Global Health database trial

The Library currently has a trial of the Global Health database until the 15th November. To access the database from on-campus, please go to www.cabdirect.org and you can use the basic or advanced search.

Global Health is a selective database of 1.4 million records dedicated to public and international health and biological sciences. Many of the titles are unique and will not overlap other health databases such as PubMed (ie WHO documents). Please feel free to give the database a try, and send any feedback to medlib@swan.ac.uk .

Welcome back returning students!

I hope you were able to recharge your batteries during the summer break. A few things have changed, and will be still changing. in the Library since you went on break. Unfortunately, the Library is a bit of a construction site at the moment. There will be a redesign of the service desks and self-issue/return, as well as a refurbishment of the toilets (finally!), due to finish in the next few weeks. Here are a few essentials you may want to take note of:

- the Information Desk and IT Support Desk, as well as the Careers Desk, are temporarily relocated in the Study Hall.

- there is only one toilet available, and that is the disabled toilet behind the Issue Desk. The closest toilets are located in the Kier Hardy or Taliesan building.

-by the end of September their should be a new combined Issue/IT/Careers Desk and Information Desk in the Central Hall as you walk in. The current Issue Desk area (the first desk area as you enter the library) will become an expanded Costa Coffee, and the old noisy coffee pod station will be removed from the Study Hall.

-The service desks will be closing earlier than last year. Please check the Library’s Opening Hours page for all the details – http://www.swan.ac.uk/lis/library/opening/

-and finally, the old self issue/return machines will be replaced by new ones, which eventually will also allow you to pay for fines as well as check-out, renew and return your books.

We apologize for the confusion this might all cause you as you return from break! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any member of staff in the Library and we can hopefully steer you in the right direction.

EndNote Web now available

EndNote, the bibliographic referencing software, is now available over the web. If you have not used EndNote before, it is a wonderful resource which helps you gather your references directly from databases or you can input your own chosen references. The software integrates nicely with Word, so you can easily cite while you write. The Library has instructions on how to access and use EndNote Web.

Change management

Are you looking for information on the management of change?

Then this document is a really good starting point. “How to change practice: understand, identify and overcome barriers to change” provides practical suggestions based on evidence and experience to help get NICE guidance into practice.

http://www.nice.org.uk/media/D33/8D/Howtochangepractice1.pdf

Don’t panic!

After 2 weeks of hard work the library at Trinity University College, Carmarthen has reopened. Come and visit us to see the changes, but don’t panic if you can’t find the Nursing/Health Science books we’ve moved them round the corner from where they were. Please ask Izzy or Elen if you can’t find what you need.

Swansea Uni Library updates

The Library at the University is going through a few changes over the summer. The Issue Desk, Information Desk, IT Support Desk and Careers Desk will all merge into one desk. In order to make the move, these desks are temporarily in the Study Hall while construction of the new desk takes place in the entrance.

The book collection is also being moved around a bit, however the R section where most of your books are will not be effected too much. If you have any questions, or cannot find what you are looking for, please ask at the desks in the Study Hall.

Trinity University College Library / Llyfrgell Coleg Prifysgol y Drindod

Update:
Please note that work is taking longer than anticipated, and the Library will now be reopening on Monday 10 August.

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Diweddariad:
Sylwer bod y gwaith yn cymryd yn hirach na’r disgwyl, a bydd y Llyfrgell nawr yn ailagor ar ddydd Llun 10 Awst.

Medline with Full Text Trial Until 1st August

The Library is currently running a trial of Medline with Full-text. This looks like a great resource, searchable via keywords or MeSH terms. There are many titles full-text, however many also have a 6mo-1yr embargo on the full-text. Please take a look at it by logging in with your Athens account – http://search.epnet.com/athens.asp. Medline with Full-Text is the last database on the list. Please give feedback here, or via email at medlib@swansea.ac.uk .

Trinity University College Library / Llyfrgell Coleg Prifysgol y Drindod

The Trinity University College Library (Carmarthen) will be closed from 23 July until 2 August inclusive. Staff will still be working during that period so if you require access to any LRC services or resources during that time please contact us on 01267 676780 or lrc@trinity-cm.ac.uk

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Bydd Llyfrgell Coleg Prifysgol y Drindod (Caerfyrddin) ar gau o 23 Gorffennaf hyd 2 Awst yn gynhwysol. Bydd staff yn gweithio yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw, felly os bydd angen ichi ddefnyddio rhai o wasanaethau neu adnoddau’r CAD yn ystod yr amser hwnnw cysylltwch â ni ar 01267 676780 neu cad@drindod.ac.uk

Profile of Alcohol & Health in Wales

New report from the Wales Centre for Health. Packed full of charts and statistics relating to alcohol consumption in Wales and the effects of this on health and crime. The trend in alcohol related hospital admission rates is upwards. Already, this accounts for 1.5% of all hospital admissions in Wales. In 2007-08, around 1,600 young people aged under 19 were referred for treatment of alcohol misuse.
Read the report here.