E-Journal Access

Drop by the Cyber Room for a quick introduction to accessing e-journals. A 15 minute session will tell you all you need to know to find out if you have full text for a given reference and get access to it from work or at home.

 Friday 28th September 2 - 3pm

You don't need to book. Just stop by anytime during the hour the session is running.

We can also organise a session at a time you or your group.

There are similar training opportunities available at Whipps Cross University Hospital.
Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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Finding the evidence: searching the healthcare databases

Do you need to know how to search healthcare databases for journal articles to support your work or study? Join us and invest 90 minutes of your time learning how to find journal articles on your topic of interest.

Monday 17th September 2012
11 - 12.30pm

The session will teach you how to:

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

 Contact the library at library@newhamhealth.nhs.uk or on x8016 or book your place on ESR.

We can also organize a session at a time to suit you or your group.

There are similar training opportunities available at Whipps Cross University Hospital 
Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk.

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Qualitative or Quantitative

Do you need to know what to look for when conducting a Critical Appraisal? Then join one or both of these sessions and find out how to assess the  trustworthiness and relevance of a published article.

Quantitative Appraisal

Thursday 20th September 9 - 11am 

Qualitative Appraisal

Monday 24th September 10 - 12pm

  

The common aims of the sessions are:

- Understanding the principles of quantitative/qualitative critical appraisal

- Awareness of critical appraisal tools

- Practice appraising a research paper

The practice element for each session involves reading through a research paper (supplied in advance) so you will need to book for each session. Contact the library on x8016 or at library@newhamhealth.nhs.uk

We can also organize a session at a time to suit your group.

There are similar training opportunities available at Whipps Cross Hospital. Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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The power to Google

If you're like many people, you use only a small number of Google's features. The more you know about how Google works, the better it can serve your needs. Join this hands-on session and learn how to use Google effectively. Come around and learn about the things you never knew Google could do.

Friday 7th September 2-3.30pm

This session will show you how to
- use search techniques to solve real, everyday problems
- use Google features to focus your searches
- use hints and tips to generate better quality results
- dispel popular Google myths

Contact the Library at library@newhamhealth.nhs.uk or on x8016 to book your place.

We can also organize a session at a time to suit your group.

There are similar training opportunities available at Whipps Cross University Hospital. Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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July New Books

Welcome to the New Books List for July 2012 with over 50 items ranging across a wide spectrum.

There are lots of new titles for nursing staff this month including Medical-surgical nursing: an integrated approach and Care in nursing: principles, values and skills. We have also purchased Health assessment made incredibly visual! which provides an incredibly fun way to build confidence and improve patient care.

The new edition of Neonatal formulary 6: drug use in pregnancy and the first year of life is now available and we have titles on nutrition and dietetics including Essentials of Human nutrition by Jim Mann and titles on orthopaedics including Practical procedures in elective orthopaedic surgery: upper extremity and spine by Peter Giannoudis. 

You can also check in NewhamCat to see what else we have in these and other subjects, and if all you need is a novel; don't forget our Newham General Reads shelves. 

Suggestions for new books are also welcomed.

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