Trial of New Resource at UoY - Tell Us What You Think!

The University of York currently has a trial set up for a new database: Global Health, which covers "all aspects of public health at both international and community level along with related fields in the biomedical and life sciences". The trial is running until Sunday May 15. 

Although Global Health is public health focussed HYMS staff and students may well find it useful. If you do decide to have a play we'd be interested to hear whether this resource is useful and what you think of it's functionality and searchability. You can do this by dropping us an email: library@hyms.ac.uk 

 Note also that CABI (the publisher) say that will be launching a platform upgrade in the summer which will “bring a whole host of new platform features that include visualization tools, improved search capability and a project workspace to improve systematic and literature review”.

It's the Summer Term so Shut Up and Write! Workshop for PGs

Summer Term Shut Up and Write! - dates for your diary

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 Shut Up and Write! for Postgraduate Research Students is a simple concept - it's an opportunity for you to start, continue, or finish written work in a supportive environment with other postgraduates

Summer Term Shut Up and Write! for Postgraduate Research Students will run on:

              Monday 18 April
        Monday 09 May
        Wednesday 25 May

All sessions will take place in room LFA 144 (1st floor), Harry Fairhurst Building, University Library.

Just come along with a piece of work that you want to spend time on, with a laptop or pen and paper, at any time between 9am to 5pm and get writing.

Refreshments will be provided!

For further information on how Shut Up and Write! works see the Library News item Shut Up and Write! for Postgraduate Research Students.

All HYMS students are welcome although these sessions are based at York. If you would prefer similar sessions based at  Hull please check these support pages. 

Systematic Reviews on the Move

These days we expect responsive design in all the websites we visit. Most of us use our phone or tablet to access the internet just as much, if not more than, we use a desktop or laptop. So why shouldn't we be able to access information on the devices we are using? Cochrane are the latest good eggs to provide a host of features such as clean and responsive design, social media integration and a whole feast of lovely stuff in the picture to your right. Why not have a play yourself and view the Cochrane Library 

Post Graduate Workshops in Statistics

Statistics, data collection and analysis, predictive analytics; whatever you want to call it, if you are using statistics in your research, then you may well want to take advantage of a series of statistics workshops  run by the University of York's Maths Skills Centre. The workshops are running from April- June 2016 for all postgraduate students.   

The 4 workshops being offered (all on Wednesday afternoons - see website for dates & more details) are:

An Introduction to SPSS

Descriptive Statistics and Exploratory Analysis

Using Graphs and Measures of Association

Confidence Intervals & Hypothesis Testing

Feedback suggests that these workshops have been useful complements to courses available in departments and they have become very popular. There are limited places available so if you are interested we recommend that you sign up to the workshops as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. More details and an on-line course sign up are available at:

The Maths Centre web pages

HYMS postgraduates who are based at Hull are more than welcome to sign up for these workshops if they are able to make it York, if not, don’t forget that there are similar workshops available from the skills development programme at Hull. 

Achieving best practice in research data management

Photo credit Ryan McGuire http://gratisography.com/

Good research data management (RDM) enables researchers to meet the standards and responsibilities set out in the University's code of practice and to meet funder, ethical, legal, and other responsibilities. So in short, if you want funders and institutions to see your research as legit it’s best to get a grasp of RDM sooner rather than later. Follow these links for more information on RDM at the University of York or the University of Hull. 

  

Easter Opening and Accessing Books at Other Universities

If you’re planning on hitting the library over the Easter vacation make sure you know when each library is open and the level of service available to you. Have a look at the table below to check opening times.

Brynmor Jones Library: Hull	Friday 25/03/2016 Saturday 26/03/2016 Sunday 27/03/2016    Monday 28/03/2016 Tuesday 29/03/2016	Closed 09.00 – 1700 09.00 – 1700 Closed Normal service
JB Morrell Library: York	Friday 25/03/2016  Saturday 26/03/2016   Sunday 27/03/2016    Monday 28/03/2016  Tuesday 29/03/2016	Self service Self service Self service Self service Full service

If you are travelling over the Easter vacation you may want to take advantage of the SCONUL scheme.This allows undergraduate students reference use of other university library's physical book stock during vacation times. Postgraduates, part-time and distance learning or placement students can also borrow books and journals at other participating libraries.

See the SCONUL Access for more information. Information about the scheme is also available from  Hull  and York.    

We have also produced this handy guide to help with registering for SCONUL access.

Happy reading and have a fantastic Easter!

Extra Study Space at University of York Library

We know that you need more spaces in the Library - so this Easter York are creating extra study spaces in the Burton Building, ready for the Summer term.

Your feedback matters to us - and one of the things that we're told most often is that you want more study spaces in the Library. Our survey results show us that both undergraduate and postgraduate students express a need for more silent study space, and we know how important this is, especially around exam time.

Closure of the Reading Room

The Burton Reading Room closed on Monday 14 March, and will remain closed throughout the Easter vacation while work is carried out. During the refurbishment, power points, including power points at some desks will be added.

The Silent Reading Room on the second floor of Burton will remain open throughout, and the Yorkshire Room, on the ground floor of Burton, will be available as a consultation space. If you need to access any items held in the Reading Room, just ask at the Library & IT Help Desk at York, and they'll arrange to fetch them for you.

Reopening of the Reading Room

The Reading Room will reopen at the start of the summer term, with 50 extra study spaces - this will give a total of 139 study spaces in that area - an increase of 56%. The opening hours are also being increased  for the Burton: from the summer term, the building (including the Microform Room on the first floor) will be open 24/7 all year round, in line with the other Library buildings. The Reading Room will remain a silent study zone.