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Updates to subscription content

2008-12-23T15:16:00.002Z

Please note that the majority of OVID titles removed or archived are due to the Blackwell Wiley merge which affected our OVID collection.

The following titles have been added to the e-Library:

Proquest

Epidemiology and infection
European journal of anaesthesiology
Genetics research
International journal of neuropsychopharmacology
International journal of technology assessment in health care
Journal of child language
Journal of dairy research
Journal of medical toxicology
Journal of the International neuropsychological
Microscopy and microanalysis
Molecular biology and evolution
Quarterly reviews of biophysics
Zygote
Journal of the International neuropsychological society
Clinical pharmacokinetics
Orthopedics (online)
Psychology and psychiatry journal
Research in gerontological nursing

Ebsco-Host

Howard journal of criminal justice
Review of policy research
Journal of health care law and policy
Pharmaceutical representative
Australasian science
Four four two
Letters in applied microbiology
Plant journal
Traffic

Science Direct

Respiratory medicine CME
Journal of nutrition education and behavior

OVID

Journal of media psychology: theories, methods, and applications
Social psychology
Zeitschrift fur psychologie

The following titles have been removed from the e-Library:

OVID

Social development
Journal of sexual medicine
Dermatologic surgery
Human cell
Indoor air
Journal of applied microbiology
Letters in applied microbiology
Oral diseases supplement
Worldviews on evidence-based nursing

Ebsco-Host

Biodrugs
American journal of human genetics
Psychiatric rehabilitation journal
Psychosocial rehabilitation journal
Clinical oral implants research

The following titles now only provide archival access:

OVID

Journal of family therapy
Aging cell
Animal genetics
Applied psychology
Clinical oral implants research
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Conservation biology
Dental traumatology
Development, growth and differentiation
Endodontic topics
Environmental microbiology
European Journal of dental education
European journal of oral sciences
Genes to cells
Genes, brain and behavior
Indoor air
International endodontic journal
International journal of dental hygiene
International journal of food science and technology
International journal of paediatric dentistry
International journal of social welfare
Journal of analytical psychology
Journal of cosmetic dermatology
Journal of evolutionary biology
Journal of neuroimaging
Journal of periodontal research
Journal of research on adolescence
Learning disabilities research and practice
Learning in health and social care
Medical and veterinary entomology
Molecular microbiology
Oikos
Plant journal
Psychology of women quarterly
Reproductive medicine and biology
Traffic

Ebsco-Host

Southern medical journal
Information systems security

Title changes:

Emerald

TQM journal (Previously TQM magazine)

Proquest

Canadian review of sociology (Previously Canadian review of sociology and anthropology)
Subjectivity (Previously Critical psychology)
Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery (Previously Journal of aerosol medicine)

Ebsco-Host

Canadian review of sociology (Previously Canadian review of sociology and anthropology)
Quarterly journal of finance and accounting (Previously Quarterly journal of business and economics)
Acta ophthalmologica (Previously Acta ophthalmologica scandinavica)
Cardiovascular therapeutics (Previously Cardiovascular drug reviews)
CNS neuroscience and therapeutics (Previously CNS drug reviews)
Pigment cell and melanoma research (Previously Pigment cell research)
Systems biology in reproductive medicine (Previously Archives of andrology)
Long-term living (Previously Nursing homes: long term care management)
Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (Previously Australasian radiology)
International journal of laboratory hematology (Previously Clinical and laboratory haematology)

OVID

Acta ophthalmologica (Previously Acta ophthalmologica scandinavica)
Pigment cell and melanoma research (Previously Pigment cell research)
International journal of rheumatic diseases (Previously APLAR journal of rheumatology)
Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (Previously Australasian radiology)
Journal of digestive diseases (Previously Chinese journal of digestive diseases)
International journal of laboratory hematology (Previously Clinical and laboratory haematology)
Nursing for women's health (Previously AWHONN lifelines)

Training mailing list

2008-12-23T15:11:00.002Z

A training mailing list is being compiled to inform users of future training events.

If you are interested in being added to this list then please contact:

derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Change to the Nursing Ebsco collection

2008-12-23T15:04:00.001Z

From the beginning of 2009, the Ebsco collection Nursing & Allied Health will be replaced by CINAHL with full text.

CINAHL will full text provides a more comprehensive collection of titles.

Ebsco CINAHL support

2008-12-23T14:59:00.002Z

Ebsco support are providing some additional support for CINAHL.

This site will be linked from the main support pages or you can access it directly at:

http://support.epnet.com/cinahl/index.php

Particular items of note are the CINAHL user guide and the Transition to CINAHL on EBSCOhost help sheet both available from the Documentation tab.

CINAHL on EBSCOhost online training

2008-12-04T15:21:00.001Z

CINAHL on EBSCOhost

EBSCO Publishing are offering free online training sessions to NHS Scotland users.

This training will last up to 1 hour and cover the following topics:

• Basic and advanced search modes
• Unqualified search; CINAHL subject headings and subheadings
• Using Explode and Major
• Field codes
• Limiters
• Result page – Narrow and Search Options
• Search history
• Saved searches, Search and Journal Alerts
• Delivery of results – Print, Email, Save, Export
• My EBSCOhost – Personal Folder

There will be opportunity to ask questions throughout the sessions and at the end.

Your trainer for these sessions will be Emily Harker, previously a medical librarian working in NHS England, who has now joined EBSCO as the Implementation Specialist for UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Available session dates are detailed below.

12 December 11am
17 December 2pm
22 December 3pm
8 January 10am
8 January 2pm
16 January 11am
16 January 1pm
21 January 10am
23 January 2pm
26 January 11am
29 January 1pm

To register, please email customersuccess@ebscohost.com with your name, email address, and the specific session you would like to attend.

Dynamed online training (provided by Ebsco)

2008-12-04T15:14:00.002Z

Dynamed

EBSCO Publishing are offering free online training sessions to NHS Scotland users.

This training will last up to 45 minutes and cover the following topics:

• About Dynamed
• 7 step evidence based methodology
• Searching Dynamed
• Topic organisation
• Evidence labelling
• Print / email topic summaries

There will be opportunity to ask questions throughout the sessions and at the end.

Your trainer for these sessions will be Emily Harker, previously a medical librarian working in NHS England, who has now joined EBSCO as the Implementation Specialist for UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Available session dates are detailed below.

11 December 10am
16 December 2pm
22 December 11am
6 January 10am
20 January 2pm

To register, please email customersuccess@ebscohost.com with your name, email address, and the specific session you would like to attend.

Proquest online training

2008-12-03T16:10:00.000Z

Proquest are offering online training sessions to NHS Scotland users.

The training session will cover content, functions, and features of, as well as tips for using, ProQuest Medical Library, ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source and ProQuest Psychology Journals on the ProQuest interface. It will also provide information on the new features included in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source: Study Paths and Evidence Based Nursing from the The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The Agenda will be as follows: Content overview by Database New Features & Content Basic & Advanced Searching ProQuest® Smart Search Study Paths Browsing of Publications including key titles such as THE LANCET, JAMA, Rehabilitation Nursing , Journal of Practical Nursing, Journal of Allied Health , Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology and The Journal of Special Education. My Research: Area where user can save searches and search results from their session. There will be an opportunities to ask Questions throughout the session, and also at the end. Full contact details of your trainer will be provided and also information on where to obtain Training Resources and how to contact our Technical Support.

The training will take place on the following dates:

Wednesday, 10th December 2008, 10-11am

Wednesday, 10th December 2008, 2-3pm

You can access these online sessions at

http://inter.viewcentral.com/reg/proquest/NHSScotland

Cochrane Library training

2008-11-11T16:07:00.002Z

A half-day training session focussing on the Cochrane Library, provided by Wiley, which will be taking place in November.

This event is aimed at information and library staff, researchers and medical staff.

Description:

The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

In addition to Cochrane reviews, The Cochrane Library provides other sources of reliable information, from other systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations, and individual clinical trials - all the current evidence in one single environment.

During our session, we will take you through:

The aims and goals of the Cochrane Collaboration.

How to browse and search systematic reviews and protocols.

Why systematic reviews are an increasingly important source of evidence on the effects of healthcare.

Agenda:

New features / functionality added to The Cochrane Library.

Browsing and searching through systematic reviews and protocols.

Q & A period to ask questions based on your experience with using our database.

Hands on practice.

The training session will last approximately 2-3 hours.

The training will take place as follows:

ABERDEEN - 25th November 2008. Morning session, 10am-1pm. Venue: The Staff Room, IT Training Room, Ground Floor, Westburn Centre, Westburn Road, AB25 2ZN

ABERDEEN - 25th November 2008. Afternoon session, 1.30-4.30pm. Venue: The Staff Room, IT Training Room, Ground Floor, Westburn Centre, Westburn Road, AB25 2ZN

EDINBURGH - 26th November 2008. Morning session, 10am-1pm. Venue: Fraser Room at The Lister, 11 Hill Square, EH8 9DR FULLY BOOKED

EDINBURGH - 26th November 2008. Afternoon session, 1.30-4.30pm. Venue: Fraser Room at The Lister, 11 Hill Square, EH8 9DR

GLASGOW - 27th November 2008. Morning session, 10am-1pm. Venue: NHS Education for Scotland, Third Floor/ 2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, G3 8BW

GLASGOW - 27th November 2008. Afternoon session, 1.30-4.30pm. Venue: NHS Education for Scotland, Third Floor/ 2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, G3 8BW

At the end of the session you will receive a Certificate stating that you have completed this training and what you have learned, which you can use for Professional Development purposes.

To reserve a place at this event, please fill out the online booking form at

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4frJkyb3fn35gNvfsEbxxA_3d_3d

Please complete the booking form by Friday 21st November 2008 to ensure a place. There is no charge for attendance at this training event.

An email response will be sent to you about a week before the training to confirm your booking and provide you with directions to the training venue. Please note that if demand is high for these sessions you may be offered an alternate time.

For more information contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk or call 0141 352 2894

OVIDSP face-to-face training - October 2008

2008-08-21T09:52:00.000+01:00

A half-day training session focusing on OVIDSP.

NHS Scotland Training Class Outline

Designed for speed, simplicity, and precision, OvidSP incorporates all of the search and discovery functionality of Ovid Gateway and SilverPlatter with new time-saving workflow tools, an intuitive interface, and even more sophisticated search technology for a faster, simpler, more streamlined search experience. Whether they’re expert or beginning searchers, end users want to find and evaluate quickly the high-quality content they’re seeking. OvidSP enhances the best of both Ovid and SilverPlatter with new powerful functionality that simplifies the entire search and discovery process, generating the precise, relevant results users have always received from Ovid faster than ever before.

The training session will last approximately 90 minutes and will cover, amongst other, the following aspects:

• How to use everyday, natural language to search across journals, books, and databases and retrieve relevance ranked results

• How to search high-quality content using your preferred search mode whether you’re a novice searcher or an information professional

• View abstracts inline with your search results to speed evaluation

• Simultaneously search across electronic books, journals, and databases

• Set up customized content update alerts—AutoAlerts and eTOCs—via RSS feed

• Streamline research with one-click tagging and annotation to your results

• An update on new features of the OVIDSP platform

The training will take place as follows:

INVERNESS - 27th October 2008. 1-3pm. Venue: Training suite, Highland Health Sciences Library, Centre for Health Science, Old Perth Road, IV2 3JH

ABERDEEN - 28th October 2008. Morning session, 10am-12pm. Venue: The Staff Room, IT Training Room, Ground Floor, Westburn Centre, Westburn Road, AB25 2ZN

ABERDEEN - 28th October 2008. Afternoon session, 1-3pm. Venue: The Staff Room, IT Training Room, Ground Floor, Westburn Centre, Westburn Road, AB25 2ZN

GLASGOW - 30th October 2008. Morning session, 10am-12pm. Venue: NHS Education for Scotland, Third Floor/ 2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, G3 8BW

GLASGOW - 30th October 2008. Afternoon session, 1-3pm. Venue: NHS Education for Scotland, Third Floor/ 2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, G3 8BW

EDINBURGH - 31st October 2008. Morning session, 10am-12pm. Venue: Fraser Room at The Lister, 11 Hill Square, EH8 9DR

EDINBURGH - 31st October 2008. Afternoon session, 1-3pm. Venue: Fraser Room at The Lister, 11 Hill Square, EH8 9DR

At the end of the session you will receive a Certificate stating that you have completed this training and what you have learned, which you can use for Professional Development purposes.

To reserve a place at this event, please fill out the online booking form at

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7UrjAYSHK7qNMn5aCrWIdA_3d_3d

Please complete the booking form by Friday 24th October 2008 to ensure a place. There is no charge for attendance at this training event.

For more information contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Updates to subscription content

2008-08-12T09:34:00.002+01:00

There is a new 13th edition of the eBook "Drug facts and comparisons pocket version 2009" available via OVID.

The following titles have been added to the e-Library:

Journal of homosexuality (Ebsco-Host)
New Zealand physical educator (Proquest)

The following titles have been removed from the e-Library:

Ebsco-Host

Access: the news magazine of the American Dental Hygienists Association
Journal of clinical periodontology
Journal of oral rehabilitation

OVID

International journal of older people nursing
Journal of clinical periodontology supplement
Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

The following titles now only provide archival access:

Ebsco-Host

Journal of child neurology

OVID

Journal of clinical periodontology
Psychological medicine
Journal of oral rehabilitation

Virtual training

2008-08-12T09:31:00.002+01:00

A number of online tutorials for Wiley which includes a section on the Cochrane Library are now available via the e-Library.

New dates have also been added for the Refworks online training which includes a new 15 minute session.

Click on the Virtual Training announcement on the e-Library home page at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/ for information on this training and
also training for OVID, Proquest and Ebsco-Host.

If you would like more information about these sessions or enquire about training on other services please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Changes to login arrangements from the UK Data Archive (providers of the Economic and Social Data Service - ESDS)

2008-07-10T16:28:00.003+01:00

Changes to login arrangements from August 2008

We are contacting all UK Data Archive users, and users of the resources of the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) and of the ESRC Census Programme (Census.ac.uk) as we will be changing our login for these resources to implement Federated Access Management (Shibboleth).

Our aims are to increase the level of security of our systems, while limiting the disruption to users as much as possible.

All users must log in before 25 July 2008 and provide a memorable word, and also check that all personal details are up to date. Users unable to do this may need to re-register after this date.

Please use this link http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/aandp/access/update_me.asp to
update user details

Even if you use a combination of the resources provided via the UK Data Archive you need only use this link and update your details once.

Finding information on UpToDate

2008-07-10T16:23:00.002+01:00

When browsing information on UpToDate, due to security reasons the table of contents has no hyperlinks.

This is a general restriction for all users worldwide. The reason being the security of the content. In the past, the software pirates took advantage of the Hyperlinked Table of Content and easily downloaded all the linked topics at one go.

UpToDate therefore decided to remove the hyperlinks for security reason. This apply to the system worldwide; and by no means is a specific restriction to NHS Scotland.

So basically there is no facility to browse right down to the table of contents. When you find a section that does not have a hyperlink you can copy and paste it into the search box and you will then get the information you require.

Construction Briefing - service closure reminder‏

2008-07-10T16:20:00.001+01:00

30th June 2008 sees the closure of all Barbour construction information services (Construction Expert - Architectural, Building Services, Civil and Structural, Building Control and Property & Facilities Management).

This means that the Construction Briefing section of Barbour Indexes will no longer be available.

Virtual Training - technical requirements‏

2008-07-10T16:10:00.002+01:00

I received a query regarding the technical requirements needed to take an online training session, namely Refworks. The following information was provided by Refworks themselves. Some health boards have restrictions on what can be accessed and downloaded. Most of the online training we offer requires you download WebEx software and the message below is specific to this software.

This information can be passed on to IT departments if you feel this would help you get access to this resource.

BEGIN MESSAGE

Here's what WebEx says about requirements to attend an "event" (which is what we run):

What do I need to attend events on Microsoft Windows?

Minimum requirements to host or attend fully interactive events using Event Manager for Windows: Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, or XP
Intel x86 (Pentium 400MHZ +) or compatible processor
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, 6, Mozilla 1.6 or later, or Netscape4.7,7.x JavaScript and cookies enabled in the browser
56K or faster Internet connection

Here are the Mac requirements:

Minimum requirements to host or attend fully interactive events for Mac OS:
Mac OS 10.2.x or later
Internet Explorer 5.2 or Safari 1.1 or later
JavaScript and cookies enabled for the browser
Java 1.3.1 or later

The small plug-in that downloads is minimal in size. I don't believe it can be networked -- it installs on each machine when you log in to the meeting (if you don't already have it installed). We don't use Flash. You can pre-download the event manager from our webex site. Just go to https://refworks.webex.com. Click on the Event Manager tab. When the screen changes, click on Set Up from the left-hand navigation. When it expands, click on Event Manager and you can install the plug-in. All WebEx does is display our computer on yours -- we don't have access to any files or anything on the computer, you are simply viewing(almost like watching a streaming video, but live).

Most of the sessions run between 75 and 90 minutes, depending on the amount of user questions at the end. We are going to start running some shorter, more single-topic sessions like we are currently doing for Write-N-Cite III.

Finally, please note that everything covered in our webinars is also covered in our online tutorials. If WebEx does not work out for your network, your users do have an alternative. We have had very few users who cannot install the plug-in -- even on restricted computers, so perhaps it's worth trying to download it and see how it works.

END MESSAGE

Accessing UpToDate

2008-07-10T16:03:00.002+01:00

We have had a number of queries regarding users being unable to access the UpToDate service and we just wanted to remind users of how to best access this resource.

To access UpToDate, this url, it is

http://www.clinicaldecisions.scot.nhs.uk/Authentication.aspx?target=UTD¤tURL=/home.aspx&=reqlogin=true&url=http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html

Another route of access is the following Go to the Clinical Decisions portal at

http://www.clinicaldecisions.scot.nhs.uk/

Under the search box there is a section called 'Quick Links' where you can access UpToDate.

You can also access this resource from the full list of databases.

Finally do not go to UpToDate home page. The options above should provide you with access.

Updates to subscription content

2008-06-27T14:37:00.002+01:00

The following titles have been added to the e-Library:

Proquest

Creative nursing
Journal of medical practice management: MPM
Long-term living
O and P business news
Ocular surgery news
Orthopedics today

OVID

Hemodialysis international

The following titles have been removed from the e-Library:

Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Journal of hand surgery (Am)
American journal of education
American journal of human genetics
American journal of sociology
Clinical infectious diseases
Current anthropology
Elementary school journal
Journal of consumer research
Journal of infectious diseases
Medical device technology
Signs: journal of women in culture and society
Social service review

Virtual training - Refworks

2008-06-19T11:13:00.001+01:00

Some new dates have been added for the Refworks online training.

Click on the Virtual Training announcement on the e-Library home page at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/ for information on this training and also training for OVID, Proquest, Ebsco-Host and Refworks.

If you would like more information about these sessions or enquire about training on other services please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

UpToDate

2008-06-19T10:54:00.002+01:00

The UpToDate resource is now available.

UpToDate is an evidence based, peer reviewed information resource.

With UpToDate, you can answer questions quickly, increase your clinical
knowledge, and improve patient care. The UpToDate community includes
our faculty of 3,600 leading physicians, peer reviewers, and editors and
over 275,000 users. Our faculty writes topic reviews that include a
synthesis of the literature, the latest evidence, and specific
recommendations for patient care. Our users provide feedback to the
editorial group. This community's combined efforts result in the most
trusted, unbiased medical information available.

You can access this resource using your Athens username and password.
Access will be prompted to log-in via the Clinical Decisions context.

You can access UpToDate from the list of Databases or via the Clinical
Decisions portal (in the Quicklinks section below the search box).

The URL for direct access is The URL is

http://www.clinicaldecisions.scot.nhs.uk/Authentication.aspx?target=UTD¤tURL=/home.aspx&=reqlogin=true&url=http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html

Updates to subscription content

2008-06-05T18:29:00.002+01:00

The database Social policy and practice has been added to the e-Library. It is available via OVID's WebSpirs interface.

The database Web of Science has been removed from the e-Library.

The OVID e-Book Herbal Medicines has been removed from the e-Library.

The following titles were added to the e-Library:

Science Direct

Lancet infectious diseases
Lancet neurology
Lancet oncology
Journal of behavior therapy
Brain stimulation

OVID

Current orthopaedic practice
Journal of prosthetics and orthotics

Ebsco-Host

Journal of religion, spirituality and aging
Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Business communications review
Journal of care services management
Journal of management and marketing in healthcare
Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynecology
C20: the magazine of the twentieth century society

The following titles have been removed from the e-Library:

OVID

International journal of stroke
International wound journal
International journal of evidence-based healthcare

Ebsco-Host

Oral diseases
Periodontology 2000
Oral microbiology and immunology
HD: hospital development
Analytical cellular pathology
Biofactors
Biomedical materials and engineering
Cellular oncology
Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation
Disease markers
Human antibodies
In silico biology
Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Journal of vestibular research: equilibrium and orientation
Neurorehabilitation
Restorative neurology and neuroscience
Journal of vocational rehabilitation
Technology and disability
Behavioural neurology
International journal of risk and safety in medicine
Telos

The following titles have been archived:

Science Direct

Biomolecular engineering

OVID

Oral diseases
Periodontology 2000
Oral microbiology and immunology
Journal of oral pathology and medicine
Clinical orthopaedics and related research

Ebsco-Host

Medical informatics and the internet in medicine
Journal of consumer psychology

Proquest

Occupational health and safety

Title changes:

Science Direct

International emergency nursing (Previously Accident and emergency nursing)
International journal of law, crime and justice (Previously International journal of the sociology of law)
Diagnostic histopathology (Previously Current diagnostic pathology )
Topics in companion animal medicine (Previously Clinical techniques in small animal practice)
CVD prevention and control (Previously Prevention and control)
Journal of men's health (Previously Journal of men's health and gender)
New biotechnology (Previously Biomolecular engineering)

Ebsco-Host

Zoonoses and public health (Previously Journal of veterinary medicine series B )
Journal of medical marketing (Previously International journal of medical marketing)

Ebsco-Host 2.0

2008-06-05T18:28:00.002+01:00

Ebsco-Host service will be updating their interface in July to Ebsco-Host 2.0. For more information go to http://support.epnet.com/ebscohost2/ where you can access help materials training, printable posters, tutorials and online training.

OVID journals collection

2008-06-05T18:25:00.001+01:00

Since last year a number of you have reported not being able to access certain titles via OVID where previously we did have access. The reason for this is that the publisher of these titles Blackwells has merged with the publisher Wiley and as a result this has affected access to a number of titles from our Journals@OVIDcollection.

OVID have informed me that they have asked the publisher to review this access so that we get some consitency on what we are entitled to through our subscription and we will also be meeting with OVID to discuss this matter further.

Please report any titles that you come across as being available on the e-Library but then not providing full-text when you access the OVID interface to derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Virtual training - Refworks

2008-04-28T13:04:00.001+01:00

e-Library subscriptions

2008-04-28T12:16:00.000+01:00

The e-Library service will be retaining access to Martindale and Stockleys from OVID and Medicines Complete.

The following titles have been reinstated through our Science Direct subscription:

Lancet infectious diseases
Lancet neurology
Lancet oncology

Unfortunately, Barbour have announced that they will be closing their Barbour Construction Expret service. This was a business decision based on restrictions on the supply of information from some of their vendors and is ouwith our control. Access to their other services will remain unaffected.

New services available from Wednesday 30 April

2008-04-24T20:41:00.000+01:00

From Wednesday 30 April a number of new services will be available from the e-Library in BETA mode. These are as follows:

- My Community Space
- Self-Management and Rehabilitation portal
- Falls Community portal
- Clinical Decisions portal
- Social Services portal
- Information Literacy portal

More details of these services will follow shortly.

With the release of these new services, some minor modifications to the e-Library itself will be visible. These include:

- navigation changes
- changes to the Portals panel on the homepage
- prominent links to the new service My Community Space
- a few changes to the Log-In/Register pages
- incorporation of SFX (full-text) links from search results

Please also note that a further three portals, Equality in Health (to replace current Equality in Care), Midwifery and Health Management Online will be available from early to mid-May, date to be confirmed.

Please contact the e-Library team at elibrary@nes.scot.nhs.uk if you need further details.

Updates to subscription content

2008-04-24T20:28:00.002+01:00

The database Sport Discus will now only be available via the Ebsco-Host interface.

The database LISA is no longer available, but LISTA is still available via Ebsco-Host.

The following OVID eBooks have been removed from the e-Library:

Washington manual of medical therapeutics
Primary care medicine

The following journal titles were added to the e-Library:

Ebsco-Host

Indian journal of surgery
Organization science
Operations research
Manufacturing an service operations management
INFORMS journal on computing
Trinity seminary review

Proquest

European journal of trauma and emergency surgery
British journal of nutrition
Journal of helminthology
Nutrition research reviews
Proceedings of the nutrition society
Public health nutrition
Social history of medicine

(Please note that a lot of these titles have embargoes)

OVID

Current sports medicine reports
Journal of strength and conditioning research
Strength and conditioning journal
Journal of investigative medicine

Science Direct

Cortex
NeuroRx

Emerald

Corporate governance

The following titles have been removed from the e-Library:

Proquest

HD: hospital development
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

The following titles have been archived:

Acta crystallographica: section D (Ebsco-Host)
Nutrition reviews (Proquest)
Nurse author and editor (Proquest)
Landscape and urban planning (Science Direct)

Title changes:

Ebsco-Host

Integrative psychological and behavioral science (Previously Integrative physiological and behavioral science)

Science Direct

Neurotherapeutics (Previously NeuroRx)

Updates to journal content

2008-04-03T15:10:00.002+01:00

The following titles have been added to the e-Library:

Proquest

Journal of integrated care pathways
Nutrition forum
World health statistics quarterly

Ebsco-Host

FRBSF economic letter
Journal of health politics, policy and law

Science Direct

Journal of hand therapy

The Emerald journal 'Women in management review' has changed to
'Gender in management: an international journal'

The Science Direct journal 'Australian midwifery' has changed to
Women and birth

The following titles have been removed from the e-Library:

Science Direct

Medical dosimetry
European journal of echocardiography
Journal of the American college of radiology
Journal of the American medical directors association
Surgery for obesity and related diseases
American journal of medicine supplements
Annals of occupational hygiene
Cardiovascular research

OVID

Archives of family medicine

The following titles have been archived:

Canadian review of sociology and anthropology (Ebsco-Host/Proquest)
HD: hospital development (Ebsco-Host/Proquest)
Journal of sex research (Proquest)

Changes in subscription content

2008-04-03T15:01:00.003+01:00

Unfortunately, due to budget pressures next year, we have had to remove MD Consult from the e-Library's collection of subscriptions resources.

From March 31st we will no longer have access to MD Consult resources. This will obviously have an affect on our eBooks collection however we will soon be offering access to the following titles via OVID:

Essentials of Microbiology for Dental Students
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk
Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Health Measurement Scales
Obesity Prevention and Public Health
Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme
Oxford Handbook of Accident and Emergency Medicine
Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine
Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia
Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigations
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
Oxford Handbook of Dental Patient Care
Oxford Handbook of General Practice
Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, HIV and AIDS
Social Determinants of Health

In terms of MD Consult journals, a number of the titles in MD Consult are available via other providers, especially Science Direct, however we will no longer be providing access to the following journals:
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
American Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Journal of Sports Medicine
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Lancet Infectious Diseases
Lancet Neurology
Lancet Oncology
The Clinics series

Again due to the same budgetary pressures, we will also be reviewing our access to Web of Science and the pharmacuetical resources Martindale, Stockley's and Herbal Medicines and it is possible that access will be removed in the coming weeks but this can not be clarified at this point in time.

We will be adding the following resources to the e-Library in April but it must be stressed that these are not replacments for the above resources:

Dynamed

DynaMed is a medical information database with nearly 3,000 clinical topic summaries. Designed for use at the point-of-care, providing bestavailable evidence and updated daily.

UptoDate

UpToDate is specifically designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice and to do so quickly and easily so that it can be used right at the point of care. Our physician editors and authors review and update our content on a continuous basis and a new, peer-reviewed version is issued every four months. The published evidence is summarized and specific recommendations made for patient care.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this but as already stated this has been due to budgetary issues.

EBSCOhost 2.0

2008-03-06T15:33:00.002Z

EBSCOhost will be updating their interface in the summer of 2008. Some of the key features will be:

* A cleaner, simpler user interface
* Related Images readily available beside the Result List
* Results directly from NewsBank
* Instant article previews from mouse-over action
* Expand/Collapse side panels
* Search history displayed above Result list
* SmartText Searching to provide full results from partial Find field terms
* Multi-database access to Authority files
* URLs that can be bookmarked
* A convenient, streamlined Cite process for all citation styles

There is an EBSCOhost 2.0 Flash overview, available at
http://www.ebscohost.com/flashViewer2.php?marketID=1&topicID=981
and some information describing EBSCOhost 2.0 features at
http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=969

Virtual training - Web of Science

2008-03-06T13:59:00.003Z

Web of Science are providing some online training sessions in March

If you would like more information about these sessions or enquire about training on other services please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Copyright advice on the SLAINTE website

2008-03-06T13:27:00.002Z

A new intellectual property rights and copyright section has been added to the SLAINTE website. It provides copyright information for library and information professionals.

It can be accessed at

http://www.slainte.org.uk/copyright/copyrightindex.htm

Updates to journal content

2008-03-06T13:16:00.005Z

The following Science Direct titles have been added to the e-Library:

American journal of human genetics
Cell metabolism
Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA) - gene structure and expression is now called
Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA) - gene regulatory mechanisms

The following OVID titles have been added to the e-Library:

Academic physician and scientist
World allergy organization journal

The following Proquest titles have been added to the e-Library:

Administration and management special interest section quarterly

Canadian women's health network
Clinical diabetes
Community care (also added to Ebsco-Host)
International journal of men's health
Medical marketing and media (also added to Ebsco-Host)
Work programs special interest section quarterly

RCM midwives journal (Ingenta) has also been added to the e-Library

The following Science Direct titles have been archived in the e-Library:

Seminars in anesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain (also MD Consult)
Annales d'urologie
Clinical techniques in small animal practice
Disaster management and response
Environmental hazards
International congress series
Neural regeneration research
Cardiovascular research
European journal of echocardiography

This is due to a change in publisher. Therefore no up-to-date access is now available.

The following Science Direct titles have been removed from the e-Library:

American journal of hypertension
Journal of the European academy of dermatology and venereology

The following Ebsco-Host title has been removed from the e-Library:

International journal of paediatric dentistry

SFX

2008-02-07T11:31:00.000Z

Over the next few weeks we will be introducing a new service called SFX.

SFX is an OpenURL linking resolver that allows users to link directly to the electronic full-text for a reference (the SFX target) plus other linking options. It is similar to the Links@OVID service that you will be familiar with but will be available from a lot more databases and not just confined to the OVID collection.

You will therefore notice the SFX target icon against references which will open up a new window and display information on where to access the full-text of the reference.

This initial implementation of SFX will only provide the user with details on linking through to our subscription resources, however the way that SFX is set-up means that there will always be an SFX target even when we do not have full-text, so in some cases you will not be directed to full-text. However as this service develops we will be offering the user the option to request the article via a document delivery service if it is not available in full-text. The intention therefore is not to fully promote the service until other features are in place but as you will begin to see the SFX icons appearing when you are searching the databases it is important that you are aware of this new development.

If you would like more information about the SFX service, please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

If you would like to read up a bit more on SFX, you can do so at http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/SFXOverview

Updates to journal content

2008-02-07T11:26:00.000Z

The following Ebsco-Host titles have been added to the e-Library:

Plant molecular biology reporter
Analytical letters
British poultry science
Assessment in education: principles, policy and practice
Compare: a journal of comparative education

The following Science Direct title has been added:

Journal of science and medicine in sport

The following titles have been removed or archived:

Urban studies (Ebsco-Host) - Archived
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery (Science Direct) - Removed

Updates to journal content

2008-01-31T15:15:00.000Z

New updates for 2008!

Journals added:

Ebsco-Host

International journal of obesity
Molecular biology
Social security bulletin
Canadian journal of urban research

OVID

Heart insight
International journal of play therapy
Methodology

Proquest

Advanced rescue technology
Administration and policy in mental health and mental health services research
EMS: emergency medical services
Research in the schools
Uro-gram

MD Consult

Ultrasound clinics
PET clinics
Sleep medicine clinics

Emerald

Journal of management history

Science Direct

Journal of crohn's and colitis
Journal of crohn's and colitis supplements
Psychiatry
Alpha omegan
Obesity research and clinical practice
Science and justice
Diabetes and metabolic syndrome: clinical research and reviews
Diabetes and metabolism
American journal of cardiology

Journals removed or archived:

OVID

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
American journal of cardiology

Science Direct

Clinical techniques in equine practice
Journal of hand surgery (Am)
Journal of hand surgery: European volume
American journal of medicine
AORN journal

Proquest

Journal of consumer research

Ebsco-Host

Personality and social psychology review
Applied occupational and environmental hygiene

Titles changes:

Ebsco-Host

International journal of laboratory hematology (Previously Clinical and laboratory haematology)
Developmental neurorehabilitation (Previously Pediatric rehabilitation)
Quarterly journal of business and economics (Previously Nebraska journal of economics and business)

MD Consult

Anesthesiology clinics (Previously Anesthesiology clinics of North America)

e-Library unavailable 28/1/2008 from 1800

2008-01-28T12:01:00.000Z

The e-Library will be unavailable from 1800 hrs today (28 January 2008) for at least 30 mins for server maintenance. All e-Library services will be unavailable but subscription resources can still be accessed via MyAthens (http://www.athensams.net/myathens) Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Herbal Medicines - new 3rd edition.

2008-01-15T16:04:00.000Z

The 3rd edition of Herbal Medicines is now available via the Books@Ovid service.

You can also access this from our full list of databases.

Virtual Training - Refworks. New dates for 2008.

2008-01-15T16:03:00.000Z

Some new dates have been added for the Refworks online training.

Click on the Virtual Training announcement on the e-Library home page at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/ for information on this training and also training for OVID, Proquest, Ebsco-Host, Web of Science and Refworks.

If you would like more information about these sessions or enquire about training on other services please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

American Psychological Association - backfiles added to journal content

2007-12-10T15:10:00.000Z

Backfile journal content has been added to a number of titles published by the American Psychological Association, available via the Journals@OVID collection.

The following titles have also been added to the OVID collection:

Heart insight
International journal of play therapy

LearnDirect Scotland courses

2007-12-05T12:41:00.000Z

If you want to brush up your IT skills, or learn more about problem solving techniques, there are LearningBytes from LearnDirect Scotland that will help. You only need to register once (giving the security code BP006/04628) and then you can find out what's available by browsing through the Learning Catalogue, which has details of hundreds of courses from beginner to advanced levels. There's now no need for further codes, just add the ones you want to your Shopping Cart and off you go!
If you have any questions about registering, contact us at learning@nes.scot.nhs.uk or telephone 0141 352 2891. You can also talk to LearnDirect Scotland Support on 0808 100 8091 (Mon - Fri, 0900 - 1700) or email them at support@skillnetonline.com.

Updates to journal content

2007-11-19T15:27:00.000Z

The following Proquest titles have been added to the e-Library:

American journal of rhinology
Journal of prenatal and perinatal psychology and health
Proceedings of the institution of mechanical engineers; part H; journal of engineering in medicine
Scandinavian journal of work environment and health

The Proquest title 'Mid - American journal of business' has changed to

'American journal of business'

Updates to eBook content

2007-11-13T10:22:00.000Z

There are some new editions available from the MD Consult eBook collection:

Cecil medicine - 23rd edition, 2008

Textbook of clinical neurology - 3rd edition, 2007

Obstetrics: normal and problem pregnancies - 5th edition, 2007

Practice of geriatrics - 4th edition, 2007

Dental management of the medically compromised patient - 7th edition, 2008

Comprehensive gynecology - 5th edition, 2007

Wilderness medicine - 5th edition, 2007

Integrative medicine - 2nd edition, 2007

Textbook of family medicine - 7th edition, 2007

Campbell-Walsh urology - 9th edition, 2007

Conn's current therapy - 59th edition, 2007

Learning Record

2007-10-30T16:03:00.000Z

The Learning Record form has now gone live and is available at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/LearningRecord/

This form enables you to keep a record of how you have used the e-Library to support your personal and professional development and how you have applied what you have learned to your work. You can save the completed form or email it to yourself as a record for your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) Personal Development Plan.

If you have any queries regarding the Learning Record then please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Updates to journal content

2007-10-30T15:35:00.000Z

The following titles have been added to the Science Direct collection:

Biomedical signal processing and control
Comparative biochemistry and physiology: part D: genomics and proteomics
Computers in biology and medicine
Cryobiology
Drug discovery today: disease models
e-SPEN, the European e-journal of clinical nutrition and metabolism
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
International journal of mass spectrometry
Journal of the association of nurses in AIDS care
Journal of informetrics
Journal for nurse practitioners
Journal of strategic information systems
Journal of veterinary cardiology
Landscape and urban planning
Mycological research
Néphrologie and thérapeutique
Research in autism spectrum disorders
Research in social stratification and mobility
Respiratory medicine extra
Respiratory medicine: COPD update
Seminars in anesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain
Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery
Seminars in pediatric neurology
Seminars in perinatology
Trends in ecology and evolution

The following journals have title changes:

Australasian emergency nursing journal (Previously Australian emergency nursing journal)

The following titles have been removed from the Science Direct collection:

Building and environment
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
International journal of transport management
Molecular imaging and biology
Primary care respiratory journal
Race and society
Thalamus and related systems

The following Science Direct titles have discontinued:

Clinical and applied immunology reviews
Oral oncology extra

The following Ebsco-Host titles have discontinued:

Cancer journal
Dimensions of critical care nursing: DCCN
Nurse practitioner
Nursing (US)
Nursing management - Springhouse (US)
Orthopaedic nursing

The following title has been removed from the Ebsco-Host collection:

Journal of the American academy of audiology

Virtual training - Refworks

2007-10-19T15:13:00.001+01:00

Some new dates have been added for the Refworks online training.

Click on the Virtual Training announcement on the e-Library home page at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/ for information on this training and also training for OVID, Proquest, Ebsco-Host, Web of Science and Refworks.

If you would like more information about these sessions or enquire about training on other services please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Web of Science - new interface

2007-10-16T11:45:00.000+01:00

You can now access the new interface of the Web of Science which will be going fully live at the start of 2008.

The new version of Web of Science is now available from our list of databases on the e-Library, Web of Science (new version) or by clicking on the 'Access the new version!' button which is available at the top of the screen on the current interface.

Some useful information is available about the new vesrion at this stage and there is also some details about EndNote Web a referencing software which is available via Web of Knowledge to NHS Scotland subscribers.

Updates to journal content

2007-10-16T09:14:00.000+01:00

The following MD Consult titles have been added to the e-Library:

American journal of ophthalmology
Clinical journal of pain
Journal of the American dietetic association
Operative techniques in general surgery
Urology

The following Proquest titles have been added to the e-Library:

Contemporary nurse: a journal for the Australian nursing profession
European journal of pediatrics
International journal of sport and exercise psychology

The following Proquest title has been removed from the e-Library:

Quality in health care

Updates to OVID journals content

2007-10-12T09:32:00.000+01:00

The following titles have been added to the OVID collection:

Advances in neonatal care
Australasian journal on ageing
Basic and clinical pharmacology and toxicology
Clinical nutrition insight
Congenital heart disease
Contact lens spectrum
Emergency medicine news
ENToday
Eyecare business
Families, systems and health: the journal of collaborative family healthcare
Health data matrix
Hearing journal
International journal of evidence-based healthcare
International journal of nursing terminologies and classifications
International journal of older people nursing
International journal of stroke
International wound journal
Japan journal of nursing science
Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Journal of cardiovascular medicine
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Journal of interventional cardiology
Journal of sexual medicine
Mycoses
Oncology times
Ophthalmology management
OR nurse
Pediatric anesthesia
Psychogeriatrics
Surgical practice
Swiss journal of psychology
Worldviews on evidence-based nursing

The following journals have titles changes:

Alzheimer's care today (Previously Alzheimer's care quarterly)
Evidence-based ophthalmology (Previously Evidence-based eye care)
Psychopharm review (Previously International drug therapy newsletter)
Simulation in healthcare: the journal of the society for simulation in healthcare (Previously Simulation in healthcare: the journal of the society for medical simulation)

The following titles have been removed from the OVID collection:

Allergology international
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
Hereditas
Progress in orthodontics

JBI connect - new resource

2007-10-10T19:47:00.000+01:00

We would like to draw your attention to a new resource available on the e-Library JBI COnNECT.

From the Joanna Briggs Institute, JBI COnNECT (Clinical Online Network of Evidence for Care and Therapeutics) is an online web-based facility that provides users with resources and tools to search, appraise, summarise, embed, utilise and evaluate evidence-based information. JBI COnNECT is designed to meet the needs of service providers, health professionals and consumers with the skills and resources to enhance care by connecting the best available international evidence to the point-of-care. JBI COnNECT is an online gateway to a collection of evidence-based resources and tools designed to assist in the clinical decision-making process.

You can access this resource from the Quicklinks area of the e-Library or directly at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/portal/elib/security/JBIReferer.aspx using your Athens username and password.

If you are promoting this resource to your users, we would suggest that you particularly target nurses, midwives and AHP's as these are the primary audiences for JBI.

OVIDSP

2007-10-04T15:46:00.000+01:00

Please see information from OVID with regard to changes in their interface. Please note the part about duel access "You'll have dual access to both OvidSP and Ovid Gateway until February 4, 2008"
There is also the possibility to take online training sessions on the new interface. You can access these sessions from http://resourcecenter.ovidsp.com/onlineTraining.html However you will need a login to access the site. If you want to take one of these sessions then email me for login details.

*Dear Ovid Customer*,
Now that you know OvidSP is coming soon, we'd like to introduce some of the
features that will make searching with Ovid an easier, faster, more
intuitive experience. We've simplified the search process so that OvidSP is
a powerful tool for novice *or* advanced users. Dynamic Search tabs allow
you to search content using a preferred search mode. With OvidSP,
simultaneous searching across all content types-books, journals, and
databases-is more streamlined and simpler than ever! And in our Basic Search
tab, Natural Language Processing (NLP) supports easy, free text searching!
Search tabs include:
- *Basic Search -* Just enter free text and go! Basic Search uses NLP
to make it easy for any user to enter a search term or question and quickly
get results. There's no need for special syntax!

- *Find Citation - *Only know part of a bibliographic citation? Here,
you can enter values for specific fields, such as DOIs (digital object
identifiers) and PubMed IDs (where available) to find a specific citation.

- *Subject Search - *Search using natural language and specific tools,
including map term, tree, permuted index, scope notes, explode, subheadings,
classification codes, and more.

- *Search Fields* - This tab also supports natural language searching.
Choose this tab to search all available database fields, including
Abstracts, Author Name, ISSN, and much more.

- *Ovid "Classic" *- Still want traditional Ovid syntax? Ideal for
advanced searchers, this tab supports Boolean search terms, including AND,
OR, NOT, the asterisk (*) wildcard, as well as the current supported dollar
($) wildcard character.
Here's a preview screenshot of the Search tabs. Please keep in mind that,
depending on your Ovid subscription, all Search tabs may not appear in the
interface.
[image: Basic Search]
*"[OvidSP] has features that set Ovid apart from its competitors"
-University Librarian*
And stay tuned for the OvidSP Resource Center,
rescheduled for the week of October 1st, where you'll find training
schedules, screen shots, Frequently Asked Questions, and more. Remember,
OvidSP is scheduled to go live on *October 25, 2007 *(You'll have dual
access to both OvidSP and Ovid Gateway until February 4, 2008).

Zetoc overnight shutdown - Wednesday 3rd October

2007-10-02T10:36:00.000+01:00

Message from Zetoc:

In order to carry out emergency system maintenance to the system on which Zetoc runs, it will be necessary to take Zetoc out of use for a few hours. Consequently Zetoc will be unavailable from 7pm on Wednesday, 3rd October. We expect that Zetoc should be available again Thursday morning (4th October). Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Updates to journal content

2007-09-28T11:01:00.000+01:00

The following Proquest titles have been added to the e-Library:

Brain structure and function
Chronic respiratory disease
Folio histochemica et cytobiologica
Journal of social policy
Learning disability today
Molecular systems biology
Pediatric nephrology
Pediatric radiology
Pediatric surgery international
Sensory integration special interest section quarterly
Reading research quarterly
Technology special interest section quarterly
Therapie familiale

The following title have been removed from the e-Library:

Acta odontologica scandinavica (Ebsco-Host)

Zetoc overnight shutdown, 19-20 September

2007-09-19T14:15:00.000+01:00

Zetoc Support advise that there is a suspected hardware problem on the system on which Zetoc runs. To investigate this it is necessary to take Zetoc out of use for a few hours. Consequently Zetoc will become at risk after 6pm and will be unavailable from 7pm. We expect that Zetoc should be available again Thursday morning (20th September). Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Updates to journal content

2007-09-14T10:01:00.000+01:00

The following Proquest titles have been added to the e-Library:

Acupuncture in medicine
Ageing and society
Behavioral healthcare

The following titles have been removed from the e-Library:

Health data management (Proquest)
Journal of experimental botany (Proquest)
Transplant international (Proquest)
Acta radiologica (OVID)
Acta radiologica - supplementum (OVID)
Journal of dental hygiene (Ebsco-Host)

Virtual training - Refworks

2007-09-14T10:00:00.000+01:00

Some new dates have been added for the Refworks online training.

Click on the Virtual Training announcement on the e-Library home page at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/ for information on this training and also training for OVID, Proquest, Ebsco-Host, Web of Science and Refworks.

If you would like more information about these sessions or enquire about training on other services please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Updates to journal content

2007-09-04T12:05:00.001+01:00

The following titles have been added to the Proquest collection:

Human reproduction and genetic ethics
Journal of musculoskeletal medicine
Journal of respiratory diseases
Oncology (US)
OT practice

How useful is the e-Library?

2007-09-04T11:16:00.000+01:00

The Knowledge Services Group is currently evaluating the impact of the NHS Scotland e-Library in the areas of clinical practice, patient care, service delivery and personal and organisational development.

Your feedback will help us in making the case for continued provision of e-Library services and in planning for future development.

You can access the questionnaire here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DeyZWd9uvgGN6yC_2fGZA1Dg_3d_3d

or from the 'How useful is the e-Library?' link (top of the page) on any of the e-Library's web pages.

The questionnaire will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous.

For further information contact:

Derek Boyle
Information Manager
NHS Education for Scotland
derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk
0141 352 2894

Updates to journal content

2007-08-31T17:00:00.000+01:00

The following titles have been added to the Proquest collection:

AIDS reader
American journal of occupational therapy
Biomechanics
Critical psychology
Genetic counseling

The following titles have been removed to the Proquest collection:

Communication theory
Human communication research
Journal of communication

NES Knowledge Service updates

2007-08-28T09:49:00.000+01:00

The Knowledge Issue 2

2007-08-28T09:47:00.000+01:00

Newsletter of NES Knowledge Services Group. Contains an overview of developments during 2006-7 and some information about goals for 2007-8.

http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/portal/elib/upload/The_Knowledge_issue_2.pdf

Problems with new Athens accounts

2007-08-22T11:00:00.000+01:00

The national ATHENS service has been experiencing difficulties since Monday (20 August) am. This has prevented the creation of new accounts from outside NHSNet, and also the adding of all new accounts to the e-Library's user database.

Please accept our apologies for the delay in issuing new account details, and for the inability to use the personalisation features (including joining Shared Spaces) which this is causing. We hope the problems will be resolved soon.

If you have any queries, please contact athens.admin@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Updates to Journal content

2007-08-14T13:20:00.000+01:00

The following titles have been added to the Journals@OVID collection:

Current opinion in supportive and palliative care
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
Journal of addiction medicineJournal of neurologic physical therapy
School psychology quarterly

The following title has been added to the Science Direct collection:

Explore: the journal of science and healing

Updates to OVID journals content

2007-08-01T11:50:00.000+01:00

Due to changes in publisher the following journal titles are no longer available via the Journals@OVID service:

Immunology and cell biology
Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Somnologie

As a result of publisher changes the following titles are now only offering archive access:

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology
Health care food and nutrition focus

The following titles have been added to the Journals@OVID collection:

Journal of thoracic oncology
Innovations: technology and techniques in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery

Finally the following list have new titles:

Professional case management (Previously Lippincott's case management)
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention (Previously Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation)
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes and obesity (Previously Current opinion in endocrinology and diabetes)

Copyright and electronic resources

2007-07-27T11:23:00.000+01:00

After the copyright event on the 14th June there was some interest in what the rules were for electronic resources.

I have looked in to this issue in a bit more detail and the general conclusions seem to be that ebooks and ejournals have their own licences, which must be adhered to. The terms and conditions of these licences are generally available from publisher websites. In cases of aggregators who provide access to a range of journals from different publishers, you should refer to the policies outlined by each individual publisher. These may vary so if you are in doubt it is always preferable to refer to each individual publisher licence.

Therefore in terms of printing or sending articles by email to end-users you should only really be doing this if it is allowed within the terms of the licence. It is also worth remembering that most of our electronic resources require an Athens username and password so you can
always refer users to this point of access.

In the absence of any licence it is suggested that you treat and electronic resource like it was a printed item, therefore you could implement the rules as outlined by our CLA licence.

So the general rule would be to read the publisher's licence.

Virtual training

2007-07-24T15:00:00.000+01:00

Click on the Virtual Training announcement on the e-Library home page at http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/ for information on online training for OVID, Proquest, Ebsco-Host, Web of Science and Refworks.

If you would like more information about these sessions or enquire about training on other services please contact derek.boyle@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Content update

2007-06-11T13:25:00.000+01:00

Below is a link to updates in content for the period January to June 2007.

http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/upload/content%20update_Jan_Jun_2007.xls

This list includes e-journals that have been added, removed from the e-Library collection as well as e-journals that have changed name. It also includes updates on new editions of eBooks.

You will need Microsoft Excel to view the above document.

Welcome to Derek's blog

2007-06-11T12:14:00.000+01:00

Hello all,

I would just like to welcome you all to my new blog, the purpose of which will be to update NHS Scotland staff on any changes affecting our subscription resources.

This will include highlighting access issues affecting any of our subscription resources, updates on changes in content of e-journals, eBooks and online databases and any other general news relevant to users of the NHS Scotland e-Library.