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Monday, May 19, 2008

New Documents and Features

Over 800 new DATTA documents and 900+ new Philip Morris documents were added to LTDL today.

To see the new docs, do a search for 20080519 (May 19, 2008) in the date added to UCSF field (ddu:)-
ddu:20080519

Also in this new release, we have created a section called "Getting Started" which is intended for visitors that are new to the site or unfamiliar with LTDL's content. You will find the link for the section on the help page as well as the home page directly under Search the Documents -


"Getting Started" points the user to the search tutorial, highlights the types of documents and resources on LTDL, and provides examples of how others have used the tobacco documents for research projects, newspaper articles, exhibits, and more.
Friday, April 04, 2008

Bookmark and Share Resources

LTDL rolled out some new features today that will make viewing, saving and sharing documents even easier:

We have added a "Bookmark" button to the homepage, the multimedia collection page, and every document PDF page. Clicking on this button allows you to save the page/document you are viewing to your Facebook, Del.icio.us, Digg, Google Bookmarks and Furl accounts (to name just a few) and share it with others.

When you open a document as a PDF you will notice, in addition to the "Bookmark" button, new functionality at the top of the document above the Adobe toolbar...



From the PDF you are now able to navigate to the Next/Previous Bates numbers, add the document to your bookbag, and go directly to the pURL page with the permanent bookmark link.

As always, we need your comments and feedback - Please let us know how these features are working for you.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Tobacco Documents Bibliography Updated

We have added 12 new items to the UCSF Tobacco Documents Bibliography. Every quarter we search for papers, reports and books that have been written using the tobacco documents - if you notice we have missed a paper or you have authored a work that is not listed, please contact us using either the "Contact Us" link on this News Blog or through the LTDL website.
Friday, March 14, 2008

5th Annual Tobacco Documents Workshop

PUTTING THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY’S WORDS TO WORK FOR YOU

Tobacco Control Advocacy and Corporate Accountability Event: Register Now!

The University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, an interdisciplinary research community, announces its one-day workshop on using tobacco industry documents for advocacy.

The workshop will cover:
introduction to tobacco industry documents databases; hands-on practice searching and extracting key industry documents under the supervision of expert documents researchers; examples of ways in which the documents can be used to promote tobacco-free communities; and opportunities to network and brainstorm with top documents researchers and other advocates.

Featuring:
• Carol McGruder, the 2007 recipient of the American Legacy Foundation Community Activist Award

• Social/Networking hour hosted by Stanton Glantz, Professor of Medicine and Director of the CTCRE

• Jono Polansky, owner of Onbeyond LLC, a company directing empowering “Campaigns that Change Things.”

• Friday Night Live free special pre-workshop, “How to Make Changes in Public Policy,” with attorney/policy expert Richard Barnes.

Cost: $25 registration fee to reserve your place, refundable upon completion of the workshop. Deadline is April 16th. Registration is on first come, first served basis and space is limited to 40 participants. A California cuisine lunch and resource materials will be provided. The locations are ADA accessible.

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008
Time: 10:15 am to 5:30 pm
Place: University of California, San Francisco, Kalmanovitz Library
530 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California

For more information and to register for the workshop, please contact: Jenni Alexander, Jenni.Alexander@ucsf.edu or 415 502 6341.
Monday, March 10, 2008

New PM Docs Posted

112,571 Philip Morris (PM) documents were added to LTDL today, March 10, 2008.

To find these new additions, conduct a search for documents added to LTDL on March 10, 2008 --> Enter "ddu:20080310" in the Expert Search box without quotes.

LTDL now contains 43,997,241 pages in 8,262,833 documents.
Thursday, February 07, 2008

WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released their "Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 - The MPOWER package."

This landmark report presents the first comprehensive worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts and outlines the "MPOWER" package, a set of six key tobacco control measures that reflect and build on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Among the many key findings, the report documents the tobacco epidemic's shift to the developing world, where 80% of the annual tobacco-related deaths are expected to occur. According to the report, this shift results from a global tobacco industry strategy to target young people and adults in the developing world, ensuring that millions of people become fatally addicted every year.

The report confirms that the global tobacco epidemic is one of the greatest public health threats of modern times but it is entirely preventable - the means to curb the epidemic are clear and within reach.
Monday, January 28, 2008

Additions to the Tobacco Documents Bibliography

Fourteen (14) new papers have been added to the UCSF Tobacco Documents Bibliography. This comprehensive bibliography lists scholarly articles, books and reports based on the research and analysis of tobacco industry documents. We update this bibliography quarterly - if you have an article you think should be included, please Contact Us.