Health Library News

Let us know if you use our print journals. We are running a survey during March and April to assess how much the print journals are used. Please use the yellow tick sheets attached to the journals, or journal boxes, to record if you have used them. Use the journal tick sheet to record your usage

Athens will be carrying out maintenance as follows: 01/04/2014 - all Athens services may be affected between 07:00 - 09:00am. This may affect users trying to access databases, ejournals and ebooks. 02/04/2014 - Athens email services may be affected during 07:00- 11:00am. This is most likely to affect users trying to register - there may be a delay in receiving the activation email. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.

Don’t forget to complete our Health Library survey to let us know what you think about our facilities, services and resources. You can: Go online and submit it automatically Complete the survey in the library and post it the boxes at the counter or in the rotunda Survey  closes Monday 31 st March. You can pick up a survey in the rotunda

Keele Library Latest: Refworks - Shibboleth Login Problem Reported : Access to Refworks, through the Keele Shibboleth login, is not currently available (as of 25 March 2014). We have reported the problem to ...

Let us know which facilities, services and resources are important to you. Is it: **  ebooks  **  study space  **  training  **  databases  **  literature searching  ** Or something else? Complete our survey to let us know. You can: Go online and submit it automatically Complete the survey in the library and post it the boxes at the counter or in the rotunda

There is now a leaflet display in the IT suite. You can pick up a leaflet to help you to get to grips with our NHS resources, including: NHS My Journals List NHS HDAS - database searching and many more NHS resources leaflet display

What would you like us to improve? ** books ** journals ** opening hours ** study space ** online access ** Or something else? How often do you find the information you need from us? Let us know by completing our survey. You can: Go online and submit it automatically Complete the survey in the library and post it the boxes at the counter or in the rotunda Pick up a survey from the rotunda and post it in the box Survey closes Monday 31 st March

The NHS Athens Registration etutorial has been updated to include the new Athens registration form. Learn about NHS Athens and follow the step-by-step instructions to register for an NHS Athens username and password. Screen-shot of the NHS Athens Registration etutorial

We’ve re-arranged our collection and put our exam books right by the self-issue machine, opposite the main entrance, so it is easier for you to find them. Exam book collection, opposite the main entrance

We have developed a new etutorial to explain some of the advanced search features in the Cochrane Library. This can help you to find systematic reviews and clinical trials. You can find out how to: Perform a text search Use MESH topics Combine searches Screen-shot of the Cochrane Library etutorial

Help us to improve the Health Library Service by completing our survey. Let us know what you think about the library and what services are important to you. You can: Go online and submit it automatically Complete the survey in the library and post it in the boxes at the counter or in the rotunda

If you need a bit of help finding the information you need, then book yourself onto one of our training courses and we’ll show you the way. For: help finding information on the Internet support in using our resources making the most of your NHS Athens account help putting together a literature search finding systematic reviews learning about critical appraisal and more… You’ll find all the details about our courses here . New training dates are available for April to June 2014.  Why not book online now or get in touch with our training team .

March 2014 is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a nation-wide campaign to raise the awareness of a disease that kills one man every hour.   The Prostate Cancer Charity has now become Prostate Cancer UK and continues to work hard to help more men survive prostate cancer and enjoy a better life. They made this change to raise their voice, raise their game and reach more men. Find out more at http://prostatecanceruk.org RELATED HEALTH LIBRARY RESOURCES For anyone studying cancer and its effects, the Health Library offers numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find our most popular items, information on materials recently added to our collection and available periodicals. To locate these items simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. M O S T   P O P U L A R - Cancer: the misguided cell / by David M. Prescott et al. - The biology of cancer / by Robert Allan Weinberg - Cancer c...

We have not been able to resolve our subscription issues with our publishers for the ebook Handbook of Practice Management. Thus we no longer provide access to this title.

You can browse all the latest titles added to the catalogue in the past month. Here is a selection of new titles. New books include: Life-span development / John W. Santrock Law and professional issues in nursing / Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah Manual of infection prevention and control / Nizam Daman Rapid infection control nursing / Shona Ross and Sarah Furrows Oxford handbook of pain management / edited by Peter Brook, Jayne Connell, Tony Pickering The shock of the fall / Nathan Filer Gastrointestinal imaging : the requisites / Giles Walter Boland Check the catalogue for the full collection.

Dynamed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool providing you with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of diseases and conditions.  A simple and easy to use search tool helps you to find clinical summaries and guidelines as well as the latest practice-changing research. Use Dynamed to support you during clinics, ward rounds and case discussions. Access Dynamed from our Healthcare Resources page Try our Using Dynamed etutorial to find out more: What is Dynamed? Browsing the content How to search Viewing the full-text Setting up Alerts

Are you looking for a case report on an unusual condition or do you want to publish an interesting case you have been dealing with? For peer-reviewed, clinically important cases, in common and rare conditions try BMJ Case Reports . Available in full-text to UHNS NHS Athens users. Or join the conversation by submitting your own article – see how . Check out what your colleagues have contributed .

Let us know if you use our print journals. We are running a survey during March and April to assess how much the print journals are used. Please use the tick sheets attached to the journals, or journal boxes, to record if you have used them. Use the journal tick sheet to record your usage

Do you need access to the British National Formulary? There are a number of ways that you can access the BNF and the BNFc (for children). eBook – available to Keele and our NHS users. Search the catalogue for the title and you will find an entry for the BNF and the BNFc . You will need your Keele or NHS Athens username / password to access the full-text. Screen-shot of BNF ebook Medicines Complete – both the BNF and BNFc are ebooks available via the Medicines Complete collection. You can also access a range of other pharmacology-related ebooks from here. Our NHS users will find a link to Medicines Complete on the Healthcare Resources page ; Keele users will find a link on the Medical Databases page . You will need your Keele or NHS Athens username / password. Screen-shot of the BNF on Medicines Complete NICE BNF & BNFc Apps – NICE have developed apps to allow you to access the BNF and BNFc. This is only available to NHS Athens users. For more information...