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Showing posts with label Clinical Databases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clinical Databases. Show all posts
Thursday, 8 January 2009
Friday, 8 August 2008
Information Skills Training Sessions
The following courses are scheduled to run during August and September:
Introducing Search 2.0
Thursday 21st August 2 - 3.30 pm
Tuesday 28th August 12.30 - 2 pm
Friday 5th September 1 - 2.30 pm
Suitable for everyone who has used databases
National Library for Health Search 2.0 provides a unified access point to a range of electronic databases, electronic journals, systematic reviews and images. This course will introduce the new features and improvements while acting as a refresher for individuals who used the old features.
Learn how to:
● Identify which areas of Search 2.0 will meet your information needs
● Set up information news feeds
● Locate electronic and hard copy versions of articles
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Research and Study Skills
Tuesday 2nd September 12 - 1.30 pm
Wednesday 17th September 1 - 2.30 pm
This is a course for those new to research or study.
The skills that you learn from this course can be applied to internet search engines, nursing databases, library catalogues and will help you through your studies and work related research. Computers will not be used during this course, but bingo will!
At the end of this course, all participants will be able to;
· Demonstrate the ability to identify several keywords for a concept
· Demonstrate the use of Boolean AND, and OR in order to construct a search strategy
· Identify the strengths and weaknesses of truncation as a search tool
This course is for beginners only, and would be suitable for HCA’s, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Non-Clinical Staff who are studying towards a qualification or doing their own professional development research.
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Clinical Databases
Wednesday 10th September 2 - 3.30 pm
Tuesday 23rd September 1.30 - 3pm
Some experience of using clinical databases advantageous
This session concentrates on how to make the most of the Clinical Databases that are available through NLH Search 2.0 including Medline, Embase and CINAHL. The session will be hands-on.
Learn How to:
● Make the most of the available databases
● Use advanced searching techniques to maximise results
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Contact Doug in the Healthcare Library to book a place (ext. 5762) or to discuss your training needs.
Introducing Search 2.0
Thursday 21st August 2 - 3.30 pm
Tuesday 28th August 12.30 - 2 pm
Friday 5th September 1 - 2.30 pm
Suitable for everyone who has used databases
National Library for Health Search 2.0 provides a unified access point to a range of electronic databases, electronic journals, systematic reviews and images. This course will introduce the new features and improvements while acting as a refresher for individuals who used the old features.
Learn how to:
● Identify which areas of Search 2.0 will meet your information needs
● Set up information news feeds
● Locate electronic and hard copy versions of articles
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Research and Study Skills
Tuesday 2nd September 12 - 1.30 pm
Wednesday 17th September 1 - 2.30 pm
This is a course for those new to research or study.
The skills that you learn from this course can be applied to internet search engines, nursing databases, library catalogues and will help you through your studies and work related research. Computers will not be used during this course, but bingo will!
At the end of this course, all participants will be able to;
· Demonstrate the ability to identify several keywords for a concept
· Demonstrate the use of Boolean AND, and OR in order to construct a search strategy
· Identify the strengths and weaknesses of truncation as a search tool
This course is for beginners only, and would be suitable for HCA’s, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Non-Clinical Staff who are studying towards a qualification or doing their own professional development research.
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Clinical Databases
Wednesday 10th September 2 - 3.30 pm
Tuesday 23rd September 1.30 - 3pm
Some experience of using clinical databases advantageous
This session concentrates on how to make the most of the Clinical Databases that are available through NLH Search 2.0 including Medline, Embase and CINAHL. The session will be hands-on.
Learn How to:
● Make the most of the available databases
● Use advanced searching techniques to maximise results
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Contact Doug in the Healthcare Library to book a place (ext. 5762) or to discuss your training needs.
Friday, 1 August 2008
NLH Search 2.0
Dialog access ended at the end of July and Search 2.0 has taken over.
The following guide will be updated regularly over the coming weeks and provides an introduction on how to make the most of the Search 2.0 capabilities.
Guide to using Clinical Databases
Search 2.0 access includes the following databases:
The following guide will be updated regularly over the coming weeks and provides an introduction on how to make the most of the Search 2.0 capabilities.
Guide to using Clinical Databases
Search 2.0 access includes the following databases:
- AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine)
- BNI (British Nursing Index)
- CINAHL
- HMIC
- Embase
- Health Business Elite
- Medline
- PschINFO
Friday, 11 July 2008
NHS ATHENS Dialog access ends 31st July
ATHENS access to the Dialog databases will finish on 31st July and be replaced by NLH Search 2.0 . Any saved searches in Dialog will NOT be transferred to Search 2.0 but will need to be copied and re-keyed.
Training sessions for Queen Elizabeth Hospital staff on how to make the most of Search 2.0 will be advertised in the near future. Any staff who have more urgent, or different, training needs should contact Doug Knock Tel. 020 8836 6752.
Training sessions for Queen Elizabeth Hospital staff on how to make the most of Search 2.0 will be advertised in the near future. Any staff who have more urgent, or different, training needs should contact Doug Knock Tel. 020 8836 6752.
Friday, 21 September 2007
Healthcare Library Guides
Guide to clinical databases use this for Medline, Cinahl, Embase, British Nursing Index, PsycInfo, Allied and Complemetary Database, King's Fund and DH Data
Guide to The Cochrane Library a step by step guide to using The Cochrane Library
Guide to Reference Manager introduction to using this bibliographic software, available on all internet pcs in the Healthcare Library. Free online tutorial available at www.refman.com/training/tutorial/RefManBasics.asp
Introduction to Critical Appraisal - a powerpoint presentation with details of websites and books to help you critically appraise articles.
Guide to The Cochrane Library a step by step guide to using The Cochrane Library
Guide to Reference Manager introduction to using this bibliographic software, available on all internet pcs in the Healthcare Library. Free online tutorial available at www.refman.com/training/tutorial/RefManBasics.asp
Introduction to Critical Appraisal - a powerpoint presentation with details of websites and books to help you critically appraise articles.
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