresh herbage for dairy cattle : the key to a sustainable food chain /
SF231 O64 2006 One hundred years of inquiry and innovation : an illustrated history of the American Dairy Science Association
SF250.5 S785 2007 Structure of dairy products /
SF284 G7 E396x 2007 Horse and man in early modern England /
SF309 P38x 2007 Horseback riding for dummies /
SF426 P324 2007 The Howell book of dogs /
SF426.2 K47 2007 Merle's door : lessons from a freethinking dog /
SF433 C644 2007 Tail talk : understanding the secret language of dogs /

3. New Journals

The Library has gained electronic access to some additional American Chemical Society journals. ACS Chemical Biology and the Journal of Proteome Research are accessible from the e-journals & e-books link within the Library's website.

4. New Open Access Journal

BioMed Central has launched Parasites & Vectors. "Parasites & Vectors is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal dealing with the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts and vectors. Parasites & Vectors expands upon the scope of two former BioMed Central publications, Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal, both of which ceased publication in December 2007. "

5. Online Renewal Now Available!!

Effective January 1, 2008, you can renew many of your ISU Library loans online. The online renewal option is available to all users (undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and extramural borrowers) via the "My Account" feature of the Library Catalog. Online renewal is available for any item that circulates for 1-day or more, except for items in the Leisure Media collection (i.e., popular DVD and VHS titles). Online renewal is not available for items that circulate on an hourly basis. Online renewal will be blocked (and a corresponding message will display) if an item is overdue, or if another user has placed a recall or a hold on the item. Also, you will be limited to three consecutive online renewals for any given item; after that, you'll need to present the item physically for renewal at one of our library service desks.

Over the past few years, online renewal has been the single-most frequently requested improvement to circulation-related services at Iowa State. The ISU Library is pleased to be able to offer this convenience.

Further information about changes to the Library Lending Policy are available here.

6. SAVE THESE DATES!

NCBI Mini-courses Return!

On Tuesday, March 25, 2008 and Wednesday, March 26, 2008, two presenters from the NCBI will return to ISU to offer four mini-courses. Based on the success of last spring's mini-courses, I decided to schedule additional mini-courses for 2008. The complete listing of mini-courses is available here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/minicourses/

Four mini-courses will be offered. Based on interest from last spring, most likely, "Microbial Genomes QuickStart" will be one of the courses. I am in the process of selecting the other courses. If you have an interest in some of the other mini-courses listed under the link above, please let me know.

Registration information will be available in February. Stay tuned!!

7. Websites and Reports of Interest

Reports from the USDA

2006 U.S. Animal Health Report

From the press release:

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released the 2006 U.S. Animal Health Report, a national overview of domestic animal health in the United States. The report addresses the many components of the U.S. animal health infrastructure; approaches to animal disease surveillance, control and eradication; animal population demographics and new initiatives. In addition, the report describes significant epidemiologic events during the year.

The 2006 report includes a chapter on animal health research underway by collaborating agencies within USDA and U.S. schools of veterinary medicine. Also new this year is a chapter on international collaboration and capacity-building projects. This chapter describes numerous training, educational and outreach programs underway to safeguard and improve animal health globally."

URL: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/06_AHReport_508.pdf

Blueprint for USDA Efforts in Agricultural Animal Genomics 2008-2017

"The USDA Animal Genomics Strategic Planning Task Force has released the Blueprint for USDA Efforts in Agricultural Animal Genomics, a 10-year plan for research, education and extension in animal genomics to improve animal production systems." Report released August 31, 2007.

URL: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/animals/pdfs/animal_genomics_blueprint.pdf (PDF file, 28 pages)

Animal Agriculture and Industry

The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate Change

Report released 11/29/2007 by the Humane Society of the United States

From the press release: "The HSUS recommends several steps that animal agriculture should take to help mitigate some of its environmental problems, including moving away from intensive farm animal confinement systems and the use of energy-intensive fertilizers and grain."

URL: http://www.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/farm/animal-agriculture-and-climate.pdf (PDF; 348 KB)

livestock library.com.au

"The leading Australian site for credible beef and sheep industry publications."

This site was "developed and funded by the CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies and the Australian Sheep Industry CRC and funded by Australian Wool Innovation Limited. Supported and hosted by Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia."

URL: http://www.livestocklibrary.com.au/advsearch.htm

Major publications indexed include:

Veterinary Medicine

National Wildlife Health Center
. . .advancing wildlife and ecosystem health for a better tomorrow

"The mission of the National Wildlife Health Center is to serve the nation and its natural resources by providing sound science and technical support, and to disseminate information to promote science-based decisions affecting wildlife and ecosystem health. The NWHC provides information, technical assistance, research, education, and leadership on national and international wildlife health issues."

URL: http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/

Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Cats

"This bibliography about the use of cats in research is organized in sections based on topics of interest for scientists and others who are using or plan to use cats in research. Many of the records would also be useful to cat owners, veterinarians and veterinary technicians." Published by the National Agricultural Library.

URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/Cats/cat.shtml

Veterinary Research Digest

"Compiled by practicing veterinarian, Alex Gough, Veterinary Research Digest (VRD) is a new online publication which surveys the full range of papers published in Wiley-Blackwell veterinary journals and brings together the latest research, of particular relevance to clinical practice, in one place. Each issue of Veterinary Research Digest contains a link to the full-text article online (which has been made free to access) and includes a summary outlining the key ‘take home’ messages for practice. In doing so, it saves you time and money and provides you with invaluable reading material for your continuing education."

URL: http://www.veterinaryresearchdigest.com/default.asp