Pride Sheffield 2016

Once again the Library is supporting LGBT equality week and Pride Sheffield 2016 with its very own StarPlus Pride list . We asked staff to list their favourite LGBT resources and they did us proud. 

If you can't find what you're looking for, why not recommend it and we'll see if we can add it to the Library's collection! 

Understanding Research Methods

Whether you're critically appraising a journal article or undertaking your own research project, having a good grasp of the research methods used in healthcare is an essential skill.

And the Library has lots of resources to help. Here are some top recommendations;

Introduction to research in the health sciences  - gives a good overview of health research methods including a glossary of terms.

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Healthcare Research  - likewise gives a very thorough introduction with a stronger clinical focus.

The Research Process in Nursing - is one of the most popular books we have. Chapter 7 (8 in the latest edition) provides a good starting point for critically appraising studies.

Research Methods for Nursing and Healthcare - provides more detail of the different methodologies.

Searching StarPlus for the particular research method you're interested in will also help you to find further resources.

There are also lots of free online resources you can use. For critical appraisal try using the following checklists;

http://www.casp-uk.net/#!casp-tools-checklists/c18f8

http://www.sign.ac.uk/methodology/checklists.html

New - Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (eLS)

We now have access to the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (eLS), an online resource providing a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the life sciences for students, lecturers and researchers.

eLS has over 5,000 peer-reviewed articles written by leaders in the field, accompanied by colour illustrations and tables, as well as appendix and glossary material to provide essential information for non-specialists.

Key subject areas include:

• Biochemistry
• Bioethics & Philosophy
• Cell Biology
• Developmental Biology
• Ecology
• Evolution & Diversity of Life
• Genetics & Disease
• Immunology
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Neuroscience
• Plant Science
• Science & Society
• Structural Biology
• Virology

To access the encyclopedia, visit StarPlus and search University Collections for 'encyclopedia of life sciences'.  

You can then browse the encyclopedia by topic or theme, or search by keyword.

New - Springer Protocols

Springer Protocols is the world's largest database of life sciences protocols. These 'recipes' allow scientists to recreate experiments in their own laboratories. Springer Protocols contains more than 28,000 protocols, most of which come from the classic book series, 'Methods in Molecular Biology'.

University of Sheffield access to Springer Protocols covers 1980 to 2012.

Are you ready for the REF?

To be eligible for the next REF, all your articles and conference papers published after the 1st April 2016 must be deposited in an open access repository within three months of acceptance.  

To meet these requirements, you can deposit your Author Accepted Manuscript in MyPublications.  We will then upload it to White Rose Research Online, our open access repository.

To find out how to do this, and learn more about Open Access, visit our Open Access webpages.  

You may also wish to read How it all works, a new series of guides for researchers. Issue one gives an excellent introduction to the key issues relating to Open Access and research data, and the services available to help you maximise the impact of your research outputs.

Want to know how to do a literature review?

Then the Library is here to help!

Our online tutorial Seven Steps to Producing a Literature Review will guide you through all the key steps involved and is a great resource to get you started.

We also have lots of books available for further guidance. Here's just a small selection from the Library catalogue;

Doing a literature review in health and social care [electronic resource] : a practical guide

Print copies also available

The literature review : a step-by-step guide for students

The literature review : six steps to success

Succeeding with your literature review [electronic resource] : a handbook for students

Print copies also available

World Book Day 3rd March: Book Swap

Got any old textbooks you don't want?  Want to read something new?  

Come to Western Bank Library on Thursday 3rd March, and help us celebrate World Book Day with our first ever Book Swap.  

Bring your old books and swap them for something new, or just help yourself to the second hand books available.  There will be everything from textbooks to novels, and whilst you don't have to swap a book to take one, the more you bring, the better it'll be. 

The Book Swap runs from 10:00am - 2:00pm upstairs in Western Bank Library and it would be great to see you there!

Easter & Bank Holiday opening

Firstly, we'd like to say thank you to all of you who contributed to the My Books scheme. Keep a look out for the items appearing on StarPlus - the library catalogue soon.

Due to the Easter holidays and Bank Holidays coming up soon we have a few exceptions to the normal opening hours, these changes have been detailed below:

The Health Sciences Library - Royal Hallamshire Hospital will be open the following for Easter and Bank Holidays:

Thursday 24 March  - 09:00-17:00 (Staffed)
Friday 25 March - Closed
Saturday 26 March - 14:00-18:00 (Self-service only)
Sunday 27 March - Closed
Monday 28 March - Closed
Monday 2 May - 09:00-21:00 (Staffed 09:00-17:00)
Monday 30 May - 09:00-21:00 (Staffed 09:00-1700
Monday 29 August - Closed

From 16 April - 17 July the The Health Sciences Library - Royal Hallamshire Hospital will move to exam opening hours:
Monday-Friday  - 09:00-21:00 (Staffed 09:00-19:00 Mon-Thu, 10:00-19:00 Fri)
Saturday - Sunday - 10:00-18:00 (Self-service only)

For more details on opening hours at The Health Sciences Library - Royal Hallamshire Hospital see here

The Information Commons and The Diamond will be open 24/7 during Easter and Bank Holidays.  Please see Information Commons opening hours  and The Diamond opening hours  for details of staffed hours and regular opening.

For Western Bank Library please see here, for Health Sciences Library - Northern General Hospital please see here.

Help us spend £50,000 on books

We’ve set aside a whopping £50,000 for new books. And we need your help to spend it.

From 9am on Monday 22 February, you can fill in an online form telling us which books you think we should buy. The form is for ordering new titles only. If you think we need more copies of a current title, let us know via the Get It tab on StarPlus.

We’re expecting the cash to go quickly – so act now!

For details log on to www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/mybooks

Literature Searching Workshops

Want to improve your literature searching skills? Then come along to one of our workshops in the Diamond aimed specifically at MDH students.

Whether you’re searching for a systematic review, dissertation or just want to find the best clinical evidence these workshops will help you to hone your skills and retrieve the best results. We'll look at how to create a search strategy and some key databases such as Medline and CINAHL with plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions and get some hands-on practice searching. 

Literature Searching for Medicine, Dentistry and Health - The Diamond

3-4pm Wednesday, February 17, 2016

11am-12pm Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Book your place online now.

*New* - The Royal Marsden Manual

The Library has recently purchased online access to The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. 

Currently in its 9th edition the manual includes over 350 evidence-based clinical procedures related to every aspect of nursing care, from handwashing to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 

You can access the manual by logging into MUSE and searching for the title via StarPlus, the Library catalogue. 

White Rose University Press launches

White Rose University Press (WRUP) is a new open access digital publisher of peer-reviewed academic journals and books, publishing across a wide range of academic disciplines.  WRUP is run jointly by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.

White Rose University Press is committed to innovative, open access dissemination of research and teaching materials, ensuring academic quality, and supporting innovation in publishing.

To find out about publishing books or journals with White Rose University Press visit http://universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/ 

Oxford Desk Reference Series

We now have the complete collection of the Oxford Desk Reference Series at the Health Sciences Library, RHH.

Covering all the major fields of medicine; from cardiology and oncology, through to critical care and major trauma these books are ideal reference tools for when your studying in the Library.

Find them all from StarPlus, the Library catalogue.

MBChB Phase 1 SSC Critical Analysis - Library Practical (2015)

Firstly, we hope that you enjoyed the library practical session, here's a reminder of what we looked at in the session.

Connecting to the Drug Adverts

We started the session by navigating to the adverts that have been chosen for this module. In order to do this you will need to log into MUSE and select StarPlus - The Library Catalogue from the 'My Services' menu. 

MUSE - My Services - StarPlus - MyResource Lists - MED111

Once you are on the StarPlus landing page, go to the box at the bottom of the page called 'Reading Lists' and follow the link for 'MyResource Lists'. In the 'Search Reading Lists' box type 'MED111' and follow the results for 'MED111 - Critical Analysis - Drug Advertisments.' 

The resource list contains lists for each advert containing the advert itself and the references for each advert. Once you have chosen the advert, click the 'View web link' option to view it as a PDF.

Looking at the references in the drug advertisement

Most of the adverts have some references which support the claims made within the advert, we've added these to the reading list for you, on the list for the advert you should also see links to resources referenced.

Remember, some adverts have only have one or two references whilst others have a lot more.

A few of the adverts have a reference which is unavailable, as we have already attempted to obtain the reference for you but found it unavailable you will not be expected to  read this reference.

Planning your search

Identify the concepts to search for within the advert. Look for:

• The condition (or outcome)
• The drug name (generic not brand)

You may also need to look for the way the drug is delivered, this may be the unique selling point.

Searching for background information - using the British National Formulary (BNF)

The BNF provides health care professionals with up to date information, indications, contraindications, side effects, dosage and price for a wide range of drugs. This can be accessed electronically, or in paper format at the RHH at shelfmark QV738.

Find the BNF and the Medicines Compendium in Useful Resources.

In the session we navigated to the BNF from the resource list, but you can also access it via StarPlus - search for "British National Formulary" in the University collections tab.

We searched for the generic drug name, not the brand name.

Medicines Compendium also provides up to date Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and Patient Information Leaflets for different medicines, use the brand name in this website. Again you can access this from the resource list in the 'recommended reading' section.

- using StarPlus

A good place to look for information on the condition your drug is trying to treat is the Library catalogue StarPlus. Search for a general textbook to give you a broad overview. If the item you want is out on loan, place a request! 

Searching for medical research - using databases

MEDLINE via OvidSP and the Cochrane Library are useful databases to look at.

MEDLINE via OvidSP is the main databases for finding medical research. Search for both your generic drug name and the condition in the basic search box and then use the additional limits to focus your search on high quality evidence such as randomised controlled trials and systematic review.

The Cochrane Library is a small medical database, but particularly useful when looking for systematic reviews (Cochrane Reviews).

The videos below give a quick demonstration of how to search for systematic reviews in the Cochrane Library, as well as randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in MEDLINE via Ovid.

Further Resources

The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP), is a useful resource when looking at appraising research carried out on your subject, it has lots of useful tools and checklists to assist you.

Health Talk provides an insight into the real life experiences of patients, this may be something to take into account when looking at the adverts. When using sources of information that use the patient perspective, look for 'The Information Standard' mark, this mark means the website has been assessed to check the information produced.

Information regarding Athens accounts can be found here.

Further Support

If you need more information, contact Anthea or Cat from your Liaison Team for Medicine, Dentistry and Health.

New items in the University Library - October.

If you would like to recommend a book for the library to purchase, then please fill in the book recommendation form.

You asked, we bought:

Bhushan, T. and Le, V. - First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 - 2016. - ISBN 9781259587375

Harris, D.C - Quantitative chemical analysis - 2016 - 9th ed. - ISBN 9781464135385

Carpenter, B., Blackburn, C, & Egerton, J. - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: interdisciplinary perspectives. - 2014 - ISBN 9780415670166

New items and editions in the library:

Bettany-Saltikov, J. - How to do a systematic literature review in nursing: a step-by-step guide. - 2015 - ISBN 9780335242276

Higgins, C. - Understanding laboratory investigations: a guide for nurses, midwives and health professionals - [ebook] -3rd ed - ISBN 9781118480137. 

Kirby, R.S. - Prostate cancer - 8th ed. - 2014 - ISBN 9781908541529

Peate, I. - Anatomy and physiology for nurses at a glance - [ebook] - 2014 - ISBN 9781118746271



Gardener, R.S. - Heart Failure - [ebook] - 2nd ed. - ISBN 9780191655685

Leigh, R.J. - The neurology of eye movements - 5th ed - 2015 - ISBN 9780199969289

Burton, N.L, and Allen, J.L. - Clinical skills for OSCEs - 5th ed. - ISBN 9781907904660

Researching the History of Medicine?

Then don't forget to take a look at our Library youtube video. 

This will show you how to search the Library catalogue StarPlus, find historical articles on the medical database Medline and give you lots of other top tips and resources. 

                                   

If you want any more advice for your particular topic then do get in touch or drop into the Information Skills Advisory Service - every afternoon (Mon-Fri) at the Information Commons. No appointment necessary.  

New items available in the library!

If you would like to recommend a book for the library to purchase, then please fill in the book recommendation form.

Kanski, J.J. - Clinical opthalmology: a systematic approach - [ebook] - 7th ed.  ISBN: 9780702045110.
Print copies also available


Levin, L.A. - Adler's physiology of the eye - [ebook] - 11th ed. ISBN: 9780323081160
Print copies also available



Todd, I. - Lecture notes: immunology - [ebook] - 7th ed. ISBN 9781118451663
Print copies also available


Barber, P. - Medicine management for nurses: case book - [ebook] - ISBN 9780335245758
Print copies also available


Lynn, J.S. - The new prescriber: an integrated approach to medical and non-medical prescribing - [ebook] - ISBN 9781118278321
Print copies also available



Wray, S.H - Eye movement disorders in clinical practice - [ebook] - ISBN 9780199921812
Print copies also available

Bennett, P. - Psychology and health promotion - [ebook] - ISBN 9780335230709
Print copies also available


Cheasman, C. - Stammering therapy from the inside: new perspectives on working with young people and adults - ISBN 9781907826078


Yarger-Dror, M. - African American English speakers and their participation in local sound changes - ISBN 9780822367413

Welcome new students!

...and welcome back to all our current students too.

We'll be seeing lots of you for various lectures and workshops over the next few weeks but in the meantime here's a quick reminder of our key services.

You can find all the information you need to get started from our online induction webpages;

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/services/new  

There are the library subject guides where you can find more specific resources and don't forget the Information Skills Resource where you can get further support with literature searching, referencing, critical thinking and more. 

If you have any questions do get in touch; either with us or with the Library Helpdesk.

All the best for the next year.

Vic, Anthea and Cat

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/liaison/med 

*New* - Science Photo Library

The Library has recently purchased a subscription to Science Photo Library. 

Science Photo Library holds an extensive collection of images and video clips in the fields of science, technology and healthcare. Our subscription allows you to download high resolution images and clips for educational purposes, making this a great resource for both students and teachers. 

Make sure you login first with the Library's account details for complete access. You can find our login details here . 

Doing a Literature Review?

If you're embarking on a literature review for your dissertation this summer then take a look at 'Doing a literature review in health and social care : a practical guide' by Helen Aveyard.

Whether it's for a standard literature review, narrative review or indeed a systematic review this book offers good advice at each stage of the process.

View the ebook here .

There are print copies available in the Library too .

Also check out our online tutorial '7 Steps to Producing a Literature Review' for extra guidance and links to more resources.