Free Trial

Free trial during October 2009 to Oxford Medical Handbook Series and ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular medicine

We currently have a trial to the Oxford Medical Handbook series for October for on campus use. To access the online contents of Medical Handbooks, please go to the following website http://omho.oxfordonline.com/

from a University PC. The medical handbooks are very popular books in the library and are all borrowed very regularly; we would really appreciate any feedback about the format of the online versions and how useful you think they would be to you.

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular medicine is also available on a trial basis during October at http://www.esctextbook.oxfordonline.com . This is the 2nd edition of the title from the European Society of Cardiology.

Please send your feedback to
library-medical-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk

SciFinder developments - Open session 9th September 10.30 Chemistry XI

An open session detailing recent enhancements to SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts and Medline) is to be held on Wednesday 9th September at 10.30 am in Chemistry Lecture Theatre XI.

SciFinder is relevant to biochemists as well as chemists and one enhancement in particular is the Web version of SciFinder, launched in 2008. The session is also an opportunity to ask questions of Vikki Vowles, our CAS contact, and so please come along bringing your queries, suggestions and wants.

The session will last about an hour including time for questions.

EcoSal

EcoSal is an information service for researchers on E. Coli and Salmonella which aims to be a comprehensive archive of knowledge on the enteric bacterial cell. EcoSal is continually expanded, updated, and revised and comprises several hundred modules of information containing links to graphics and active databases of primary research information. A link has been added to the Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Medical Sciences categories on the eLibrary Gateway.

Students’ Use of Research Content in Teaching and Learning (2009)

This Report from UCLAN (University of Central Lancashire) to the JISC provides a snapshot of student research behaviour. It considers how students identify, access and use research and concludes that:
•Students are aware of the qualitative distinction between published research and general internet sites
•Students are not generally sophisticated in their understanding of peer-review
• Students are very reliant on library catalogues, databases and staff advice
• Students’ perception of research is led by the context of their assignments
• Students are reluctant to approach their tutor directly for advice on what research content to access
• Very few students identify undergraduate or postgraduate dissertations as research content

The report ends with a ten point action plan of recommendations put forward to the JISC, which includes the recommendation that ‘HEIs should be encouraged to invest significantly in improving information literacy for all students’.

Paying to publish for Open Access

The Research Information Network (RIN) and Universities UK have produced a guide to paying open access publication charges: that is, fees levied by some journals for the publication of scholarly articles so that they can be made available free of charge to readers, immediately upon publication. The guide, published in March 2009, also sets out recommendations for universities and other research institutions, publishers, research funders, and authors

Equator network

The EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of Health Research) is a 'quality improvement initiative that seeks to enhance the reliability of medical research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research'. The website provides a comprehensive collection of reporting guidelines and other resources related to the reporting of health research studies, details of EQUATOR educational activities, news and events, and links to other useful resources.

Thomson Reuters Research Analytics Webinars

Thomson Reuters are offering a series of webinars promoting several new services throught June 2009, including an online demonstration of InCites. Sessions will cover:

1. Extraction of bibliographic records from Web of Science
2. Provision of 'Times Cited' counts within a repository/publications database
3. Application of ResearcherID
4. Performance benchmarking with InCites:
a. By institution
b. By national / international standards

You can register at the online meetings below:

June 4th 2009 - 10:00am GMT
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June 10th 2009 - 10:00am GMT
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June 16th 2009 - 10:00am GMT
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June 23rd 2009 - 10:00am GMT
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