British National Formulary: free online access
Free access to the complete text of the BNF is provided to all based in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man.
Just visit the BNF website and register to access the content.
29.11.10
26.11.10
New and updated Library Guides
We have updated all the library guides to make them easier to use, and to reflect changes in our library catalogue and the databases we use.
In addition we have added the following new guides:
* Project preparation: finding reliable, relevant information
* Information Source Evaluation Matrix
The guides can be found on the Library Guides Intranet page (login required).
If you have any feedback or suggestions for these, or future guides, please contact us.
In addition we have added the following new guides:
* Project preparation: finding reliable, relevant information
* Information Source Evaluation Matrix
The guides can be found on the Library Guides Intranet page (login required).
If you have any feedback or suggestions for these, or future guides, please contact us.
New EndNote Web guide: Importing references from Google Scholar
We have written a guide that explains how import references from Google Scholar into EndNote Web.
This can also be found on the EndNote Web page on the Library Intranet. You will need to login to access these pages.
If you have any questions on any of this please contact us.
24.11.10
What's new on the Library Catalogue
Some of you may have noticed that our library catalogue (aka OPAC / Heritage) has been upgraded.
As well as the fact that you can now write book reviews (do keep them coming!), the following functions are now available:
* What's new - items added to the catalogue in the last 90 days
* See book covers for the most popular books and view a list of the current 100 most popular books
* Browse through the subject list
* View each day's issues and returns (on the current day)
* There are also links to our electronic journals intranet page, library guides and the blog from the main search page, we hope you'll find these additions useful.
If you have any suggestions for further developments, please email us.
As well as the fact that you can now write book reviews (do keep them coming!), the following functions are now available:
* What's new - items added to the catalogue in the last 90 days
* See book covers for the most popular books and view a list of the current 100 most popular books
* Browse through the subject list
* View each day's issues and returns (on the current day)
* There are also links to our electronic journals intranet page, library guides and the blog from the main search page, we hope you'll find these additions useful.
If you have any suggestions for further developments, please email us.
20.11.10
20 things I learned about browsers and the web
The Google Chrome team have produced a new guide: '20 things I learned about browsers and the web' covering topics such as:
How do browsers and the web actually work?
What is HTML5, or HTML, for that matter?
What do terms like “cookies” or “cloud computing” even mean?
More practically, how can we keep ourselves safe from security threats like viruses when we’re online?
For things you’ve always wanted to know about the web and browsers but may have been afraid to ask, read on at http://www.20thingsilearned.com/
18.11.10
EndNote Web maintenance Sunday 21st November 2010
Thomson Reuters will be performing maintenance on EndNote Web on Sunday 21st November from 12 noon. EndNote Web will be unavailable during this time.
Thomson Reuters apologise for any inconvenience this might cause.
15.11.10
Book reviews and ratings
You can now write book reviews on the library catalogue (Heritage):
- Search the library catalogue for the book you wish to review
- Open the catalogue record
- Click on 'Create review'
- You will be prompted to login (use the 8 digit number on your ID card)
- Write your review, you can also give the book a rating (out of 5 stars)
- Submit the review
- Once the review has been moderated by library staff, it will be available for all to read
- You can remove the review by logging into your library account and clicking on 'Reviews', open the review, edit and delete it.
So why not recommend a book you've found really useful?
12.11.10
Import book references to EndNote Web
Our Library Management System now has the functionality to import book references into EndNote Web.
We have written a guide that explains how to do this. Please visit the library guides page for more guides, more will be added soon.
5.11.10
Topics in Integrative Health Care: new Open Access journal
Topics in Integrative Health Care: an International Journal (TIHC) is an open-access online journal.
"It is dedicated to advancing the integration of multiple disciplines, both complementary and mainstream, into diverse health care settings in order to provide optimal patient care. It presents themed issues on topics of current relevance to health care providers interested in integrative, conservative care, health promotion and disease prevention. It includes international, interdisciplinary Grand Rounds in order to facilitate communication and patient comanagement among various health professions, for the good of patients everywhere."
The journal can be accessed here: http://www.tihcij.com/
"It is dedicated to advancing the integration of multiple disciplines, both complementary and mainstream, into diverse health care settings in order to provide optimal patient care. It presents themed issues on topics of current relevance to health care providers interested in integrative, conservative care, health promotion and disease prevention. It includes international, interdisciplinary Grand Rounds in order to facilitate communication and patient comanagement among various health professions, for the good of patients everywhere."
The journal can be accessed here: http://www.tihcij.com/
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