Some useful free resources from the Open University

1. Discover how to search for, evaluate and manage information: http://www.open.ac.uk/safari/

2. Open Research Online is the Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs. It is an Open Access resource that can be searched and browsed freely by members of the public: http://oro.open.ac.uk/

3. iKnow is all about information and knowledge at work. The site offers a variety of free resources aimed at helping you to find and manage information effectively at work: http://iknow.open.ac.uk/wordpress/

4. OpenLearn gives you free access to learning materials from The Open University: http://iknow.open.ac.uk/wordpress/

Emerald Health Care Management Collection trial

The trial will run from Monday 20th September – Friday 22nd October and will use Athens logons. For Stockport staff unfamiliar with Athens logons we will be able to provide a username and password.

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/portfolio/pdf/healthcare_management_healthcare.pdf will link to information about the Emerald Health Care Management Collection. We will be trialling this and the surround portal Emerald Management First.

Needlestick injuries - a new article by a member of our staff

Congratulations to Jean Rogers, Practice Education Facilitator at Stepping Hill Hospital, whose article on needlestick injuries is on the cover of the August 11th issue of the Nursing Standard.

Her article is called ‘Venous thromboprophylaxis: reducing needlestick injury’, and can be found in the Nursing Standard, volume 24, issue 49, pages 35-41. You can read the article in print in the library at Pinewood House, or online at the following address: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?Ver=1&Exp=04-02-2011&RQT=318&PMID=36596

(You'll need an Athens account to access the journal electronically – please contact the library on 0161 419 4690 if you do not have one).

Jean has also co-authored a book called Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, which is due out in February. Well done Jean!

Return of the Lost Books

We have just completed a long overdue stock take and there are a number of books missing.

Have you seen a library book left in a corner?

Lurking in a locker?

Abandoned on a ward?

Just round up any lost books and herd them along to the Library. They will be welcomed home.

New Term = New Learning Opportunity

Friday 03 September 2010 - Time: 9am - 12pm
The Best Evidence Based Resources

Monday 13 September 2010 - Time: 3 - 4pm

Tuesday 12 October 2010 - Time: 4 - 5pm

Bite Sized Option: Accessing Full Text Articles

Thursday 23 September 2010 - Time: 9 -10am

Wednesday 27 October 2010 - Time: 4 - 5pm

Bite Sized Option: Literature Searching

Friday 24 September 2010 - Time: 9am - 12pm

Monday 18 October 2010 - Time: 1.30 - 4.30pm

IN DEPTH Literature Searching

Monday 27 September 2010 - Time: 9.30am - 12pm
Using PubMed Effectively

Tuesday 05 October 2010 - Time: 9 - 10am

Bite Sized Option: ATHENS It’s all Greek to me!

Friday 22 October 2010 - Time: 12 - 1pm
Bite Sized Option: Electronic Books

To book, call the Library on 0161 419 4690. All courses are free to Stockport NHS employees and NHS students. If you work in Greater Manchester in the NHS, you can attend provided there are places available

Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) new web portal

The Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) is the new national authority on workforce planning and development providing advice and information to the NHS and social care system. It provides an easily accessible route to NHS and social care planners, clinicians and commissioners seeking workforce planning and development expertise to improve NHS and social care services.

You will need to register to get into the detail of the site @ http://www.cfwi.org.uk/

Wiley journals - a useful tip!

When accessing a journal provided by Wiley Online Library, please be aware that you need to log in with your Athens account BEFORE finding your article. To log in, click on Institutional login in the top right hand corner of the journal`s homepage. Then click on Go to Athens and type in your Athens username and password. You can then browse the issues and locate the article you want in the usual way.

Library downtime in the hospital

The IT department has scheduled updates of various computer systems around the hospital on Saturday 21st August. The library catalogue and the photocopier / printer in the library will be unavailable from 8 - 9 am on Saturday while this essential maintenance is being carried out. This will occur on the 3rd Saturday of each month from now on.

AUGUST 2010

The English winter - ending in July,

To recommence in August.

LORD BYRON (1788 - 1824)

Instead of a British picture this month, here's one from my trip to Iceland.

The maximum temperature there in summer is a chilly 17 degrees!

Current diagnostic pathology

The library has access to Current Diagnostic Pathology from 2003 to 2007.

The link will be on the library's
Journals A-Z shortly.

In 2008, this journal changed its name to Diagnostic Histopathology, and your Stockport Athens account will give you fulltext access from 2008 up to the current issue.

To see issues from Current Diagnostic Pathology, click here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09686053

For Diagnostic Histopathology, click here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/17562317

E-books: new version of MyiLibrary

If you have an Athens account, you have access to several hundred e-books via MyiLibrary. There is a wide variety of titles - medical, nursing, and also non-healthcare-related topics.

A new version of MyiLibrary has just been launched, which is compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (and above), or Mozilla Firefox 3.0 (and above). If you are still using Internet Explorer 6, you may find some problems when using MyiLibrary. Upgrading to a different browser such as IE7 or Firefox should solve any issues.

If you've never used electronic books before, the library offers free training sessions (see below for dates). If you'd like to know what electronic books are available, click on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/myilibrary and browse the subjects or search for a particular title.