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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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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Quick Introductions

Quick Introductions enable you to drop by the Cyber Room anytime during the hour that the sessions run for a quick introduction to some of the resources available to you.

E-journals access is about finding out if you have full text for a given referenece and getting access to it from work or from home.
Monday 5 December 14.00-15.00

UpToDate / TRIP / NHS Evidence provide a quick introdution to three resources you might find useful in your professional practice
Thursday 15 December 09.00-10.00

No need to book for these sessions just drop into the Cyber Room

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Quick Introductions

Our Quick Introduction sessions enable you to drop by the Cyber Room (Education Centre, first floor) for an informal 5 minute introduction to some of the resources available to you.


You don't need to book - just drop by anytime during the hour that the sessions run for.

Accessing E-journals
is about accessing the full text for particular journal titles or if you have a reference and want the full article.

Wednesday 26 October 9.00-10.00
Monday 7 November 14.00-15.00
Wednesday 23 November 9.00-10.00

UpToDate / TRIP database / NHS Evidence is an introduction to three resources you might find useful in your professional practice.

Wednesday 16 November 9.00-10.00
Monday 28 November 10.00-11.00

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Quick Introductions

Quick Introductions enable you to drop by the Cyber Room anytime during the sessions for a demo of the resource(s) and to ask any questions you may have.

You don't need to book and will have learnt something that saves you time when you leave after after 5 or 10 minutes.

EJournals - getting to full text from a journal reference

Thursday 06 October 10.00-11.00
Monday 17 October 14.00-15.00

UpToDate / TRIP database / NHS Evidence - quick intros to three resources

Tuesday 11 October 14.00-15.00
Wednesday 26 October 09.00-10.00

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Quantitative and Qualitative Critical Appraisal

Responding to popular demand we're now introducing a Qualitative critical appraisal session.

You can enroll for either the Quantitative or Qualitative sessions or for both (there is a 10 minute break between them)

Thursday 15 September
Quantitative critical appraisal 13.00-14.00
Qualitative critical appraisal 14.10-15.10

The common aims of the sessions are:
- Understanding the principles of quantitative/qualitative critical appraisal
- Awareness of critical appraisal tools
- practice appraising a paper

Individual session aims are available

The practice element for each session involves reading through a given paper (supplied in advance) so you will need to book for each session on ESR (look under 'Critical Appraisal') or contact the library on x8016.

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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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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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Quantitative Critical Appraisal

Do you need to critique or assess the merits of a published article?

This one hour session will show you what to look for when critically appraising a quantitative research paper.


By the end of the training participants will have:

- Understanding of the principles of critical appraisal in quantitative research
- Awareness of the different levels of evidence
- Understanding of results diagrams
- Awareness of appraisal tools
- Practice appraising a quantitative research paper

Wednesday 13 July – 12.00
Wednesday 24 August – 12.00

Sessions last for one hour and you will need to read a given article in advance
Book a session on ESR under ‘Critical Appraisal’ or contact the Library on 8016 for advice.

We can also arrange sessions at a time to suit your group.

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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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NHS Evidence changes go live

The NHS Evidence sites have a new look to go with changes to content and functionality.

To access electronic Journals or search the databases (Medline, CINAHL etc) you now need to click Journals and Databases. You can always access them via NewhamCat or the old http://www.library.nhs.uk/ link will continue to redirect you. Please note NHS Evidence has a separate login system that does not work with NHS Athens. Generally if you always look for where it says Athens Login you should be alright.

New on NHS Evidence are NICE Pathways and A-Z Topics.

NICE Pathways offers a visual approach to NICE Guidance not dissimilar to the (no longer available) Map of Medicine. They describe themselves as "a network of NICE information. For example, the diet pathway links up with the physical activity pathway; the COPD pathway links up with the smoking pathway. Over time, all of NICE's guidance, quality standards and related tools will be added to this network of information. For the first time you do not need to understand how NICE classifies different types of guidance to view everything NICE has said on a particular topic."

A - Z Topics offer a concertina style presentation to offer rapid access to materials in NHS Evidence. There are sections on medicines, patient information, guidance and a general introduction (currently drawn from Clinical Knowledge Summaries).

There will be new versions of the KLS leaflets on accessing electronic resources with the revised look soon. You can always contact us with any questions related to NHS Evidence or finding information.

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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Quick Introductions

Would your group or team like a quick introduction to any of the following resources:


NHS Evidence (20 minutes)

By the end of the session participants will be able to:
-Know when to use NHS Evidence
-Access the Specialist collections
-Be aware of QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention)
-Search for topics of interest
-Add filters to a search


Accessing E-Journals (20 minutes)

By the end of the session participants will be able to:
-Register for an NHS Athens login
-Search or browse for journal titles
-Link through to any available full text


TRIP database (15 minutes)

By the end of the session participants will be able to:
-Know when to use TRIP
-Do a search
-Filter results


For any of our Quick Introductions, please contact the library to arrange a time convenient to you.

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Finding the Evidence: using the Healthcare Databases

New Year - New Skill
or refresh an old one!

Invest just ONE HOUR of your time and learn a skill that will enable you to search for journal articles on the topic of your choice

Dates for January 2011:
Wed 12 Jan: 10.00-11.00
Tues 18 Jan: 14.00-15.00
Mon 24 Jan: 17.15-18.15

By the end of training 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

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Training - December 2010

Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases
Invest one hour of your time learning how to search for journal references / full text articles specific to your area of interest

Dates for December:
Thursday 2 December 09.30-10.30
Monday 6 December 17.15-18.15
Wednesday 15 December 10.00-11.00

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice


Information Advice Session
For quick information needs enquiries we are holding our drop in session:
Monday 13 December
Call into the Cyber Room anytime between 14.00 and 16.00

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Information Advice Session - October 2010

Not sure where to turn for advice on your information needs?
Drop in to our October advice session to discuss any problems you might be having.

We can help with:
Forgotten Athens logins
Setting up RSS feeds or Table of Contents alerts
Finding out if you have full text access to a journal title
Full Outlook mailbox
Library training needs... and lots more

Drop into the Cyber Room on Monday 18 October
Anytime between 2.00pm and 4.00pm

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Your chance to lobby for the eresources you need...

We collaborate with colleagues across both London and England to maximise the range of electronic resources we can make available to you.

The England wide resources will come up for renewal shortly. This is your opportunity to comment on how well these resources meet your needs and to influence future purchasing decisions.

We will also look to these results as we continue to refine the e journals and resources we buy locally.

Take part in the survey to let us know your needs in terms of Electronic Health Information Resources including healthcare databases, eJournals and eBooks.

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Drop-in Advice for E-Journals

New for 2010

No need to go to extremes to find out what electronic journals are available to you.

Drop-in to the Cyber Room for informal advice on accessing e-journals form work or home.

Mondays 14.00-16.00pm
April 12, April 19, May 10

Wednesdays 08.30-09.30
April 7, April 21, May 5

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Training Dates April / May 2010

Can't find the information you need to support your work or study?

• Thursday 8 April 08.30
• Wednesday 14 April 11.00
• Friday 23 April 14.00
• Monday 26 April 17.15
• Thursday 6 May 09.00
• Tuesday 11 May 14.00

The Knowledge and Library Service is running training sessions on searching the Healthcare Databases (Medline, BNI, CINAHL etc) on the above dates:

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