Latest BMJ Learning update

Click on the title above for the latest module and information updates on irritable bowel syndrome, epilepsy, early management of adults with uncomplicated first generalised seizure and other conditions.(BMJ Learning is available via the HYMS VLE HYMS Library tab.To login select the Athens option THEN the Alternative login option and enter your York e-resource account details.)

Latest BMJ Learning update

Click on the title above for the latest module and information updates on suspected seizures, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and other conditions.

(BMJ Learning is available via the HYMS VLE HYMS Library tab.
To login select the Athens option THEN the Alternative login option and enter your York e-resource account details.)

New York Uni Library plans: your input wanted

As you may know the University of York Library is currently planning the re-development of the space in the Computer Science building when it becomes available in 2010/11 and the associated re-development and refurbishment of the JB Morrell Library. The Library is currently trying to get as much feedback, ideas and thoughts about how staff and students would like to use this space and what they feel is needed.

Click on the title above (York Uni username needed) to view a copy of the presentation given by the York Library & Archives Director at some briefings about this. The first few slides of the presentation are quite wordy but further slides give some ideas about possible layout, design and use. Any feedback or thoughts you might have concerning the Library space are welcome such as:

• likes
• dislikes
• examples of libraries, or similar places, you've used and liked; and if so why
• what you feel you need

If you have any thoughts you'd like fed into the development consultation please send them to library@hyms.ac.uk or post them on the HYMS VLE.

Hull Uni Library Christmas opening times

Click on the title above for details.

York Uni Library Christmas vacation opening hours

Are as follows:

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 December, 10.00am - 9.00pm
Monday 22 December - Tuesday 23 December, 8.30am - 9.00pm
Wednesday 24 December, 8.30am - 12.30pm
Thursday 25 December - Thursday 1 January, CLOSED

Friday 2 January, 8.30am - 9.00pm
Saturday 3 January, 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 4 January, CLOSED
Monday 5 - Friday 9 January, 8.30am - 9.00pm
Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 January, 10.00am - 9.00pm

The Library will be closed from 12.30pm Wednesday 24 December to 9am Friday 2 January inclusive. Normal term-time hours will resume on Monday 12 January.

Hull Uni Library extended opening: Jan 2009

The Brynmor Jones Library will be open to 2am from 12 January for 3 weeks.

Latest BMJ Learning update

Click on the title above for the latest module and information updates on bad breath and chlamydia infection and patient safety.

(BMJ Learning is available via the HYMS VLE HYMS Library tab.
To login select the Athens option THEN the Alternative login option and enter your York e-resource account details.)

Hull Uni: vacation borrowing

Longer loan items will be issued or can be renewed for the whole of the Christmas vacation from Monday 15 December 08, due back week commencing 19 January 09.
7 days loans and periodicals will remain at their normal loan period for the vacation although issuing or renewing for slightly longer if due back when the building is closed.
24 hours loans will also remain at their normal loan period during the vacation, items issued from 9 am on Tuesday 23 December 08 will be due back on Monday 5 January 09.

Christina Chantry
Customer Services Supervisor

YH Library Hospital Info Point temp closure

Please note that the York Hosptial Library Information Point sited in the Hospital will be temporarily closed from today. The Information Point will reopen in the new year and in a new location to be advertised by the York Hospital Library team. In the meantime if you need help remember that the York Hospital Library team can be found on the first floor of the Fountains Learning Centre or contacted by emailing library@york.nhs.uk.

UoY library - opening hours survey

The University of York Library would like to hear your views on various options for extending its opening hours. Please complete the (very short) survey by clicking the title above.

Scopus training event: Mon 24th Nov, Brynmor Jones Library, Seminar room 1

“Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.”

Scopus is currently subscribed to by the University of Hull Library for a one year period (and available via the HYMS Library tab).

To find out more about Scopus you can attend one of the following:

2.15pm - 3.00pm Scopus introduction
What is Scopus? Interactive online demo including an example research
workflow, RSS feeds, alerting options, exporting and searching tips;
Questions.

3.15pm - 4.00pm Scopus bibliometrics
How to use Scopus to analyse a specific author or institution’s performance
(useful for the upcoming REF); Introduction to the new Journal Analyzer;
Link with 2Collab (a free online bookmarking, reference manager &
collaboration tool); Questions.

Please email f.ware@hull.ac.uk for further details

The EQUATOR Network: facilitating transparent and accurate reporting of medical research

Click on the title above for more information:

The EQUATOR Network is a new quality improvement initiative that seeks to enhance reliability of medical research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research.
That goal will be achieved through:

• raising awareness of the crucial importance of good reporting of research
• becoming the recognised global centre providing resources and training relating to the reporting of health research and use of reporting guidelines
• assisting in the development, dissemination and implementation of reporting guidelines
• monitoring the status of the quality of reporting across health research literature
• conducting research relating to the quality of reporting

(Taken from Equator About page 18/11/08.)

Extension to trial of Henry Stewart Biomedical and Life Sciences Seminar Talks

These talks are now availabel until Mon 1th November.

The Talks are accessible on the HYMS, Hull and York networks and can be accessed at www.hstalks.com/trial.If you have any feedback regarding this resource please let us know at library@hyms.ac.uk.The following is information from Henry Stewart publishing:

The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection contains over 800 online audio-visual seminar-style talks each specially commissioned by leading scientists (including Nobel Laureates) from around the world.The Collection is highly prized for giving you the ability to virtually attend world class seminars, by leading thinkers and authorities from around the world, in one online resource – wherever, whenever, and as many times as you like.As well as being an excellent way for researchers, teachers and students to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in their field, it is also a great way to quickly become immersed in a new area.

New ejournal packages via York

The University of York Library has subscribed to various new ejournal packages including:

Berkeley
Sage
Springer
Taylor & Francis

Click on the title above to view more details about these collections.

All new ejournals from these packages will be added to the University of York e-journals page. Available via the HYMS Librayr tab on the HYMS VLE or directly at http://www.hyms.ac.uk/about/libraries/resources.asp

Web journals 'narrowing study': Online publishing reduces academic research to little more than a 'popularity contest', critics warn

Click on the title above to read an article from Guardian (Tue 28th Oct) on how the emphasis on publication impact factors is affecting research publishing. The article also gives some hints for researchers on how to make their papers more e-friendly.

York Library redesign - be involved

Vision for the re-development of the Computer Science space - briefing and consultation sessions
Stephen Town, the Director of the Library & Archives, will be running a series of briefing and consultation sessions in November to update staff and students on the Library’s vision for the re-development of the space in the Computer Science building when it becomes available in 2010/11 and the associated re-development and refurbishment of the JB Morrell Library.
These briefings are an opportunity for staff and students to provide your comments, feedback and other creative ideas on the plans.

The sessions will be held in the Raymond Burton Library seminar rooms on the following dates:

Tuesday 11th November, 11am-12pm
Wednesday 19th November, 2.30-3.30pm
Thursday 27th November, 3-4pm

These sessions are open to all staff and students. The Library will not be reserving places for these briefings, so please be aware that there is capacity for 60 people per session.

Chair of NICE on limits of RCTs and drug tests

Click on the link above (normally available for 1 week after broadcast) to hear Sir Michael Rawlins on the need to "reappraise the way we decide which drugs are effective, the head of drugs body NICE says. Chairman Sir Michael Rawlins made the argument in a speech to the Royal College of Physicians. He says controlled trials are not effective in finding out whether the drug is working in the real world." (Summary from Radio 4 website)

Podcast from Radio 4's Today Programme, 17th Oct 2008, 07:17

Clinical Evidence monthly update

This month's highlights include:

• Alcohol Misuse - the newest systematic review now online
• Venous leg ulcers
• Acute renam failure

Click on title above for more details.

(Clinical Evidence is available via Hull Athens or York Account.)

York Uni Library changes to service

Following an extensive University of York Library consultation exercise conducted during 2007/08 some changes in service have been introduced. Click on the title above to see a summary.

New Library catalogue pages at Hull

Please note that the Brynmor Jones Library will launch it's updated version of the library catalogue on 2nd September 2008. If you have any queries about this or need further help using the new interface please contact library@hyms.ac.uk.

York Hospital intersite delivery service unavailable

Please note that the intersite return service to/from York Hospital Library is unavailable until future notice. If you are unable to visit the JB Morrell University library books can be returned to the Kings Manor Library in the centre of York (beside the Art Gallery).

York Uni Library: disruption to entrance area

This work is continuing between 25-26th September.

On 30th and 31st August, the Library entrance area will be closed to enable essential works to take place. On 30th August the Library will remain open, with entry available at the rear of the building. The Library will be closed on the 31st as it is closed on Sundays during the summer vacation.

Replace your photocopy card at York Uni Library

Old photocopy cards will no longer work on York Library photocopiers. Credit on old cards can be transferred to new cards. Click on the title above for more information.

Medline and Embase via Ovid - interface changes

Ovid have implemented the first in a series of staged updates. To read more click on the title above. Information Skills guides will be updated over the summer to reflect any changes.

York Uni Library - works

Starting this week work on the JB Morrell groundfloor will be taking place over the summer. This will involve the relocation of the enquiries desk and the establishment of a 'comfortable seating' area in time for term. The Library will remain open as usual.

Henry Stewart Biomedical and Life Sciences Seminar Talks on trial

Henry Stewart Biomedical and Life Sciences Seminar Talks are now on trial until Nov 2008. The Talks are accessible on the HYMS, Hull and York networks and can be accessed at www.hstalks.com/trial.

If you have any feedback regarding this resource please let us know at library@hyms.ac.uk.

The following is information from Henry Stewart publishing:

The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection contains over 800 online audio-visual seminar-style talks each specially commissioned by leading scientists (including Nobel Laureates) from around the world.
The Collection is highly prized for giving you the ability to virtually attend world class seminars, by leading thinkers and authorities from around the world, in one online resource – wherever, whenever, and as many times as you like.
As well as being an excellent way for researchers, teachers and students to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in their field, it is also a great way to quickly become immersed in a new area.

YH Library catalogue - coa

As from 1st August the records for York Hospital Library will no longer be available via the University of York catalogue. They will be available instead via that of York St John. This is part of the Hospital Library part-relocation to York St John's (see http://www.york.ac.uk/library/news/index.htm#ydh for further information).

This new catalogue link will be made available on the Library tab on the new VLE.

Scopus and BioMed: good and bad news

Good news: Scopus
Scopus is now available via the University of Hull Library (Hull Athens account required). A link will be available via the Library tab on the new HYMS VLE but in the meantime you can access the resource by going to http://library.hull.ac.uk/screens/erm_index.html. (Select Login > Athens Login from the Scopus screen.)

The subscription for Scopus is currently for one year only with a view to evaluating usage and feedback in the hope that the University will agree funding for a longer term so if you find Scopus useful please feedback to library@hyms.ac.uk.

The database covers a wide range of subject areas including scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature.

The following is information from Scopus:

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It's designed to find the information scientists need. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. Updated daily, Scopus offers.
· 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers
· over 1200 Open Access journals
· 500 conference proceedings
· over 600 trade publications
· 200 book series
· 33 million abstracts
· Results from 386 million scientific web pages
· 22 million patent records from 5 patent offices

Bad news: BioMed Image Archive
Please note that the Biomed Image Archive (http://www.brisbio.ac.uk/index.html) will no longer be available after 31 July 2008 as it is being withdrawn by the University of Bristol and partners due to technical and support issues.

York Athens accounts to be replaced - one username less

A reminder that York will now primarily being using a "Federated Access Management" system and not Athens. Your York Athens account will still work but you may now enter resources via a screen and be prompted for your "Institutional" or "Shibboleth" login and/or theattached (Doc1.doc) screen at which point you should enter your York network account.

This does not affect Hull e-resources which will still be fully accessible only via Hull Athens.

Contact library@hyms.ac.uk if you have any questions or encounter any problems.