American Psychological Association - backfiles added to journal content

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

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

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

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

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

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

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