Friday, 27 June 2008
This librarianship malarkey is such hard work!
Now some might say that having a gobby type as your medical librarian is a bit of a liability but today I have used my high quality negotiating skills (aka gobbiness) and secured several very impressive prizes for you guys. These include an iPod Nano (top spec type where you can choose your own colour), several USB sticks and an OUP medical textbook. Many many thanks to Swets, Ovid, OUP, and Proquest. A competition to win these prizes will be launched next week. Keep logging in to find out more :-)
Vic
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Are citrus fruits the answer?
Today in Helsinki, medical librarians from all over Europe had the opportunity to consider how we might deal with uncertainties.
Why, for example, did it take 40 years to acknowledge that the issue of lemon juice on ships would be beneficial in the treatment of scurvy?
This may help to get your question onto the research agenda and to ensure that research reflects the questions that appear at the cutting edge of medicine. Influence how research grants are allocated by registering gaps in the evidence base. In doing so you may make a real contribution to improving patient care.
Alison and Vic
Partying and conferencing in Helsinki. Don't tell our Director about the former ;-)
Monday, 23 June 2008
Blogging live from Helsinki
Keep checking for posts. There may be freebies on offer :-)
Vic