Updates to subscription content

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)