Thomson Healthcare Launches PDRhealth.com as Free Consumer Site

The Physicians' Desk Reference comes online as a new and free health vertical from Thomson Healthcare. PDRhealth.com has information on drugs, diseases and conditions, and also provides online health tools.

"Thomson Healthcare (www.thomsonhealthcare.com), publisher of the Physicians’ Desk Reference, has launched PDRhealth.com as a free site for consumers. PDRhealth.com is based on the same information platform that Thomson Healthcare uses to create the Physicians’ Desk Reference database. This drug information is then paired with comprehensive diagnostic tools. The new PDRhealth.com is designed to put critical health information into the hands of consumers. Individuals can also sign up to receive electronic newsletters, alerts on new clinical trials, and any new information about prescription drugs."

Databases on Trial

MIT CogNet Trial - Ends 7th of January
MIT CogNet is a library resource currently on trial at UCD Library. The resource is developed by MIT Press and includes full-text journals, books, reference works and conference proceedings. The content on cognitive sciences, psychology and medicine is the most relevant for those in the Health Sciences. MIT Cognet also contains news from the field, calls for papers and is on trial on campus until the 7th of January 2008.

Biology Image Library Trial - Ends 12th of December
Another resource on trial at the moment is the Biology Image Library- a collection of images illustrations, movies and animations designed for lecturers, researchers and students. The Biology Image Library content is largely for Biology and Biomolecular Sciences but does cover a number of Health Science areas such as Histology & Pathology and Immunology.

To access either database on trial go to
http://www.ucd.ie/library/e-lib/local/other_eresources/trial_databases.htm
and click on the name of the database.

Please note access to both trial resources is on campus only.

The Digital Health Revolution

The Digital Health Revolution is a new WebTV show produced by ScribeMedia that focuses on how the Internet, mobile phones, computers and other technologies impact on health globally. The bi-weekly programme, hosted by Fard Johnmar will look at the people who are researching, creating and using digital technologies in health fields.

You can see the WebTV show at http://www.scribemedia.org/shows/dhr

More Library EndNote Sessions

UCD Library is pleased to announce further "Introduction to EndNote" and "Advanced EndNote" sessions. EndNote is a bibliographic software tool that allows users to store and manage references, create bibliographies and cite references in the text of documents.

Introduction to EndNote sessions cover -
Creating references in EndNote
Downloading references from online sources
Using Cite While You Write to add references and a bibliography to your paper

Advanced EndNote sessions are intended for regular users of EndNote, who can already enter and download references and use the Cite While You Write feature.

UCD Library is offering the following sessions.

Introduction to EndNote
1.00 – 2.00 pm
13th, 20th and 27th November (Tuesdays)
Venue - Health Sciences Library

Introduction to EndNote
1.00 – 2.00 pm
15th, 22nd and 29th November (Thursdays)
Venue - Health Sciences Library

Advanced EndNote
1.00 – 2.00 pm
14th , 21st and 28th November (Wednesdays)
Venue - James Joyce Library

Advanced EndNote
1.00 – 2.00 pm
5th and 12th December (Wednesdays)
Venue - James Joyce Library

Introduction to EndNote
1.00 – 2.00 pm
6th and 13th December (Thursdays)
Venue - James Joyce Library

Users need only attend one of the above sessions.

Venue: EndNote sessions will take place in the Information Skills room in the Health Sciences Library or the James Joyce Library.

Booking: To book a place please telephone 7167368 or
e-mail: mailto:endnote@ucd.ie

Crystal Clear - National Health Literacy Campaign

October saw the launch of a national health literacy campaign called Crystal Clear.

The campaign was launched following the results of surveys which indicated that over 50% of the Irish population are affected by literacy difficulties. Patients are having difficulty reading health information and this literacy issue appears to be impacting on their health. The Crystal Clear campaign is set to address this concern.

For more information see the website at http://www.crystalclearawards.ie/news1.php