29 April 2009
Bank holiday opening hours - Monday 4 May 2009
The Royal Free Hospital Medical Library will be open on bank holiday Monday 4 May 2009, from 10.00am - 5.00pm.
02 April 2009
Royal Free Library Easter 2009 opening hours
- Monday 6th April 2009: 9am-10pm
- Tuesday 7th April 2009: 9am-10pm
- Wednesday 8th April 2009: 9am-10pm
- Thursday 9th April 2009: 10am-5pm
- Friday 10th April - Monday 13th April 2009 inclusive: CLOSED
- Tuesday 14th April 2009: 10am-5pm
- Wednesday 15th April 2009: 9am-10pm & return to normal opening hours
New training timetable now available
A new timetable of information skills training sessions from the Medical Library for April to August 2009 is now available.
We offer sessions on literature searching using health and medical databases, resources for evidence-based practice, critical appraisal of a journal article and using Reference Manager software to organise and cite your references. If you are a researcher, why not come to our 'Assessing the impact of your research' session, where you can learn to use resources that provide citation data, such as times cited and your h-index.
We also offer library inductions on a drop-in basis on Wednesday afternoons at 3.00pm. For more information see the library's information skills training web pages.
We offer sessions on literature searching using health and medical databases, resources for evidence-based practice, critical appraisal of a journal article and using Reference Manager software to organise and cite your references. If you are a researcher, why not come to our 'Assessing the impact of your research' session, where you can learn to use resources that provide citation data, such as times cited and your h-index.
We also offer library inductions on a drop-in basis on Wednesday afternoons at 3.00pm. For more information see the library's information skills training web pages.
19 March 2009
EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service)
EThOS is a new British Library service aimed at providing digital copies of UK PhD theses direct to the researcher, over the web. It is a database containing over 250,000 UK theses with the added functionality to enable the requesting of digital copies of selected theses.
Researchers do not need to be registered with the system to search the database, but will need to register if they wish to request a digital copy of a thesis.
Many of the participating UK institutions support Open Access to their theses, so downloads of these digital and digitised theses are free to the researcher. UCL is an Open Access sponsor.
Where a thesis must be digitised before supply, there will be a short delay before it is accessible. However, the requester will be informed when the thesis is available and can then log on to the system and download the thesis. The theses are supplied as zipped pdfs. Alternative formats (CD or paper) are also available for purchase.
EThOS can only offer the theses of participating institutions. Whilst it is expected that a large number of institutions will participate, the British Library cannot supply from an institution which chooses not to. In this case, it may be possible to obtain a copy via UCL Library Services' Inter Library Loan Service. A list of participating institutions is available at http://ethos.bl.uk/HEIList.do
There is an FAQs page and if you have any other queries about the service, contact the ILDS office at interloans@ucl.ac.uk
EThOS was launched in January 2009 and is currently in Beta phase. Over the coming months you will see enhancements to the service.
Researchers do not need to be registered with the system to search the database, but will need to register if they wish to request a digital copy of a thesis.
Many of the participating UK institutions support Open Access to their theses, so downloads of these digital and digitised theses are free to the researcher. UCL is an Open Access sponsor.
Where a thesis must be digitised before supply, there will be a short delay before it is accessible. However, the requester will be informed when the thesis is available and can then log on to the system and download the thesis. The theses are supplied as zipped pdfs. Alternative formats (CD or paper) are also available for purchase.
EThOS can only offer the theses of participating institutions. Whilst it is expected that a large number of institutions will participate, the British Library cannot supply from an institution which chooses not to. In this case, it may be possible to obtain a copy via UCL Library Services' Inter Library Loan Service. A list of participating institutions is available at http://ethos.bl.uk/HEIList.do
There is an FAQs page and if you have any other queries about the service, contact the ILDS office at interloans@ucl.ac.uk
EThOS was launched in January 2009 and is currently in Beta phase. Over the coming months you will see enhancements to the service.
23 February 2009
BMJ Best Practice
UCL has a trial of BMJ Best Practice until 11 March 2009.
Best Practice, part of the BMJ Evidence Centre, is a decision support tool that combines the latest research evidence with guidelines and expert opinion. It takes a patient-centred approach that covers diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention in step-by-step stages.
Please send feedback on the BMJ Best Practice trial to ejournals@ucl.ac.uk. Feedback helps librarians assess the importance of new resources.
Best Practice, part of the BMJ Evidence Centre, is a decision support tool that combines the latest research evidence with guidelines and expert opinion. It takes a patient-centred approach that covers diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention in step-by-step stages.
Please send feedback on the BMJ Best Practice trial to ejournals@ucl.ac.uk. Feedback helps librarians assess the importance of new resources.
- Access the BMJ Best Practice trial
- Trial expires: 11 March 2009
05 February 2009
Circulation journals and MIDIRS Midwifery Digest
UCL now has access to six circulation-related journals from the American Heart Association, published by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins:
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Circulation: Heart Failure
UCL now also has access to MIDIRS Midwifery Digest.
All of these titles are accessible via the ejournals list.
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Circulation: Heart Failure
UCL now also has access to MIDIRS Midwifery Digest.
All of these titles are accessible via the ejournals list.
04 February 2009
E-books project - your chance to take part!
The JISC national e-books observatory project currently provides staff and students with free access to a collection of electronic books via the MyiLibrary platform. A full list of the books included in the project can be found at:http://www.jiscebooksproject.org/wp-content/full-list-of-e-books-oct-2007b.doc (medical titles are listed on last page).
The aim of the project is to find out more about usage, promotion and purchasing of e-books in academic libraries. For more information on the project go to http://www.jiscebooksproject.org/
Staff and students are invited to take part in a focus group about the electronic books provided as part of this project. Participating students from around 14 institutions (including UCL) will be entered into a prize draw to win one of 6 prizes of £100. If you are a student or member of staff at UCL and would be interested in taking part in these focus groups please contact Kate Cheney.
Staff and students are invited to take part in a focus group about the electronic books provided as part of this project. Participating students from around 14 institutions (including UCL) will be entered into a prize draw to win one of 6 prizes of £100. If you are a student or member of staff at UCL and would be interested in taking part in these focus groups please contact Kate Cheney.
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