Health Library News

Equip is a patient information website offering high quality accredited information on specific conditions and treatment. The site supports patient information in over 100 different languages with links to additional translation and interpreting services. It is designed to promote local resources within the West Midlands, and can be used to find support groups, local health and awareness events and local health services. For health staff there is also a useful section with key resources and toolkits to assist in the creation of patient information. Visit Equip at http://www.equip.nhs.uk/ .

Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No. 190 is now available and can be viewed by clicking here . The bulletin is designed to provide current awareness updates for mental health and social care services covering areas such as Addiction, O/C disorders, psychology amongst others. Newsletter produced by Eastern Counties Library and Knowledge Services Alliance. Content covers updates from the Department of Health, national and international news and condition specific updates. Useful conferences and websites are also listed.

A new series of information skills training sessions is starting at the Keele Main Campus Library. The courses are primarily aimed at postgraduate and research students, but undergraduates are free to attend. Topics covered include Reference Manager, copyright and avoiding plagiarism, effective search strategies and searching Web of Knowledge. Click here for further information and online booking. Additional training sessions specific to the Faculty of Health is available at the Health Library, please check our latest time-table for further information.

Today sees the launch of the all new Keele A-Z list for electronic journals. The list is part of a series of changes brought about by the new Keele University Link resolver, which now allows you to check your citations, browse the A-Z, search for a specific journal title or to access e-journals at point of search when using any of the Keele databases. Just look out for the @Keele logo to check for access. Further information and instructions for use is now available on the Main Campus Library website .

Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No. 189 is now available and can be viewed by clicking here . The bulletin is designed to provide current awareness updates for mental health and social care services covering areas such as learning disabilities, anxiety, post traumatic stress amongst others. Newsletter produced by Eastern Counties Library and Knowledge Services Alliance. Content covers updates from the Department of Health, national and international news and condition specific updates. Useful conferences and websites are also listed.

The monthly Health E-news produced by the Halton & St Helens Health Improvement Library Service, the Primary Care Library, and St Helens Health Partnership is now available by clicking here . The update contains information which relates to the six key areas of the Department of Health’s White Paper Choosing Health: Making Healthier Choices Easier.

The National Library for Health Specialist Library Cardiovascular update can now be accessed here . The bulletin provides the latest information on new developments, conferences and the latest research and news from 13th December 08 to 15th January 09. To learn more about the specialist libraries, please visit the National Library for Health .

Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No. 188 is now available and can now be viewed here . The bulletin is designed to provide current awareness updates for mental health and social care services covering areas such as dual diagnosis, dementia, depression disorders amongst others. Newsletter produced by Eastern Counties Library and Knowledge Services Alliance. Content covers updates from the Department of Health, national and international news and condition specific updates. Useful conferences and websites are also listed.

The latest edition of the bi-monthly current awareness update produced by the National Primary Care Research Centre is now available. Click here to view . The update provides abstracts to key papers on topics including commissionning, comorbidity, evidence based practice, health economics, quality of care and research and development.

Edit: This problem has now been resolved. Keele are experiencing some problems with one of the servers controlling logins. This has affected all temporary login accounts issued to NHS staff (1 day and 5 day passes). A few student accounts have also been disrupted. The matter has been reported and IT are currently investigating. It is hoped that computer access will be regained later today.

Edit: Please note that the fax service is now back in use. The library fax machine is currently out of order. If you have any urgent requests, please use the electronic request form or call the library direct on (01782) 55 6579. Please note that for copyright purposes a signed copyright declaration form may be required prior to receipt of any articles, electronic signature is not legally valid in this instance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

The latest edition of Binocular Vision and Strabismus Quarterly is now available on request from the Health Library. This journal subscription is only available as a PDF (entire journal) on request. In this issue volume 23, number 4, 2008: de Wit GC. Clinical Usefulness of the Aniseikonia Inspector: A Review. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2008; 23:207-214. Leone J, Koklanis K, Georgievski Z, Wilkinson R. Macula and Retinal; Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness in Strabismic and Anisometropic Amblyopia. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2008; 23:227-234. Mims JL III. The Exoshift Under Anesthesia Correlates with Probable Changes in Medical Rectus Innervation after Surgery for Infantile Esotropia.. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2008; 23: 215-226. Wang Y, Gonzalez C. Unilateral Myelinated Nerve Fibers Associated with Hypertropia, Strabismus and Amblyopia. ? Reverse Straatsma Syndrome> Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2008; 23: 235-237.

A new search interface for NHS e-journals is in the process of being introduced. The migration to the new site was scheduled for 31st Dec, but unfortunately has not yet been implemented. It is hoped that the web address will be transferred across at some point on Tuesday 6th January. In the mean time access can be gained via the National Library for Health . Please ensure that you are logged into NHS Athens before searching the journals. An additional problem has been identified which has resulted in teh absence of some full text journal links failing to appear either in the A-Z list or through the Search 2.0 database interface. If you have any queries regarding e-journal access please contact the Health Library on (01782) 556565.