Change to Athens Login on Science Direct

Science Direct is the journal platform from the publisher Elsevier.  We use this to access The Lancet across the Trust (more titles to come in the new year).

A change has been made to how you login using NHS Athens.

Click on "Login"

Click on "Go to Athens / Institution Login"

Choose "OpenAthens Federation (Eduserv)" from the drop down list under "Please choose your institution's region or group"

You will be presented with a long list.  Fortunately this is arranged in alphabetical order - scroll down and click on "NHS England"

You will now be prompted for your regular NHS Athens login.

Fortunately when you next login on that machine you will see a new option when you click "Login" of "NHS England Login" so it will not be such a lot of clicks.

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UpToDate now available anywhere

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We are happy to report that UpToDate is now available without a login and password via links on the Intranet.

You will find it linked from the bottom right hand corner of the Barts Health Intranet and all of the intranet links you may previously have used are now up and running again.

The very good news is that we have also been able to Athens enable UpToDate.

For those not already familiar with UpToDate it is a point of care tool to help you answer clinical questions quickly. It has a straightforward search box and offers topic reviews that include a synthesis of the literature, recent evidence and specific recommendations for patient care.

Athens access means you can use at the location of your convience.  While not mobile optimised it is also possible to open the system on the device of your choice.

You can self register for Athens from any Barts Health PC and once registered you can use it from any PC.  The same login will give you access to all our electronic resources (more announcements to come on these).  If you already have an Athens login but have forgotten your details or just need some help contact the teams at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk and library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk.  

Making the most of Athens and the Library

Do you need information about how to access articles online from home or at work? Would you like to know more about what the Library gives you access to? Then join one of these sessions and learn quick ways to find out what is available to you.

 Monday 19 November 2012

2-3.30pm

Tuesday 11 December 2012

2.30-4pm

These events will be held in the Cyber Room. Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 or library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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

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

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Finding the evidence

Join one of these sessions to learn how to search healthcare databases systematically for the most current evidence. Save yourself time when looking for journal articles on your topic of interest.

Monday 5 November 2012

2.30-4pm

Friday 7 December 2012

10-11.30am

The session will teach you to:
-   Plan your search strategy
-   Understand how to carry out a subject search
-   Combine search terms
-   Apply date or other limits to the search
-   View, save or print results
-   Access any available full text

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 or at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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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Making the most of Athens and the Library

Find the information you need when you need it. Join this session and find out how to gain access to professional academic resources from work or at home. Come around and discover what the Library can do for you.

Tuesday 30th October 2012

9.30 - 11am

This event will be held in the Cyber Room. There are similar sessions available at Whipps Cross University Hospital. Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk.

We can also organize a session at a time that suits your group.

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 or library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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Accessing E-journals

This is a quick introduction to help you find out if you have full text for a given reference and how to gain access to it from work or at home. You can drop by the Cyber Room anytime within the hour and leave whenever you are ready. There is no booking required.

Monday 22 October 2012

12 - 1pm

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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Searching the Healthcare Databases (HDAS)

Support your professional practice by learning how to search the Healthcare Databases for journal articles on your topic of interest. Join this session and save yourself time.

Wednesday 24th October 2012

2-3pm

Learn 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

Book your place on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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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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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Finding the evidence: using the healthcare databases

Let us help you navigate the redesigned NHS Evidence Healthcare Databases. Learn to search healthcare databases systematically and save yourself time when looking for access to full text journal articles on your topic of interest.

Thursday 9th August 11 - 12.30pm

Monday 20th August 9.30 - 11am

The session will teach you to:

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

Contact the Library on x8016 to book your place.

We can also organise 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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Finding the Evidence: using the healthcare databases

Work, study and life is often a juggling act but knowing how to search the healthcare databases can help save you time by enabling you to find journal articles on your topic of interest.

Why not join us for a one hour hands-on session?

Friday 18 November 14.00
Monday 21 November 17.15
Tuesday 29 November 14.00
Wednesday 07 December 10.00
Monday 12 December 14.00
Tuesday 20 December 14.00

By the end of a session you will be able to:
-Plan your search strategy
-Understand how to carry out a subject search
-Combine search terms
-Apply date or other limits to the search
-View, save or print results
-Access any available full text

Book for a session on ESR or contact the library on x8016 for advice.

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Finding the Evidence: searching the Healthcare databases

Our November dates for learning how to search the Heathcare databases are:


Thursday 10 November 10.00-11.00
Friday 18 November 14.00-15.00
Monday 21 November 17.15-18.15
Tuesday 29 November 14.00-15.00

Register for a place on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice.

By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Plan their search stretegy
- Understand how to carry out both keyword and subject searches
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to their search
-View, save and print their results
Access any available full text

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Finding the Evidence : using the healthcare databases

Join one of our hands-on sessions and find out how to search the healthcare databases (Medline, CINAHL etc) for journal articles on specific topics.

By the end of the session you should be able to:
- Plan your search strategy
- Carry out a subject search
- Combine search terms
- Apply limits to your search
- View, save or print your results
- Access any available full text

Tues 4 October 14.00
Wed 12 October 10.00
Fri 21 October 14.00
Mon 24 October 17.15

All sessions last for one hour.
Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 for advice.

Or we can organise a session to suit you or your group.

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Quick Introductions

We're holding some drop-in sessions this month to demonstrate a few resources that can help you in your professional practice.

There's no need to book for these sessions - just drop by the CYBER ROOM anytime during the hour and leave when you're ready.

E-Journal Access
Getting to fulltext from a journal reference:
Wednesday 07 September 12.20-13.30
Tuesday 22 September 08.45-09.45

Up-To-Date / TRIP database / NHS Evidence
Quick introductions to EBM resources:
Thursday 08 September 09.00-10.00
Tuesday 27 September 14.00-15.00

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Finding the Evidence: using the Healthcare Databases

Join us for a 1 hour hands-on session


Support your professional practice by learning how to search the Healthcare Databases for journal articles.

By the end of the session you should be able to:

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

Thursday 01 September - 10.00
Friday 09 September 14.00
Monday 12 September - 17.15
Tuesday 20 September - 14.00
Wednesday 28 September - 08.45

Book on ESR or call the library on x8016 for advice

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Getting to Full Text : accessing e-journal content

Are you using PubMed?


Have you got a reference to a journal article and want to know if the full text is available to you?

Drop into the Cyber Room for 5 minutes and find out what full text is available you at NUHT and how to access it.

Date: Wednesday 17 August
Time: anytime 12.00 - 14.00
Venue: Cyber Room

No need to book this is a drop-in session.

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Training Dates: July / August 2011

Support your professional practice by learning how to search the Healthcare Databases for journal articles.

Join us for a 1 hour hands-on session and learn how to:
- Plan your search strategy
- Carry out a subject search
- Combine search terms
- Apply limits to your search
- View, save or print your results
- Access any available full text

July / August dates:
Tues 5 July - 14.00
Wed 13 July - 10.00
Mon 18 July - 17.15
Thurs 28 July - 10.30
Fri 5 Aug - 14.00
Tue 9 Aug - 14.00
Wed 24 Aug - 10.00

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

Book on ESR or call x8016 for advice.

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Adult Learners Week 14 - 20 May 2011

Adult Learners Week is with us once again.
We have live resource demonstrations, free gifts and a Prize Draw Quiz.


This year the Knowledge and Library Service is focssing on:
The NewhamCat portal - how it helps you
NHS Evidence changes - how they affect you
Your information questions

Take part in our PRIZE DRAW QUIZ with a chance to win one of our popular 1GB USB sticks, thermal mugs or one of 5 USB hubs.

Drop in to one of our Resource Demonstrations 12.30 - 1.30
Tuesday 17 May
Wednesday 18 May
Thursday 19 May
Cyber Room, 1st Floor, Education Centre

FREE GIFTS are available while stocks last.

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Training Dates May / June 2011

Do you want to know the best way to find evidence-based journal articles?


Invest just 1 hour of your time and you can learn to:
-Plan your search strategy
-Carry out a subject search
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to yor search
-View, save or print your results
-Access any available fulltext

May / June dates:
Wed 25 May - 09.00
Tues 31 May - 14.30
Thurs 09 June - 10.00
Fri 17 June - 14.00
Mon 20 June - 17.15
Wed 29 June - 09.30

Book on ESR or call the Library on 8016 for advice

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Training Dates for April 2011

Want to find journal articles on your topic of interest?
And to know if you have full text access?

Dates for April
Wed 06 April - 09.30
Tues 12 April - 14.00
Mon 18 April - 17.15

By the end of a one hour session participants will be able to:
-Plan their search strategy
-Understand how to carry out a subject search
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to their search
-View, save and print their results
-Access any available full text

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice

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Training Dates - March 2011

Do you want to know how to search for journal articles on a specific topic?

Book a one hour training session and learn how to:
-Plan your search
-Choose your database
-Carry out keyword and subject searching
-Apply limits
-View, save and print results
-Access any available full text

Thurs 03 March at 10.00
Fri 11 March at 14.00
Wed 16 March at 09.00
Mon 21 March at 17.15
Thurs 31 March at 13.30

Book on ESR or contact the Library (x8016) for advice

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