This is one for the doctors (yes, you know who you are!) who don't have time to read through a whole book to find the information you need and don't have the energy to lug a massive hardback medical textbook to and from the library every day. Help is at hand through a free e-book trial of some major clinical titles at MD Consult. Visit http://library.qeht.googlepages.com/MDConsultE-books.pdf for a full list of the e-books on offer.
Access couldn't be easier. All you need is your Athens account:
- Login to http://www.athens.ac.uk/myathens using your Athens username and password
- Select "Resources"
- Select "Local Resources"
- Select "MD Consult"
- Select Books and either browse be specialty or by author.
This trial access will only run until 14th October but if you think any or all of these titles may be a good addition to the Healthcare Library, do let us know!
Tel: 0208 836 6742
Email: library.qeht@nhs.net
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Trial for Made Incredibly Easy! e-books available
The Made Incredibly Easy! series aims to demystify subjects such as cardiovascular care or ECG interpretation and is a great introduction to some of the most common topics in healthcare. We have a free trial of nearly 40 titles in the Made Incredibly Easy! series, which are listed below. If you think any of these would be a useful addition to the Healthcare Library at Queen Elizabeth, or think we should have electronic access to the whole lot please let us know.
ACLS Review Made Incredibly Easy!
Anatomy & Physiology Made Incredibly Easy!
Anatomy & Physiology Made Incredibly Visual!
Assessment Made Incredibly Easy!
Best of Incredibly Easy!
Breath Sounds Made Incredibly Easy!
Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Easy!
Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Visual!
Clinical Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!
Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Diagnostic Tests Made Incredibly Easy!
Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!
ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!
Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!
Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Health Assessment Made Incredibly Visual!
Heart Sounds Made Incredibly Easy!
Hemodynamic Monitoring Made Incredibly Visual!
I.V. Therapy Made Incredibly Easy!
Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Medical Spanish Made Incredibly Easy!
Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy!
Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Procedures Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Student Success Made Incredibly Easy!
Nutrition Made Incredibly Easy!
Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy!
Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Visual!
Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Psychiatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Respiratory Care Made Incredibly Easy!
Surgical Care Made Incredibly Visual!
Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy!
Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual!
To access:
- Login to http://ovidsp.uk.ovid.com/ using your NHS Athens username and password.
- Select Books at Ovid
- Search for information on a specific topic or select "Books" to browse by title or subject
Any questions, or if you need an Athens account, contact the Healthcare Library on 0208 836 6742 or library.qeht@nhs.net
ACLS Review Made Incredibly Easy!
Anatomy & Physiology Made Incredibly Easy!
Anatomy & Physiology Made Incredibly Visual!
Assessment Made Incredibly Easy!
Best of Incredibly Easy!
Breath Sounds Made Incredibly Easy!
Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Easy!
Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Visual!
Clinical Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!
Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Diagnostic Tests Made Incredibly Easy!
Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!
ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!
Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!
Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Health Assessment Made Incredibly Visual!
Heart Sounds Made Incredibly Easy!
Hemodynamic Monitoring Made Incredibly Visual!
I.V. Therapy Made Incredibly Easy!
Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Medical Spanish Made Incredibly Easy!
Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy!
Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Procedures Made Incredibly Easy!
Nursing Student Success Made Incredibly Easy!
Nutrition Made Incredibly Easy!
Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy!
Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Visual!
Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Psychiatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Respiratory Care Made Incredibly Easy!
Surgical Care Made Incredibly Visual!
Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy!
Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual!
To access:
- Login to http://ovidsp.uk.ovid.com/ using your NHS Athens username and password.
- Select Books at Ovid
- Search for information on a specific topic or select "Books" to browse by title or subject
Any questions, or if you need an Athens account, contact the Healthcare Library on 0208 836 6742 or library.qeht@nhs.net
Free training courses available
Ever find yourself wishing your search for information was a little more ... fruitful?
If so, go no further than your local Healthcare Library at Queen Elizabeth Woolwich and sign up to one of the information skills training courses we have on offer in the next few months! Courses are available from beginners level to advanced and you're sure to learn something new.
For more details about the courses on offer and the dates and times available, please visit:
http://library.qeht.googlepages.com/LibraryTrainingCourses09.pdf
And if you don't see a course, date and/or time that suits, just contact us and we can arrange a one-to-one session on a topic of your choice at a time that suits your schedule. Contact Sian Aynsley, Information Skills Trainer on 0208 836 6742 or email sianaynsley@nhs.net.
Don't forget: every participant gets a certificate of attendance and tea and biscuits will be available on the day!
If so, go no further than your local Healthcare Library at Queen Elizabeth Woolwich and sign up to one of the information skills training courses we have on offer in the next few months! Courses are available from beginners level to advanced and you're sure to learn something new.
For more details about the courses on offer and the dates and times available, please visit:
http://library.qeht.googlepages.com/LibraryTrainingCourses09.pdf
And if you don't see a course, date and/or time that suits, just contact us and we can arrange a one-to-one session on a topic of your choice at a time that suits your schedule. Contact Sian Aynsley, Information Skills Trainer on 0208 836 6742 or email sianaynsley@nhs.net.
Don't forget: every participant gets a certificate of attendance and tea and biscuits will be available on the day!
Friday, 14 August 2009
Healthcare Library Treasure Hunt...
...is now closed and we do have a winner who will be announced next week. If you didn't get a chance to enter by the due date you can still pop along to the library with your entry form and get a limited edition Healthcare Library Oyster card holder. We will give you your account PIN at the same time, which allows you to log into your library account and renew your books online or reserve books that are currently on loan. Very useful for the times you can't make it into the library!
We may run another Quiz here in the Healthcare Library next year, with a different format and a new theme, so keep your eyes on this blog. In the meantime you can always sign up for a training course, to hone those information finding skills! Contact Sian Aynsley on 0208 836 6742 or sianaynsley@nhs.net for more details.
We may run another Quiz here in the Healthcare Library next year, with a different format and a new theme, so keep your eyes on this blog. In the meantime you can always sign up for a training course, to hone those information finding skills! Contact Sian Aynsley on 0208 836 6742 or sianaynsley@nhs.net for more details.
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Stop press! Springer offers free access to swine flu research
Springer Science+Business Media is offering all journal articles that deal with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, free of charge on http://www.springerlink.com/content/?k=H1N1&sortorder=asc&v=expanded. Or the articles can be found at http://www.springerlink.com/ by using the search term "H1N1." A total of 318 scientific articles will be available to print out or download until Dec. 31, 2009. The company says that by making the articles available it hopes "to push forward scientific research on the causes, cures, and other facets of this virus."
Have any questions? Contact the library on x6748 or library.qeht@nhs.net.
Have any questions? Contact the library on x6748 or library.qeht@nhs.net.
Exciting new Athens resources
ProQuest Hospital Collection
Additional full-text resources have recently been added to the ProQuest collection available via Athens, including five major databases covering health and medical care, nursing and allied health, health management, psychology and family health.
1. Go to https://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=9944dd1869ad44778db4f1998f7d8ca7&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.athens.ac.uk%2fmyathens
2. Enter your Athens user name and password
3. Click on Ovid Online from the list of resources provided
4. Select ProQuest and use the search box to search for information
5. If the reference you want is not available full-text, just contact the library on x6745 to request it
RefWorks
Working on a dissertation, report, literature review or anything else that requires references and wishing you had a better way to organise them? Then RefWorks is for you! Create your own personal database of references by importing them from online databases, saved text files or other reference management software, then write your paper and insert your references where you need them as you go. Finally, create your bibliography quickly and easily using the information from your reference database.
1. Go to https://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=9944dd1869ad44778db4f1998f7d8ca7&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.athens.ac.uk%2fmyathens
2. Enter your Athens user name and password
3. Click on RefWorks from the list of resources provided
4. The first time you use RefWorks you will need to register, but next time you login it will take you straight in
5. Use the handy Quick Start Guide or FAQs to learn how to use the program, or contact the Information Skills Trainer on x6742 or https://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=9944dd1869ad44778db4f1998f7d8ca7&URL=mailto%3asianaynsley%40nhs.net to arrange a training session on reference management.
Please note these are trial resources which will last until the end of October 2009. So the more you use them the less chance we will lose them!
Additional full-text resources have recently been added to the ProQuest collection available via Athens, including five major databases covering health and medical care, nursing and allied health, health management, psychology and family health.
1. Go to https://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=9944dd1869ad44778db4f1998f7d8ca7&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.athens.ac.uk%2fmyathens
2. Enter your Athens user name and password
3. Click on Ovid Online from the list of resources provided
4. Select ProQuest and use the search box to search for information
5. If the reference you want is not available full-text, just contact the library on x6745 to request it
RefWorks
Working on a dissertation, report, literature review or anything else that requires references and wishing you had a better way to organise them? Then RefWorks is for you! Create your own personal database of references by importing them from online databases, saved text files or other reference management software, then write your paper and insert your references where you need them as you go. Finally, create your bibliography quickly and easily using the information from your reference database.
1. Go to https://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=9944dd1869ad44778db4f1998f7d8ca7&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.athens.ac.uk%2fmyathens
2. Enter your Athens user name and password
3. Click on RefWorks from the list of resources provided
4. The first time you use RefWorks you will need to register, but next time you login it will take you straight in
5. Use the handy Quick Start Guide or FAQs to learn how to use the program, or contact the Information Skills Trainer on x6742 or https://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=9944dd1869ad44778db4f1998f7d8ca7&URL=mailto%3asianaynsley%40nhs.net to arrange a training session on reference management.
Please note these are trial resources which will last until the end of October 2009. So the more you use them the less chance we will lose them!
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
QE Healthcare Library joins Twitter!
Yes it's true! QE Healthcare Library is now on Twitter and we could really do with some more friends. If you are a regular 'tweeter' please add us to your follower list and be the first to find out the latest news, resources and updates from the Healthcare Library. We will also post suggestions for finding information effectively from time to time and if you have any suggestions of what you would like us to tweet about then do let us know!
http://www.twitter.com/QEHealthcareLib
http://www.twitter.com/QEHealthcareLib
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Medical Masterclass for the MRCP
Studying or planning to take the MRCP Part 1 and/or 2 exams?
What is Medical Masterclass?
Medical Masterclass is a suite of learning materials from the Royal College of Physicians of London available to all staff preparing to take the MRCP exams part 1 and 2. Comprising a series of booklets on 12 clinical specialities, interactive CD-ROMs and a website updated with new mock exam questions every month, the Medical Masterclass is an essential resource for anyone studying for the MRCP and it is available to you free from the Healthcare Library!
What do I need to do to access Medical Masterclass?
Come into the Healthcare Library, located in the Education Centre at Queen Elizabeth. Ask at the desk for the booklets or CD-ROMs - you can borrow 2 at a time. The material on the CD-ROMs can also be accessed from the desktop of the PCs in the library. If you want a user name and password for the website, ask at the library desk, call or email us with your name, email address and contact telephone number and we will issue you a user name which is valid for 3 to 6 months
The exams will be here before you know it, so sign up today!
For more information, contact the Healthcare Library
Don't forget the Healthcare Library has loads of resources to support you as you study for your exams so drop in to see what we have!
What is Medical Masterclass?
Medical Masterclass is a suite of learning materials from the Royal College of Physicians of London available to all staff preparing to take the MRCP exams part 1 and 2. Comprising a series of booklets on 12 clinical specialities, interactive CD-ROMs and a website updated with new mock exam questions every month, the Medical Masterclass is an essential resource for anyone studying for the MRCP and it is available to you free from the Healthcare Library!
What do I need to do to access Medical Masterclass?
Come into the Healthcare Library, located in the Education Centre at Queen Elizabeth. Ask at the desk for the booklets or CD-ROMs - you can borrow 2 at a time. The material on the CD-ROMs can also be accessed from the desktop of the PCs in the library. If you want a user name and password for the website, ask at the library desk, call or email us with your name, email address and contact telephone number and we will issue you a user name which is valid for 3 to 6 months
The exams will be here before you know it, so sign up today!
For more information, contact the Healthcare Library
Don't forget the Healthcare Library has loads of resources to support you as you study for your exams so drop in to see what we have!
Thursday, 8 January 2009
New Journal subscriptions for 2009
Following on from the results of the 2008 journal survey, the following journal titles will be appearing on the Healthcare Library shelves during 2009. Please have a look at them and let us know what you think.
· British Journal of Midwifery
· European Journal of Palliative Care
· FACT—Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
· Journal of Nursing Management
· Journal of Palliative Care
· Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
· Leadership Quarterly
· Medical Law Review
· Medical Teacher
· Nursing Standard
· Practising Midwife
Where possible, the Healthcare Library also subscribes to the electronic version of journals. The library also activate links within databases like Medline and Cinahl which enable staff to link directly to the full-text of articles.
· British Journal of Midwifery
· European Journal of Palliative Care
· FACT—Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
· Journal of Nursing Management
· Journal of Palliative Care
· Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
· Leadership Quarterly
· Medical Law Review
· Medical Teacher
· Nursing Standard
· Practising Midwife
Where possible, the Healthcare Library also subscribes to the electronic version of journals. The library also activate links within databases like Medline and Cinahl which enable staff to link directly to the full-text of articles.
MD Consult available through Athens
The Healthcare Library now subscribes to MD Consult Core Clinical collections, an online resource providing access to journals, e-books and current awareness services.
MD Consult’s electronic book collection includes core clinical titles and up-to-date editions of key textbooks in oncology, orthopaedics, rheumatology, neurology, dermatology, primary care and emergency medicine.
MD Consult’s online collection of over 50 electronic journals incorporates key titles like Annals of Internal Medicine, Journal of Pediatrics and Neurology as well as over 20 titles within the North American Clinics series.
Access MD Consult using your Athens username and password.
MD Consult’s electronic book collection includes core clinical titles and up-to-date editions of key textbooks in oncology, orthopaedics, rheumatology, neurology, dermatology, primary care and emergency medicine.
MD Consult’s online collection of over 50 electronic journals incorporates key titles like Annals of Internal Medicine, Journal of Pediatrics and Neurology as well as over 20 titles within the North American Clinics series.
Access MD Consult using your Athens username and password.
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