Drug & Therapeutic Bulletin (DTB) Online!

The Library and Knowledge Service is pleased to announce that Drug & Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) can now be accessed online with existing NHS Athens usernames and passwords!

DTB is a monthly bulletin, offering practical and impartial advice on treatment, medicines and medical conditions. DTB online has 14 years of online archives, full text links, RSS feeds and online search features. Users can access DTB online via the National Library for Health (NLH) http://www.library.nhs.uk or by direct URL: http://dtb.bmj.com/ . Please do not hesitate to contact the library service if you need to register for an Athens account or if you experience difficulties gaining access.

ext. 5968 or email library@wmuh.nhs.uk

Current Awareness Service

NLH Search 2.0 Launched!

NHS Electronic Resources Announcement

The Library and Knowledge Service is pleased to announce that NLH Search 2.0 has now gone live! Please see below for further details and for information regarding training.

What is NLH Search 2.0.?
Search 2.0 is a specially developed search portal hosted by the National Library for Health (NLH) http://www.library.nhs.uk/ for searching healthcare databases and electronic journals and books. There is no need to re-register as existing NHS Athens usernames and passwords will enable access to this resource.

Dialog Clinical Databases
As explained in previous email correspondence, access to the Dialog clinical databases will continue to be available until 31st May, allowing a period of transition in which users can be trained on the new interface. The Dialog clinical databases will thereafter be replaced by Search 2.0. Unfortunately any saved searches on the Dialog databases will not be automatically transferred. Users wishing to retain any saved searches from Dialog should contact the library.

What databases and full text journals are available?
Users can search the databases listed below:

Medline
Cinahl
Embase
Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED)
British Nursing Index (BNI)
PsycINFO
Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC)

Links to the following full text e-journals are provided from the above databases:
10 JAMA and Archives journal titles
26 BMJ published journal titles
590 healthcare journals via CINAHL Fulltext collection
EBSCO Health Business Elite

How can I access Search 2.0?
Users can search NLH Search 2.0 by logging onto the following URL: http://www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals and entering their NHS Athens username and password. There is a link to Search 2.0 healthcare databases from the HILO website http://www.hilo.nh.uk/ Please contact the library if you require a reminder of your Athens logon.

How do I receive training?
The library has scheduled the following dates for group training on searching databases using Search 2.0. The sessions are at an introductory level so are suitable for beginners. Training is also available on an individual basis at a time convenient for the user. Please contact the library to arrange an appointment.

Group Training Dates:
All group sessions will take place at 2:30-4:30pm in the upper meeting room of the Education Centre

Fri 18th Apr

Tues 22nd Apr

Thurs 8th May

Fri 23rd May

Finally please do not hesitate to contact a member of library staff if you have any queries about this, or any other library services.

Medical Masterclass

The Patricia Bowen Library and Knowledge Service is pleased to announce that we now offer access to Medical Masterclass learning materials.

Medical Masterclass is produced by the Education Department of the Royal College of Physicians of London and is intended to assist doctors prepare for the MRCP(UK) examination. Its consists of:

• Username and password access to the Medical Masterclass website http://www.medical-masterclass.com/ a web-learning resource which features over 2,200 questions! The self-assessment section contains mock exam questions which are written by a team of expert consultants and academics. Once registered users can choose to sit a sample MRCP(UK) Part 1 or Part 2 exam, or to concentrate revision in any of the specialty areas. Users can also see how their scores compare with previous attempts, and also how their performance compares with other Medical Masterclass users.
• 12 printed modules (available from the library on a short loan basis)
• 60 interactive case studies requiring diagnosis and treatment (available on 2 CD ROMs)
  

To obtain a username and password or if you have any queries about this service please contact the library email: library@wmuh.nhs.uk or tel: 0208 321 5968

NHS Electronic Resources Update

NHS Electronic Resources Update


From 1st April 2008 there will be some important and exctiting change to the NHS online resources. The main changes include:

Ø A new NHS-branded tool for searching databases, electronic journals and books.
Following a re-procurement of database provision last year, clinical databases will no longer be searched via Dialog Datastar, but through a specially developed search portal (Search 2.0) hosted by the National Library for Health (NLH) http://www.library.nhs.uk/ The planned launch of the new search interface is 1st April 08. Databases that will be available will include:
v PubMed/Medline
v Cinahl
v Embase
v Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED)
v British Nursing Index
v PsycINFO
v Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC)

The Dialog Datastar databases will continue to be available until the end of May 08 to allow a transition period during which users can be trained on the new interface. Unfortunately any existing saved searches and alerts that have been saved/set up in the Dialog databases WILL NOT be automatically transferred to the new interface. If you would like to retain any saved searches it is recommended that you copy and paste your search strategy and save them locally. If you need help doing this, please contact Louise Wann, Assistant Librarian on 0208 321 5968 or email louise.wann@wmuhs.nhs.uk . Further information regarding the launch of NLH Search 2.0 will be circulated in April.

Ø Additional e-journals have already been made available from 1st January 2008. These include JAMA and Archives journal titles and 580 nursing and allied health journals via the CINAHL Full Text collection. Both collections can currently be accessed either by logging on via the My Athens site http://www.athensams.net/ or NLH http://www.library.nhs.uk/ Titles from both new collections will also eventually appear on My Journals http://journals.library.nhs.uk a searchable and browsable index of NHS e-journals.

Ø Images M.D and the Proquest electronic journal collection will no longer be available. NLH are looking to develop an in-house images database to replace Images M.D.

All new online resources will be accessible using existing NHS Athens usernames and passwords. The library will be organising group/individual training sessions, details of which will be made available towards the end of March/beginning of April. Please remember that users requiring urgent information for work-related purposes can request a literature search to be undertaken on their behalf my a member of library staff.

Please do not hesitate to contact the library for further information or to enquire about training opportunities.

Library & Knowledge Service Newsletter: Issue 13

Issue no. 13 of the Patricia Bowen Library and Knowledge Service newsletter is now available. Highlights include:

• New books for care of the elderly
• Library registers ten thousandth reader!
• Featured book
• Forthcoming changes to NHS online electronic resources

Click here to download a copy of the newsletter via the WMUH intranet