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
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, 4 December 2008
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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
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
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
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:
Agenda:
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
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
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