New clinical journal added to the Library

We now have access to The International Journal of Clinical Skills.  You will need to log in with your Athens account, both on and off campus.  Please search for the journal’s name in Voyager, and there will be a link to the online journal.

OpenSIGLE for Grey Literature

OpenSIGLE– System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe: Grey literature is the term used to describe unpublished materials such as conference papers, technical reports, etc. OPEN SIGLE provides a searchable database of over 800,000 of these hard to find documents. Each record provides bibliographic details and links to sources which might supply a copy of the document.

The SIGLE database is multidisciplinary database, covering fundamental and applied sciences, technologies, humanities and social sciences.  OpenSIGLE is available at: http://opensigle.inist.fr/

Are you hitting a brick wall?

Do you feel like you can never find what you’re looking for, do you spend hours searching the internet only to hit a brick wall? – The Library staff are on hand to help. We are able to offer tailor-made sessions for staff and students to help develop research skills. Offered on a one-to-one basis or in a group workshop style training session our trained staff can help you on a variety of topics including:

· Using the library catalogue
· Using e-books and e-journals
· Using databases
· Using the internet effectively
· Referencing

For contact details please follow this link:
http://www.swan.ac.uk/lis/subjectInformation/healthScience/contacts/

 

Last chance to enter!

With just 2 weeks to go, now is the time to get your entries in for the Library Arts competition. The first prize is £500 worth of high street vouchers and the chance to meet Ruth Jones, star of Gavin and Stacey. For more details visit http://library.wales.org/ or call in the library for an application form.

Closing date: 1st December 2009
Good luck!

New Dementia website

SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) have produced a new website for nurses and others working with people with dementia – SCIE Dementia Gateway. Given recent reports about the number of patients in hospitals who suffer from dementia, this is a timely and very useful resource. The contents cover five main themes: getting to know the person with dementia, eating well, difficult situations, keeping occupied and the environment. Each theme includes practical tips, a learning activity and a additional resources. Resources include links to videos on dementia and an e-learning programme.

NHS Maternity Statistics, 2008-09 [England]

“Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) contains a wide range of maternity information which has been published annually since 2000-01. The publication includes details of all births taking place in NHS hospitals (in England) excluding home births and those taking place in independent sector hospitals. This includes a wide range of information such as details of how the baby was born (method of delivery), complications, birth weight and gestation.” The full report is available to download.

NHS System Reform – Annual Evidence Update 2009

The health management specialist collection (NHS Evidence) has produced its annual update on NHS system reform, which includes the latest knowledge published in the previous year. Following extensive searches, the site now brings together the latest knowledge on patient choice, commissioning, alternative providers, foundation trusts, payment by results and regulation published in the past year.

Problems accessing MIDIRS & BNI?

l am afraid that we are experiencing problems accessing Ovid resources such as Midirs and the British Nursing Index (BNI) at the moment. The issue has been reported and hopefully will be resolved soon. It is possible to access these databases using the method below as an emergency measure.

•  Follow the procedure to set the Athens Cookie from our web pages or visit https://auth.athensams.net/setsite.php?id=WALESSWANSEA
•  Once you have logged in select ‘Ovid Online’ from the list of Resources displayed.
•  On the Ovid News Page that appears select continue.
•  From the list of databases select the options that you are interested in.

Wales and its Local Health Boards Demographics

With the creation of the new Local Health Boards, a new website has come up with demographic profiles for each Board.  The English language version can be found by clicking here; the Welsh language version can be found by clicking here.

Fancy winning £500?

Here’s your chance to show off your talents (and win £500 too!).

Do you write, paint, compose music or love animation? Whatever your talent, Express Yourself in the Welsh libraries Arts Competition this Autumn and you could win £500! Throughout October and November this year the whole of Wales will be getting inspired by libraries and expressing themselves through creative writing, visual arts, short films or audio.

Ask at the library for an entry form or visit this link for further details http://library.wales.org/

Good luck!