Training Dates

Bite Sized Option: Literature Searching
AIM: To introduce the clinical databases and learn how to conduct a quick but effective search.
24 January 2013 Thursday 9.30-11am
07 March 2013 Thursday 2.30-4pm

Bite Sized Option: Accessing Full Text Articles
AIM: To be able to access the full text of a journal article from a known reference
15 January 2013 Tuesday 9.30-10.30am
18 March 2013 Monday 12-1pm

IN DEPTH Literature Searching
AIM: To provide a comprehensive overview of the NHS clinical databases and to
be able to search these effectively using advanced techniques.
12 February 2013 Tuesday 1.30-4.30pm
13 March 2013 Wednesday 9.30am-12.30pm

The Best Evidence Based Resources
AIM: To understand the purpose and explore the use of prime sources of evidence
based information
27 February 2013 Wednesday 9.30am-12.30pm

Using PubMed Effectively
AIM: To provide an introduction to using PubMed for finding journal articles,
including the full text of articles where available
06 February 2013 Wednesday 1.30-4pm

All courses are free.  Further dates available for 2013-14.  Library.enquiries@stockport.nhs.uk or phone 0161 419 5809

Thank you

361 people completed our survey about Library Services.  With that amount of data we are a litttle slow in analysing but the results will be available in our next quarterly newsletter along with any actions as a result of the survey.

We very much appreciate all those people who took the time to participate in the survey

STOP PRESS **** Change to charges

We last updated our charges in August 2010 and I am afraid it is time to change them again.

As from now the following charges will apply:-

• Document (journal article) from the British Library will cost £7.50 (previously £7)
• A book from the British Library will cost £11.50 (previously £11)
• A renewal of a book from the British Library will cost £4.30 (previously £3.50)

ALL other charges remain the same - so there is some good news!

September 2012

This issue of the library newsletter features another interesting photo from James.

Thank you to everyone who had a go at guessing what the photo from June's newsletter was. Apparently, it was a picture of purple sprouting broccoli being cooked and turning the water purple.

No prizes for guessing what September's photo is!

New look to the Cochrane Library

The Cochrane Library has a new look! However, the homepage remains the same so you won't notice anything's different until you do a search.

Users will see major changes to the layout of search pages and will be able to use new search features including:

• Auto-suggest features within both basic and MeSH (MeSH medical subject headings) search functions

• Updated display of search results and filtering options

• Ability to view search terms and results on the same page

• Ability to insert lines and add one search to one another

• Improved medical terms (MeSH) look-up feature

• Hover-over Tool Tips giving a brief explanation of the functions

More information is available online including a PowerPoint demonstration outlining the new features. And don't forget that the library offers free training sessions on the Cochrane Library and the best evidence-based resources.

Survey news

Like all services, we have to show that we are providing the service that people want in an efficient and cost-effective manner. 

To aid us in this, we will be sending out a user survey to all our members, Athens users and potential service users.  Our last survey of this type went out in 2008 so it is time to seek your opinions again.  For most people, this will be an electronic survey  being delivered to you mid-October.  Please take the time to answer the survey.  Your views are valued.  We do need your input to make this the service that meets your needs (within any budgetary constraints).

Unfortunately, in our attempts to reach as many people as possible, some of you may get the survey more than once.  Accept our apologies in advance and only fill it in once!

New strategy

By June 2013, the library service will need a new strategy. 

* Do you have strong views about your library service?
* Would you like to be involved in setting this strategy?
* Can you give sometime to participate in 1 or 2 meetings, possibly virtual?

If you have answered yes to all these questions, then please contact mary.hill@stockport.nhs.uk

If you have answered yes to some of these questions and would like to contribute to the strategy, email the address above with your suggestions.

Those interested in the current strategy can find it on the Library Microsite in the document section, under Other.

Cuts to journal subscriptions

The constraints on the library budget means that this year we will need to make substantial cuts to provision.   The funding available for resource purchase has effectively been reduced.  

One way that this can be met is by cutting a resource that costs a lot of money which in essence is either a journal collection or a resource like UpToDate.  In the journal survey conducted in Autumn 2011, I asked, which would people prioritise: the purchase of UpToDate or journals.  80% of respondents replied they would prioritise UpToDate.  Also, although we cannot make an exact comparison in usage, it would appear that UpToDate has a greater usage at a lower cost per access.

For several years, we have looked at online journal usage and those journals that fall above a certain price per download (usage measure), have been cancelled.   At current usage figures those that are likely to be cancelled do not provide the savings needed.

If I do not find alternative funding or method of purchasing subscriptions, then I propose the following for journal subscriptions for 2013:
* Cancel the Wiley subscription (although its usage costs less per download than the criteria)
* Cancel individual subscriptions whose usage cost per download falls above the usage criteria
The consequent savings will be greater than required so with the difference
* Subscribe to those most used Wiley titles that would meet the usage criteria until the budget threshold is met

I would welcome feedback on this from all concerned.  Please contact me: mary.hill@stockport.nhs.uk (library manager)

Information Prescriptions

If you regularly give patients information about their condition, you may be interested in a new website called the Information Prescription Service, which is provided by NHS Choices. This service allows you to quickly create a package of personalised health information for your patient, which you can then print, save or e-mail.

Just select a condition or treatment from the drop-down menu. Patient-friendly information on various aspects of the condition, such as symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention, can be selected to create an 'information prescription'. This can then be saved as a pdf.

There is also an option at the beginning of the process to give the patient's postcode. If this is added, the information prescription will include any local information, such as relevant services or patient groups, located close to the patient's address.

User guides and a tutorial are available on the site. To try out the service, please click here: http://www.nhs.uk/ips

Training sessions

The library offers lots of training sessions, which are all free! Here's what's coming up over the next few months:

OCTOBER

Monday 1st  1.30 - 4pm Using PubMed Effectively
Tuesday 9th  4 - 5pm Accessing full-text articles
Monday 15th  1.30 - 4.30pm Indepth Literature Searching
Wednesday 24th  12 - 1.30pm Bite-Sized Option: Literature Searching
Tuesday 30th  9 -11am Patient Information Leaflets - where do I start?

NOVEMBER

Wednesday 7th  10 -11am Accessing fulltext articles
Monday 12th  9.30am - 12.30pm The Best Evidence Based Resources
Friday 23rd  9am - 12pm Indepth Literature Searching
Friday 30th  9.30 - 11.30am Introduction to Critical Appraisal

DECEMBER

Friday 7th  9.30am - 12pm Using PubMed Effectively
Friday 14th  1 - 2.30pm Bite-Sized Option: Literature Searching


If you would like to book a place on one of our courses, just phone 0161 419 4690 or e-mail library.enquiries@stockport.nhs.uk. It's as easy as that!

JUNE 2012

Each issue of our newsletter features a photo taken by James, who many of you will remember was a member of library staff at Stepping Hill. This month we have an intriguing picture of his, and we would like you to guess what it is! Please e-mail us with your suggestions. The prize will be a hessian bag from the library, and we will give away two - one to the person who guesses correctly (all right answers will be put into a hat) and one to the person whose suggestion makes us laugh the most! The address to send your answers to is snt-tr.Library@nhs.net. The closing date is Tuesday 10th July (which also happens to be my birthday, so you might get a piece of cake as well!)

So here it is...

Hospital Open Day 30th June

Stepping Hill Hospital is holding an Open Day on Saturday 30th June from 10am until 3pm. This year's theme is 'Fit for 2012'. The library staff will be demonstrating some informative and fun websites for visitors to try out on the computers. We'll also have a selection of books from our Self-Health collection for you to browse, and there'll be some hands-on activities for children.
So if you are planning on coming along to the Open Day with your family, please pop in and visit us in Pinewood House. We'd love to see you!

New books just in!

Some new books have arrived in the library. Here are a few titles that we hope you'll find interesting:


 An introduction to cognitive behaviour therapy: skills and applications by Westbrook (2011)

 Communication skills in health and social care by Moss (2012)

Advanced practice in healthcare: skills for nurses and allied health professionals by Cox (2012) 

Developing healthcare skills through simulation by Aldridge (2012) 

Mentoring in nursing and healthcare: a practical approach by Kilgallon (2012)

Health visiting: a rediscovery by Luker (2012)






Quick medical terminology: a self-teaching guide by Steiner (2011)
We also have a 2003 edition of this title, available online with your Athens username and password here: http://www.myilibrary.com/?id=34500&Ref=Athens

 

An app a day...

NICE has developed two new applications for smartphones to help healthcare professionals find information and guidance on the move.

The NICE British National Formulary (BNF) app provides easy access to the latest prescribing information from the BNF. Once you have downloaded and activated the app, you can access the content offline. The BNF will give you details of medicines prescribed within the UK, advice on prescribing and information on drug management of common conditions. You will need an NHS Athens username and password to download this app.

The NICE Guidance app allows you to browse and search for NICE guidance, arranged by conditions and public health topics. You can also select full guidance documents and bookmark individual sections of chapters for offline reference on your phone.

 

The links to download both apps, for Android and iphone users, are available from here: http://www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/nicewebsitedevelopment/NICEApps.jsp





We also have an app for DynaMed, the clinical reference tool for use at the point-of-care. DynaMed Mobile is compatible with the Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, among others. You will need a DynaMed serial number from the library to download DynaMed Mobile onto your handheld device - please contact the librarians on 0161 419 5809 for more details.

New nutrition journal launched

This month sees the launch of the Journal of Nutritional Science - a peer-reviewed, open-access e-journal from the Nutrition Society. The journal will include high-quality research articles on topics in nutritional science, such as public health nutrition, dietary surveys, metabolic studies and obesity. The journal is published by Cambridge University Press and you can view the first issue here: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JNS

"Orthoteers" - new orthopaedic resource

The library now has 10 licences for access to a comprehensive orthopaedic website called Orthoteers. This is an excellent educational resource for trainees studying for orthopaedic postgraduate exams or doing research, and is also useful for others involved in musculoskeletal medicine.

There is also a link to Junior Orthoteers which is aimed at undergraduates and junior doctors with an interest in orthopaedics. The content on this site puts more emphasis on basic musculoskeletal examination methods, clinical anatomy and common trauma and elective orthopaedic conditions.

Usernames and passwords are available from the Library Microsite on the hospital intranet, or you can phone the library on 0161 419 4690. To access Orthoteers and Junior Orthoteers, please click here: http://www.orthoteers.org/

Sessions for the summer

Library training sessions are still free of charge, which makes them excellent value in the current economic climate! Here are the dates from July to September:

Using PubMed Effectively
Tuesday 3rd July 9.30am - 12pm

Bite Sized Option: Accessing Full Text Articles
Thursday 5th July 9.30 - 10.30am

The Best Evidence-Based Resources
Thursday 12th July 9am - 12pm

In-Depth Literature Searching
Thursday 19th July 9.30am - 12.30pm

Bite-Sized Option: Patient Information Leaflets - where do I start? 
Friday 17th August 9 - 11am  [NEW DATE!  BY POPULAR DEMAND!]

The Best Evidence-Based Resources
Friday 7th September 9am - 12pm

Bite Sized Option Literature Searching
Friday 14th September 9 - 10.30am

In-Depth Literature Searching
Friday 21st September 9am - 12pm

To book a place on any of these courses, please phone the library on 0161 419 4690.

MARCH 2012

Spring is in the air - and in the brickwork!

The library newsletter is sent out four times a year to current members of the library and anyone else who would like to keep up to date with the latest developments in healthcare.

New Self-Health collection in the library

The library has been given some external funding for a new 'Self-Health' collection. We have purchased books and DVDs on a variety of topics around health and well-being, which should be of interest to both clinical and non-clinical members of staff. We also hope that healthcare professionals will recommend some of these titles to their patients. We are always looking for suggestions from staff, so if you know of a good book which will help someone to improve their health and well-being, please let us know.

Here are just a few of the resources we have purchased so far:

We also have a selection of DVDs, such as a zumba fitness exercise kit, Rosemary Conley's Fitness Triple Pack DVD and Davina's Ultimate Target DVD. All are available for loan from the library at Stepping Hill.

Remember that all titles in the Self-Health collection can be found in the public libraries in Stockport. You can check if your local library has a particular title or topic here: http://prism.talis.com/stockport/home

23rd - 27th April is Self-Health Week and library staff will be displaying items from the new Self-Health collection, giving away freebies and organising a quiz with prizes.

New journal collection - Emerald

This is a collection of full text management and health and social care journals, particularly of interest for those working in the community. To see the full list of titles go to http://first.emeraldinsight.com/index.htm , select login and then Athens login. Choose Your Subscriptions to see the list of titles. You can click through to the contect from here

Contact the library if you wish to be sent electronic tables of content for any of the titles. They will shortly be appearing in our A-Z too. For those of you who would like a quick look at some examples here are some of the titles.
** Clinical Governance ** Human Resource Management
** Leadership in health services ** Quality in ageing and older adults
** Journal of children services ** Health Education (aimed at school nurses)

Images for practice

We have access to a number of images which have copyright permission. If you want to use them externally, please consult with the library manager.

Smart Imagebase for teaching and learning purposes, internal seminars, patient education, research presentations and our own intranet (but not internet) and other non-commercial projects. It contains high quality medical illustrations, animations, and interactive multimedia. Please explore using Athens.

UpToDate graphics - available from the Intranet. These can easily be downloaded to PowerPoint and can be used as above

NHS Photo Library. You will need to register with an NHS email address and the photos can be used for NHS purposes as part of Crown copyright.

Wonderful Orthopaedic Resources

Working with the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department has resulted in a collection of new and enhanced resources. Most of these require Athens authentication. Don't have Athens - self register here.

New Journals
American Journal of Sports Medicine
Clincal Orthopaedics and Related Research
The Knee

Online Books
Click here for access to:
**Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
**Rockwood and Wilkins Fractures in Children
**Rockwood And Green's Fractures In Adults

Other excellent online resources
Anatomy TV with extend topics covering Sports injuries and therapy; arthroplasty; otolaryngology and a number of none orthopaedic topics such as urology and speech language pathology. You are advised to take the tutorial offered by the software in order to get the most out of this resource
Orthoteers - we will shortly be getting licences for this resource. the library will have some to loan out. Please ask about this resource

Training Sessions

Still free to all Stockport Foundation Trust and NHS Stockport NHS staff and students! A course such as our In Depth Literature searching could cost you in the region of £100 if you were to take it from a commercial organisation.

They are local in Room F05 in Pinewood House, Stepping Hill.
They are interactive and limited to 11 participants
You just need to phone 0161 419 4690 to book a place.

April 2012
Thursday 05 April 1 - 3pm - Bite Sized Option: Patient information leaflets - where do I start
Friday 13 April 12-1pm - Bite Sized Option: Accessing Full Text Articles
Wednesday 18 April 9.30-11am - Bite Sized Option Literature Searching
Monday 23 April 1.30-4.30pm - IN DEPTH Literature Searching

May 2012
Thursday 03 May 1.30-4pm - Using PubMed Effectively
Tuesday 08 May 1.30-4pm - The Best Evidence Based Resources
Wednesday 23 May 9am-12pm - IN DEPTH Literature Searching

June 2012
Friday 08 June 9.30-11.30am - Bite Sized Option: Patient information leaflets - where do I start
Wednesday 13 June 2 -4 pm - Introduction to Critical Appraisal
Tuesday 19 June 1.30-4.30pm - IN DEPTH Literature Searching
Monday 25 June 3.30-5.00pm - Bite Sized Option Literature Searching

July 2012
Tuesday 03 July 9.30am-12pm - Using PubMed Effectively
Thursday 05 July 9.30-10.30am - Bite Sized Option: Accessing Full Text Articles
Thursday 12 July 9am-12pm - The Best Evidence Based Resources
Thursday 19 July 9.30am-12.30 - IN DEPTH Literature Searching

A full list of dates till the end of December with some description of the courses is available here

DECEMBER 2011

Thanks to James for this great view of the Manchester Christmas markets! The photo was taken from the top of the Town Hall's clock tower.


The library newsletter is sent out four times a year to current members of the library and anyone else who would like to keep up to date with the latest developments in healthcare.

Library opening times over Christmas and the New Year

The library team will be taking a break shortly, but we'll be back soon! Here are the times that the library will be open over the festive period:

Fri 23rd Dec 9am - 4.30pm
Mon 26th Dec CLOSED
Tues 27th Dec CLOSED
Wed 28th Dec 9.30am - 4.30pm
Thurs 29th Dec 9.30am - 4.30pm
Fri 30th Dec 9.30am - 4.30pm
Mon 2nd Jan CLOSED
Tues 3rd Jan 9am - 5.30pm
Usual opening hours from then on...

If you would like to return your books when we are closed, there is a book return box in the main building - ask library staff for details. If you would like to renew your books, you can do so online from within the hospital or you can send us an e-mail or phone and leave us a message. We'll contact you with the new date your books are due back.

Best wishes for a happy holiday to you all from the library team!

E-books - good news

MyiLibrary access has been secured for another year. Some people might have heard that it was under threat but a regional deal gives us continue access - so that is good news!

Do take some time to explore this resource and see if there is anything that meets your needs. On our external link page it is called Electronic books

Another e-book option is the provision of all the Oxford Handbooks.

All e-books can be accessed outside the Trust, 24/7 with an Athens username and password. The links can be found at this address: http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/working-for-us/library-and-it-facilities/links.aspx

Some changes to journals

We have managed to keep most of our journal collection stable this year which is always good news. The following are the major changes:
** Journal of laryngology and otology (JLO to those of us in the know) will be online only
** Current opinion in rheumatology will be online only
** Lancet will be available online (still waiting a link and instructions on how it will be accessed). The physical journal will still be available


**JAMA will no longer be available electronically but we will resume taking it physically (this was a national purchase but it is too expensive electronically for us to continue to take in that format)

Free training sessions

Have you decided on a New Year's resolution yet? How about learning how to do a thorough literature search, to make sure you've found the latest evidence to inform your practice? Or what about learning how to use PubMed or the Cochrane Library more efficiently, to save yourself time and effort? The library can help!!! We offer regular training sessions at no charge - just phone us on 419 4690 to book your place. See below for the courses running from January to March. The sessions from April onwards will be published soon.


Wed 04 Jan 1 - 2pm Internet for Beginners

Thurs 12 Jan 1 - 2pm Bite-sized literature searching

Tues 17 Jan 12 - 1pm Accessing full text articles

Wed 25 Jan 9.30am – 12.30pm The best evidence-based resources

Wed 01 Feb 1.30 - 4pm Using PubMed effectively

Tues 14 Feb 1.30 – 4.30pm Indepth literature searching

Mon 20 Feb 2 - 3pm Bite-sized literature searching

Thurs 01 Mar 1.30 – 4.30pm The best evidence-based resources

Thurs 08 Mar 3 - 4pm Bite-sized literature searching

Fri 16 Mar 9 - 10am Accessing full text articles

Tues 20 Mar 9.30am - 12.30pm Indepth literature searching

Mon 26 Mar 4 - 5pm Internet for beginners

Dr Foster Hospital Information

The Dr Foster Hospital Guide for 2011 has been published recently, focusing on the death rates and performance of all hospitals across England. Stepping Hill's overall Hospital Standardised Mortality Rate (HSMR) is within the expected range. It comes shortly after the new Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicators (SHMI), which were published in October, and listed us third best hospital in the North of England for our mortality rates.

Dr Foster provides useful information for all users of health services in the UK. Dr Foster's online tools and consumer guides enable both health and social care users and providers to make better informed decisions.

Pubget - a search engine for science articles

Pubget is a search engine for articles in the life sciences. It was launched in 2008 with the aim of making the process of finding, managing and analysing scientific papers easier. New papers are added to Pubget on a daily basis. There is an advanced search option, or you can browse by topic, using the pubget medical subject headings. If you have links to a university, you can save your institution under 'Settings' and access full text articles where your university has a subscription to them. The website has recently been upgraded so try a search here: http://pubget.com/