Health Library News

Eduserv will be carrying out maintenance to their Athens services during the beginning of August. Users are advised that they may experience slight delays when using the service or the service may be unavailable for short periods. Many apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The MyiLibrary e-book viewer interface has been updated. This update includes: updated e-book viewer, smoother navigation, easier access to reference tools, no plug-in required to view content and cross-browser compliance. However please note that IE6.0 is no longer a recommended browser and users are advised to upgrade. If users experience any problems please make staff at the Library aware. Screen-shot of the MyiLibrary viewer The Health Library subscribes to a wide range of e-books and collections are available to both NHS staff and Keele staff and students. Topics include reference titles as well as specialist subjects. E-books are available through your Athens login and can be accessed at university, at work or at home.

Eduserv will be carrying out maintenance to their Athens services during 20th July. Users are advised that they may experience slight delays when using the service during this period.

East London and the City Alliance Health Intelligence Unit have produced their Health Intelligence Bulletin providing a number of information sources discussing the recently published NHS White Paper - Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS . Some additional comments can be viewed via the blog entry from the Knowledge & Library Service at Newham University Hospital NHS Trust. The  NHS Evidence Health Management specialist collection has also produced a comprehensive list of associated links including opinion, analysis and responses.

Map of Medicine is now available to both NHS staff and Keele students and staff via Athens. This provides you with access to hundreds of evidence-based care pathways, including locally developed resources. NHS staff can log on to Athens at http://www.library.nhs.uk ; then click on the My Library tab and page down to the My Athen Resources list and click on the Map of Medicine entry. All users can use the My Athens login via http://www.athens.ac.uk ; click the Resources tab, select the Local Resources tab (if available) and page down to the Map of Medicine entry. Note that the first time you use this resource you will be asked to register, simply complete the online form.

To read the Mental Health and Social Care Bulletin no. 259 July 12th 2010 please click here

To read the Mental Health Bulletin no. 258 5th July 2010 please click here

To read the Mental Health and Social Care Bulletin no.255 14 June 2010 please click here  then click on "download" and choose PDF

NHS staff can now access a wide range of electronic journals via the Medline with Full-text database from Ebsco. This includes access to archive collections and current journals; please note that some journals have embargo restrictions. You can access individual journal titles via the My Journals facility or you can access the database from the Ebsco Databases link on the My Athens Resources section of the My Library page - remember to log in with your NHS Athens username and password.

The SAGE Journals Online interface will be changing over the summer. For more details and screenshots see their release information . This will affect the following journals available to NHS users: Clinical Pediatrics, Clinical Rehabilitation, Journal of Hand Surgery (European) and Journal of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition. All NHS electronic journals are accessible from the My Journals link on the NHS Evidence HIR web page. Remember to log in with your NHS Athens username and password.

Click here to access bulletin. This bulletin is produced by the North Staffordshire NHS Outreach Library and Information Service for Primary Care Trusts in North Staffordshire. It aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews on clinical effectiveness that have been published in the previous month. Sources covered include NHS Evidence, Bandolier, Department of Health, Cochrane Library and King's Fund. A list of additional Public Health and Primary Care updates produced locally is also provided. Full text links to documents refer to subscriptions accessible to NHS staff in North Staffordshire. To find out more on how to access local online journals please click here . Full text links to documents refer to subscriptions accessible to NHS staff in North Staffordshire. To find out more on how to access local online journals please click here.