HILO - time to move on

Sometimes things break down and sometimes you just have to move on.



In the case of HILO it is a bit of both.



In recent times HILO has been getting rather dated. Changes at SHA level have impacted the people who manage it and reduced their ability to keep it up to date. It has also been suffering due to network problems that have left it inaccessible for several days now to those on NHS Net computers.



At the same time there has been ongoing improvement to the website of the National Library for Health. You can access all of the resources you used to find on HILO and more besides. I will be writing about more of these resources over the coming weeks - in the mean time - please redirect your browser to http://www.library.nhs.uk/ in future instead of HILO.



PS Your Athens details remain unchanged. If you don't have an Athens username and password yet then register online from any computer at work.

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Resource of the... an (ir)regular series - 1. Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions

Like the tube we try and run a regular service. Also like the tube we might sometimes get behind.

There is a constant flow of interesting stuff arriving in the KLS and this series of regular(ish) items will try and pick out some of the more interesting ones.

Please feel free to suggest things you think we should cover - or even write a review of something yourself and send it along to alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk

As a starter I give you what may seem a rather old fashioned choice "Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions" . Why use a paper dictionary when you can just use "define:whatever" in Google (Following the link may give you an indication!)? Or indeed use an online medical dictionary search (currently part way down the main National Library for Health page).

Well having a scan of this exemplary dictionary you will find:

• Crystal clear definitions you can rely on
• A balance between technical and non technical language (ie you won't need a dictionary to use the dictionary)
• Brilliant illustrations and photos (including a colour atlas of anatomy)

Next time you are after a definition - give it a look. Or give us a call (0207 363 8016) and we will gladly have a look on your behalf. You are likely to find it gives you better results quicker than a web search.

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The latest Wanless, Gold guide, etc etc

One of the key benefits of NewhamCat is the ability to add links to the electronic form of publications as soon as they are available.

So this week has seen us add "The gold guide" for Postgraduate Medical Education and the latest report by Derek Wanless "Our future health secured". We will be regularly checking various sites and tracking the news to catch documents of interest but do lets us know library@newhamhealth.nhs.uk if you think we should add something.

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NewhamCat is here...

You can now access details of the books, ebooks and DVDs available from the library using NewhamCat. Not only that - but you can see if items are on the shelf or on loan.

NewhamCat is available on any computer at Newham University Hospital NHS Trust. A link should be available from your desktop or you can open Internet Explorer and type NewhamCat into the address bar and hit return.

We will issue PINs shortly to allow you to log in and check when your books are due, extend your loans and place reservations on items your require.

Please do contact the library and let us know if you have any problems with NewhamCat.