New eBooks

Some more new books added to the Library's collections this month. Click on the title covers to go straight to the full-text;

 

                

 

             

"The Rough Guide to..."

Hi, we've recently updated some of our travel books from the 'Rough Guide' series here at HSL. These were initially suggested for purchase by students planning their elective placements, so if you're getting ready to study abroad or just off on your hols, check out these new editions for some traveling inspiration.

 Click on the links for full details;

The Rough Guide to Australia - 10th ed.

The Rough Guide to China - 6th ed.

The Rough Guide to India - 8th ed.

The Rough Guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland - 7th ed.

The Rough Guide to the Caribbean - 3rd ed.

Library Refurb

As part of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health's Medical School redevelopment, the Health Sciences Library (HSL) at RHH is being refurbished, and the work is now well under way.  The journal archives and non-core reading materials have been relocated to Western Bank Library and the study space area blocked off. The main entrance and service point however are still in use and will continue to be throughout the refurbishment period (April-September), along with 5,000 core titles that will be still be immediately accessible for customers.

To keep up-to-date with all the latest developments you can follow the Faculty's blog or hear the latest news via their twitter account, @SheffUniMDH. There's also lots of information on the Library webpages including details on where to go for alternative study space and IT facilities.

It's a really exciting time for the Library and the Faculty and we're working hard to make sure we minimize the disruption during this period. We'll see you in the new HSL this September!

Web of Knowledge Mobile Access

Web of Knowledge have recently brought out a new mobile version of their database so now you can search for articles on the go. The mobile interface contains many of the same features; so there's all the advanced search options, you can set alerts, view your search history and send references to endnoteweb.

To get started all you need to do is go to http://m.webofknowledge.com/ from your phone and log in with your personal WoK username and password.

If you haven't created a WoK account before just follow the steps below;

1. From a normal PC log into MUSE and go to Web of Knowledge from the library tab.


2. Once in Web of Knowledge click on 'sign in'.


3. Then click 'register' to create a new account (when registering it's best to use your @sheffield email address).

You can now use your new password for the mobile interface as well as accessing all the database's advanced features. All you need to remember is to log into your new account at least every 6 months from an IP authenticated computer to ensure your account stays active.

For more information or trouble-shooting see the WoK webpages below;

http://wokinfo.com/about/mobile/

http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/wok-mobile-faqs.pdf

NEW Library catalogue!

Have a look at our new Library Catalogue, StarPlus.
You can search for books and other items in our libraries, as well as electronic and digital material, all from one place.
Log in using your University login and password for direct access to full text where it is available and other features such as saved searches.

Use the ‘University Collections’ tab for electronic and print books, journals, maps, theses, databases and more.
Use the ‘Articles and more’ tab for journal articles from multiple databases using the Quick Set for your department.
For full database functionality such as personalisation, use the native search interface.

So check it out and tell us what you think. We’d love your feedback to help us develop the service so please email lib-primo@lists.shef.ac.uk with your comments. And don’t worry, Star won’t be going anywhere just yet.

Do you need legal information for your course?

Of course you do if you’re a student in the Law School, but other subject disciplines use legal information as well. Areas of law such as employment, health, media, planning and safety are often of interest to students and staff in a variety of faculties and departments, including Medicine, Dentistry and Health.

There are two legal databases, Lexis and Westlaw that are widely used by law students and by law firms. Both employ friendly, helpful student associates on campus, and you can contact them for help in using the databases. The associate for Lexis is Emmi Wilson eewilson1@shef.ac.uk and the associate for Westlaw is Trish Hughes pahughes1@shef.ac.uk

Check out the subject guide for law on the library web if you’d like to find out more about legal databases and websites. If you need more information about resources for legal research, contact the Library subject specialist for law, Maria Mawson m.b.mawson@shef.ac.uk .

Library and CiCS Induction Drop-Ins

Throughout Intro Week and Week 1 the University Library and CiCS are running drop-in sessions in the Information Commons for new users to learn more about our services. There is no need to book and each session lasts about 20-30 minutes. See the timetable below for more information:

Intro week (19 September - 25 September 2011)

Collaboratory 1	Monday- Friday	11.00 13.00 14.00 15.00

Week 1 (26 September - 30 September 2011)

Collaboratory 1	Monday	13.00
	Wednesday
	Friday
Classroom 3	Monday	15.00
	Thursday
	Friday
Classroom 4	Tuesday	15.00