Wednesday, 10 April 2013

News about features on Dynamed


Click here to access this resource with your Athens username and password

Useful feature number 1.

Drug information now links to the BNF.

Useful feature number 2.

You can download this resource to an Android phone, ipad, iphone or a number of other mobile devices.  Click this link to find out more information.  Contact the Library for the serial numbers needed to set it up.

Useful feature number 3.

Use the  'Get CME' tool, top left, to support you in the evidence for revalidation. It is a really simple way of providing the evidence that you have kept abreast of current practice in the medical field by using DynaMed. 




Friday, 5 April 2013

Latest ClinicalKey Information


**  Stockport NHS Foundation staff and students now have access to this resource
 via Athens until 28th June 
** Go to www.clinicalkey.com and login via the top right hand corner.  Click on 'Go to Athens...' and then type NHS England in the left hand box to open an Athens login box

** Guides to help you use it can be found here
** Information about getting an Athens logon can be found here

Thursday, 28 March 2013

March 2013

Well, it appears that winter is still with us! But there is light at the end of the horizon...


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.
We publish posts whenever we have news, so it's worth checking our blog from time to time.


New member of library staff!


Welcome to our new Assistant Librarian Stephen Edwards, who joins us following a varied career in healthcare, education and voluntary sector libraries. Stephen will have particular responsibility for helping community staff to access library resources. When he`s not out in the community you`ll be able to find him in the Education Centre Library at Pinewood House.
We are expecting great things from him when he joins our pub quiz team! :-)



Your views do count!

It was back in the autumn that we asked for your views on the library service.  A big thank you to the 346 people who responded

The microsite will have the results in full plus a more detailed analysis by April 22nd but here are some of the actions we are considering.

Opening Times
We will be investigating the implications of having one late night until 7pm.  There is an issue over the building being shut and coverage for holidays.

We are aware that parking for community staff is difficult but this is a larger issue than just for the library

Library environment
The temperature in the library was a concern. Since carrying out the survey, this has improved but we are limited by the system that is installed

Knowledge of library resources
*  Market individual resources by email to improve knowledge of them
*  For community staff organise visits by our Outreach Librarian
*  Update this blog more regularly
*  Investigate using the library catalogue to make users aware of new resources in their areas of interest

Quality of library resources
Books
*  We have removed a large number of old books and will continue to this. 
*  Areas highlighted for improvement include physiotherapy,  laboratory medicine, nutrition, midwifery and anaesthesia.  We are looking for new titles in these areas
*  Provide an online form for suggesting new titles

Journals
We will be looking at revising our purchasing model for 2014 ... another survey I am afraid!

Overall
*  Majority of users are happy with the level of service and generally with the resources
* There are issues for community staff so we will be working to help them use the online resources more effectively and to provide a system for borrowing physical resources more easily

ClinicalKey trial



In April the library will be starting a trial of ClinicalKey, an evidence-based resource similar to UpToDate and Dynamed. The library staff will be promoting the trial around the hospital so look out for us and let us know if you would like more information about it. You will be able to access it with your Athens username and password for the duration of the trial. Watch this space!

So what will you be able to access during the trial?
Full text access to 523 Elsevier journals
Full text access to 1023 Elsevier books
350 clinical procedures with videso sequences
764 topics under the title of First Consult

At the end of the 2 month trial we will be seeking your views on this resource.

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Problems accessing journal articles?

Recent changes to Athens have altered the way in which you access a number of journals.
Unfortunately, the process of logging in is different for different publishers so we've made a brief guide. Always start by searching for the journal via the A-Z Journals list: http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/working-for-us/library-and-it-facilities/journals2.aspx


Wiley:
• Click on the journal’s name in the A-Z Journals list.
• On the journal’s home page, click on ‘Institutional Login’.
• In the ‘Institution Name’ box, type stepping hill and select Stepping Hill Hospital (Athens).
• Click ‘Login’ and enter your Athens username and password
• You will be taken back to the Wiley Online library home page.
• Enter the journal name in the search box on the left
• Click on the journal title in the search results

ProQuest:
• Click on the journal’s name in the A-Z Journals list
• Select NHS England from the drop-down menu and click ‘Login’. Enter your Athens username and password.

BMJ Journals:
• Click on the journal’s name in the A-Z Journals list. Click on ‘Login via Athens or your home organisation’ on the right
• Click on ‘Login via Athens’ on the left hand side of the page and enter your Athens username and password.

Science Direct:
•  Click on the journal’s name in the A-Z Journals list
• Click on ‘Login’ in the top right hand corner
• Click on ‘Go to Athens / Other Institution Login’
• Select ‘OpenAthens Federation (Eduserv)’ from the dropdown menu and click ‘Go’
• Scroll down the list and click on NHS England. Enter your Athens username and password.


EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service:
• Click on the journal’s name in the A-Z Journals list
• Click on ‘Athens Login’ in the centre of the page at the top. Enter your Athens username and password.

Ovid:
• Click on the journal’s name in the A-Z Journals list
• Click on ‘Athens Login’ in the top right hand corner of the page. Enter your Athens username and password.


If you are still experiencing problems, please ring 0161 419 5809 for help from the library staff.

Free training sessions

The best things in life are free - like the library's training sessions! All you need to do is phone the library on 0161 419 4690 to book your place. Here are the courses we are running over the next few months:


APRIL

Wednesday 17th 9.30 - 11am Introduction to Literature Searching

Monday 22nd 1.30 - 4.30pm In-Depth Literature Searching 


MAY

Thursday 2nd 9.30am -12pm Using PubMed Effectively

Tuesday 7th 1.30 - 4.30pm The Cochrane Library - an Evidence-Based Resource

Wednesday 22nd 9am - 12pm In-Depth Literature Searching


JUNE

Friday 7th 9.30am-12pm Writing Patient Information Leaflets

Wednesday 12th 2-4pm Introduction to Critical Appraisal - with Statistics

Tuesday 18th 2-5pm In-Depth Literature Searching

Monday 24th 3.30 - 5pm Introduction to Literature Searching


JULY

Thursday 4th 9.30-11am Starting a course? How to find journal articles

Thursday 11th 9.30am-12.30pm The Cochrane Library - an Evidence-Based Resource

Monday 15th 1.30-4pm Writing Patient Information Leaflets

Thursday 18th 9.30am-12.30pm In-Depth Literature Searching


You will need an Athens username and password for most of these sessions. If you haven't got an Athens account, you can set one up from any NHS computer here: https://register.athensams.net/nhs/nhseng/


The National electronic Library for Medicines (NeLM) is changing





From April 2013, the National electronic Library for Medicines (NeLM) will be integrated into NHS Evidence, and NeLM will no longer exist. NICE is working in conjunction with the UK Medicines Information Service (UKMi) to create a single place for medicines information, which will be called NGS Evidence.Prescribers will be able to search NGS Evidence for high-quality, evidence-based medicines information.

A new personalised Medicines Awareness Service will also be launched in April 2013, replacing the existing NeLM newsletter. Key current awareness information can be e-mailed to you on a daily or weekly basis. More information on this service can be found here: 
http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/medicines-information/new-medicines-awareness-service

New Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) service



The new Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) service provided by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will be going live in early April 2013. The new CKS service will provide summaries of the best available evidence and practical guidance on best practice in an accessible, easy to use format aimed at primary care practitioners. The website will cover a full range of primary care presentations for over 300 primary care topics when it launches. It will also introduce up to 10 new primary care topics each year.
The new CKS service will replace the existing CKS service. You will find the new service at www.cks.nhs.uk.

You are encouraged to register as a NICE user and benefit from all the services offered by NICE. Please click on this link and complete the registration details. You can also register for a My Evidence account by clicking on this link.

Healthcare Apps Library



NHS Healthcare Apps Library – a component of the NHS Integrated Customer Services Platform programme – is now available to view at http://apps.nhs.uk/

The NHS Commissioning Board would be grateful for any feedback on the apps and the Library. You can submit your comments via the feedback form at the bottom of each page. They would also be grateful for any ratings or reviews that people are able to submit for the apps.
For any further enquiries on the Health Apps Library or the NHS Integrated Customer Services Platform programme, please email engagement@nhs.net

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - case reports and surgical techniques

The library's subscription to The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American volume) also gives you access to two extra features on the website.

'Case Connector - connections and trends in orthopaedic surgery' is a collection of case reports, which can be searched by topic, by disease and condition, or by treatments and procedures.

'Essential Surgical Techniques - evolving practice in orthopaedic surgery' allows you to browse surgical techniques by topic or by year.

Both features are full text resources. You can access them from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery homepage. Just log on with your Athens username and password and click on Essential Surgical Techniques or Case Connector in the top-right hand corner of the page. Both features are also available for download on mobile devices - see the website for details.

Alternatively, you can log on to Case Connector here: http://caseconnector.jbjs.org/ and Essential Surgical Techniques here: http://surgicaltechniques.jbjs.org/

Emerald management journals - last chance to try!



Our subscription to Emerald management journals will be ending on 31st March 2013. The collection contains 120 full text journals focusing mainly around the topics of management, marketing and business.

The basic search function will produce hits from journals, books and case studies, and results with a green tick beside them will indicate that you have access to the full text.

You have until the end of the month to make use of the journals, so click on the link below to try out a search. Click on 'Athens / Institutional login' in the top left hand corner and then 'Athens login' in the centre of the page to enter your Athens username and password.

You can now borrow more books!









You may be happy to hear that the book limit has gone up from 6 to 8 books, two of which can be one-week loans. Fiction and Self-Health books are not included in this limit. So as well as your 8 books, you can also borrow up to four books from our Self-Health collection, or four fiction books.




NHS Stockport's new 'Healthy Stockport Website'

NHS Stockport’s Public Health Department are launching a ‘Healthy Stockport Website’.

This is a new health and wellbeing website featuring lots of information and advice to help those who want to make positive changes to their health and lifestyle. The site covers a range of topics including Healthy Eating, Move More, Smoking, Mental Wellbeing and Alcohol.

Why not take a look via www.healthystockport.co.uk

Department of Health site


“The Department of Health website will move to the new single website for government in March 2013. GOV.UK is the new single website for UK Government":

“If you have a page on our current website bookmarked, don’t worry. Links will continue to work. Our current web pages will either re-direct to the new pages on GOV.UK that contain the same information, or link to an archived version of the page on The National Archives Website.”

Full announcement here: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2013/02/dh-website-to-move/

Friday, 21 December 2012

December 2012



This issue of our newsletter features Mary's photo of a chilly bird in the Alps.

The library staff would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, and we look forward to working with you in 2013!

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

The GOOD NEWS!!

Yes, we do have some.
The resources that we will be keeping

A number of top journals (just a few listed here)
CORR, Stroke, Journal of Advanced NursingJBJS
Manual Therapy
, Cancer Nursing, Circulation

We have extended access to UpToDate via Athens which means for the first time you can access it from outside the Trust

Dynamed can be added to your mobile phone.  Follow this link for instructions and contact the library for a special code on library.enquiries@stockport.nhs.uk

BNF goes mobile too

....and finally some very exciting news.  In January we will be interviewing for a new librarian to help support those people working in the community.  We will be introducing you to our new team member in our next newsletter in March.

and the bad news

Like all parts of the organisation, we have to make our contribution to financial savings. 

In the autumn of 2011 we asked the following question in an online survey:- UpToDate or journals? 94 people responded to this question with 79% (74 individuals) preferring to purchase UpToDate. For those unfamiliar with UpToDate, it is an evidence-based resource aimed to help clinicians with point of care decisions.

Purchasing for 2013
To meet our financial target for 2013 meant that a large resource would need to be cut and there were only two such resources that would give the required level of saving. These were UpToDate and the Wiley collection of journals.
Based on the survey results, I decided to cut the Wiley collection. This would allow us to
maintain the other journals and resources that we purchase.

Purchasing for 2014
I wish to review all our journals, evidence-based resources and other online resources for
2014 so that we can rebalance our resources for the new structure. Once again we will be
asking people’s views on this with a simple questionnaire. We need to know what the
absolute information essentials are for people to carry out their work safely and effectively.

I will be looking for volunteers from across the Trust to help with making the final decisions.   Postscript:  I am very sorry to lose this valuable collection which we have bought since 2006.  I tried very hard to negotiate a reduced fee but was unable to do so.  By the end of the first week in January, the journal A-Z should reflect this as will our etocs.  As a personal reflection, it would seem that our loyalty to the collection seemed to count for very little.

Christmas Opening Times

Christmas Opening Times

Monday 24th 9am - 1pm
CLOSED 25th & 26th
Thursday 27th 10am – 4pm
Friday 28th 10am – 4pm

Monday 31st 10am – 4pm
CLOSED 1st Jan 2013
Wednesday 2nd Jan - open as usual
(see our website for details)

If you would like to return your books when the library is closed, we have a book return box located in the Internet Cafe, next to the restaurant in the main building of the hospital. The Internet Cafe has keypad entry, so phone the library in advance if you need the code.

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

Monday, 1 October 2012

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!

Friday, 28 September 2012

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!