Protect your P@55W0rD!

Photo credit: Ryan McGuire, Gratisography

Maybe you're one of those people who makes a password so secure that it is immediately forgettable, maybe you devise passwords in memoriam of long dead  pets with a few !@*% thrown in for a little more security, or perhaps you do none of this? With our banking and other sensitive data predominantly managed online, not to mention, the constant hacking (or cracking?) of social media accounts, how are we supposed to stay safe online? Well, short of a complete rejection of modern life and living in a field somewhere, we thought you may like to take a look at this  interesting piece by Patrick Collinson. It gives some handy tips on creating and storing passwords. We’d advise you take all of this with a critical eye though; you only have to look at the comments to see what a contentious topic password security is! That said, there are some really basic steps in this article that can help to make your passwords more secure.    

BMJ Best Practice now available

BMJ Best Practice is now available via your University of Hull login. 

It's a decision-support tool designed for use at the point of care. Structured around the patient consultation, it aims to present the required information just as it's needed. 

There's fully referenced information on thousands of diagnoses and diagnostic tests, links to drug formularies, over 4,000 treatment guidelines, and hundreds of plain-language patient information leaflets.

To get started, follow the link to BMJ Best Practice. Once there, click Sign in and choose Shibboleth users go here. Select UK Access Management Federation for Education and Research (UK) and then choose University of Hull as the organisation you would like to sign in with. Enter your University of Hull login details if prompted. You should then have full access to the resource (and "Subscription provided by University of Hull" should appear at the top of the page).

You can access further personalisation features, such as bookmarking, annotation and alerts, by creating a My BMJ Best Practice account.

See also: help guides for using BMJ Best Practice.

Elsevier eLibrary Website Refresh

Elsevier have made some changes to the interface for their eLibrary website, which you'll have used if you've accessed our Clinical Examination by Owen Epstein eBook or Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine eBook. You can access the website through the links below (you will need your York account details):

Clinical Examination http://yorsearch.york.ac.uk/44YORK_ALMA_DS21200468540001381
Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine http://yorsearch.york.ac.uk/44YORK_ALMA_DS21222127810001381

You can now register a personal account which will allow you to make bookmarks and create digital notes and shelves to keep your eBooks on!

There are more details in the virtual leaflet at http://www.flipsnack.com/ElsevierEducation/elibraryexperience-new-feature-leaflet.html