September 2010 Training Dates

Hands up if you want to learn how to search the healthcare databases to save yourself time when looking for journal articles on your topic of interest.

At the end of our 1 hour training session you will be able to:

• Plan a search strategy
• Understand how to carry out a subject search
• Combine search terms
• Apply limits to your search
• View, save and print your results
• Access any available full text

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice on signing up for training on any of the the following dates:

• Friday 3 September 14.00
• Wednesday 8 September 09.30
• Friday 24 September 10.30
• Monday 27 September 17.15

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Knowledge Alerts - your views sought

The KLS runs a survey once a year on all aspects of the service we provide. We supplement this with occasional brief questionnaires that let us look a bit harder at one aspect.

Currently we are asking those who use our Knowledge Alerts service to provide us with extra feedback via this survey. There are 8 questions and it will take you only a couple of minutes to reply.

So give us the direct feedback we need - is this a service you value or a waste of time? Lets us know.

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Latest New Books for July 2010

The new books list this month shows well over 100 titles, as our purchases for the current financial year start to arrive.

But first, we must draw your attention to the new Department of Health White Paper, Equity and exellence : liberating the NHS which, as an e-book, is now listed with a full-text link on NewhamCat, our library catalogue. We will also receive a paper copy in due course.

The latest edition of Giddens' Sociology is now available, and we have several new titles on communication, including the useful Behavioral medicine : a guide for clinical practice by Feldman and Christensen which explores in practical terms the dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship.

Students will be assisted by our range of new study skills titles, eg The ultimate study skills handbook by Moore & others and Problem-based learning in health and social care by T Clouston.

See all our new titles, including many in the clinical and surgical areas, by clicking on the list.

And do contact us with suggestions for new items which you think could be of use to members of the local NHS Trusts.

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