Can you distinguish quality assured websites on health from misleading ones? The Evaluating Internet Health Information tutorial from the National Library of Medicine is a fifteen minute tutorial that demonstrates the features of trustworthy websites and highlights elements common in unreliable websites to help you tell the difference. For more information on surfing for prime reliable internet sources, see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Introduction to EndNote
EndNote is an application that stores and manages references, and makes creating bibliographies easy. UCD Library is offering lunchtime introduction to EndNote sessions on the following dates in semester one :
Wednesday 8th Oct 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Wednesday 15th Oct 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Friday 24th Oct 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Wednesday 29th Oct 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Wednesday 5th Nov 2008
1-2pm
James Joyce Library, Information Skills Room
Wednesday 12th Nov 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Wednesday 19th Nov 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Wenesday 26th Nov 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Wednesday 3rd Dec 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
Tuesday 9th Dec 2008
1-2pm
Health Sciences Library, Information Skills Room
These sessions will include:
- Creating references in EndNote
- Downloading references from online sources
- Using Cite While You Write to add references and a
bibliography to your paper
For advance bookings please fill out the online booking form on the UCD Library EndNote web pages at: http://www.ucd.ie/library/students/information_skills/endnote/training.html. Or contact lorraine.foster@ucd.ie for enquiries.
Any places not booked will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis on the day.
Library
Tuesday 9 September 2008
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY – 10 SEPTEMBER 2008
The 2008 theme is: “Think Globally, Plan Nationally, Act Locally” and it focuses people’s attention on the huge and important problem of suicidal behaviours.
“The WHO estimates that the one million people die in the world each year by suicide. (…) The reality is that every minute there are two more deaths by suicide.”
International Association for Suicide Prevention
Monday 8 September 2008
Welcome back to Health Sciences Library!
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Works in UCD Health Sciences Library (6th -13th August 2008)
From the 6th -13th August the Group Study rooms, Level 1, Health Sciences Library will be unavailable. This is to allow necessary works to enhance the sound proofing of the rooms. There will be noise associated with these works and we apologies for any inconvenience caused. Study spaces near the group study rooms will be most affected. If you’re seeking a quiet study space please use Level 2, Health Sciences Library or the Problem Based Learning rooms on the ground floor.
Thursday 31 July 2008
World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated from the 1st to the 7th of August in more than 120 countries around the world. The theme for the 17th Annual WBW celebration is: Mother Support: Going for the Gold.
This event is meant to highlight the importance and the benefits of breastfeeding. Only breastmilk can give babies all the nutrients which are essential and help protect them from infection and other diseases.
Breastfeeding is recommended by WHO until a baby is six months old.
For more information, please visit: www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org or http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_breastfeeding_week/en/index.html
Wednesday 30 July 2008
E-Resources Access
The Server Room Re-fit is now completed. We will start moving the equipment back into the server room this week.
We will be doing this in stages the first stage will be the EzProxy server which will have an impact on E-Resources Access. The rest of the week we will move all the servers except for the LMS.
The LMS will be moved NEXT WEDNESDAY, we will email out confirmation of the LMS move.
From 8.30am to 2pm Wednesday 29th July there will be limited access to Library E-Services
http://www.ucd.ie/library/news/index.html#downjuly
If you have any queries please email LibITSupport@ucd.ie
Monday 21 July 2008
eLibrary
eLibrary NHS Scotland is thought of as one of the best sites for guidelines that are appropriate to Ireland. It includes open access content on clinical guidelines, policy documents, critically evaluated evidence based websites and more.
for more information, please visit: http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/
Wednesday 2 July 2008
Minister Harney announces a Public Consultation on the proposed Health Information Bill
Minister Harney announces a Public Consultation on the proposed Health Information Bill
http://www.dohc.ie/press/releases/2008/20080619.html
19 June 2008
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney T.D., has announced a public consultation exercise on the proposed Health Information Bill which will deal with the collection, use, sharing, storage, disclosure and transfer of personal health information as well as the rights of individuals to control and access their health information.
The Minister stated that she wishes to obtain the views of the public and interested parties on this important legislation which is part of the ongoing Health Reform Programme. The views expressed in the consultation process will be taken on board in preparing the Bill.
The Minister set out the background to the Bill: “The objective of the current Health Reform Programme is to deliver better patient care and safety. This includes using information – in manual and electronic form - more effectively than previously to improve healthcare outcomes while ensuring that the privacy of personal health information is appropriately respected. ”
Accordingly, the main purposes of the proposed Bill will be:
* to establish a legislative framework to enable information –in whatever form- to be used to best effect to enhance medical care and patient safety throughout the health system,
* to facilitate the greater use of information technologies for better delivery of patient services, and
* to underpin an effective information governance structure for the health system generally.
The Minister added: “The consultation document sets out clearly the objectives that the Health Information Bill will seek to achieve and the issues that arise for consideration. In doing so, it draws heavily on national and international law, practice and experience in regulating personal health information.”
More information on the public consultation process, including the Discussion Document on the Bill and an accompanying Audit Paper setting out relevant key international instruments, national laws and guidelines relating to health information for Ireland and selected other countries is available on the Department of Health’s website at www.dohc.ie/issues/hib.
The public consultation exercise will run until Thursday, 11 September 2008, and all submissions received will be subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Limited service on Wednesday morning, 2nd July 2008.
Due to essential maintenance on the Library server, there will be limited service on Wednesday morning, 2nd July.
The Health Sciences Library will be open from 9 to 5pm but there will be no access to Library e-services, e-resources, catalogue or express service machine until 1pm. Laptops (without access to e-resources) will still be available. You can borrow and return books but not renew or reserve them until work on the library server is complete.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Monday 23 June 2008
Now Available - Improved Access to Online Library Resources
The benefits of this major e-service development for UCD students and staff are:
- Seamless access to MORE resources via UCD Connect available anytime, anywhere.
- Single access point via resource’s title – no need to click on resource titles for access on campus and globe icons for access off campus anymore.
- A simple screen prompting for university login and password if you access resources off campus from the website directly.
You will need to make a small number of adjustments:
- Any URL links to online resources (other than freely available ones) that you have included in print or online guides or Blackboard course pages will need to be updated to the new URLS.
- Any bookmarks that you keep for your own use will need to be adjusted to include the new URL shown on our resource listings.
Further information: http://www.ucd.ie/library/about/projects/proxy_project.html.
Monday 16 June 2008
Architecture Award - your chance to vote!
UCD Health Sciences Library is an integral part of the centre and is delighted to be on the shortlist for this award, a new category introduced for the 20th anniversary of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.
The winner will be announced on the 23rd June 2008.
View entries and vote for your favourite!
Wednesday 11 June 2008
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY is celebrated every year on the 14th of June. This event highlights the role blood donors play in saving people’s lives. In 2008, the theme of WBDD is “GIVING BLOOD REGULARY”. It should draw attention to support national blood donor projects in creating a stable base of voluntary unpaid donors.
“The clinical demand for blood is rising throughout the world to support advancements in medical and surgical procedures. Though the pattern of blood usage varies in different countries, there is still a great need for it in the treatment of complications during pregnancy and childbirth and severe childhood anaemia.”
World Health Organization
For more information, please visit: http://www.who.int/worldblooddonorday/en/
For details on where you can donate blood, visit the Irish Blood Transfusion Service at http://www.ibts.ie/.
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Undiagnosed Diseases Programme
The programme was launched in May 2008 and aims to help patients with undiagnosed diseases. The National Human Genome Research Institute, the NIH Office of Rare Diseases and the NIH Clinical Center organised the programme which has two main goals;
- To provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
- To advance medical knowledge about rare and common diseases.,
For more information, FAQ, press releases and audio announcing the progamme or related material, go to:
URL: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/Resources.aspx?PageID=31
Friday 6 June 2008
Window blind installation in the Health Sciences Library, 6th-13th June 2008
Please note, the top floor of the Health Sciences Library will be closed from 6th-13th June.
Study spaces are available on the other floors and you can access collections and services as usual.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Friday 30 May 2008
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY
NO TOBACCO DAY is celebrated every year on 31st of May. Initiated by World Health Organization from 1987, it draws people’s attention to tobacco addiction and shows how dangerous it can be, especially for young adults and children.
In 2008, the theme is “TOBACCO – FREE YOUTH” and campaign focuses on the following message:
“One of the most effective ways countries can protect young people from experimenting and becoming regular tobacco users is to ban all forms of direct and indirect tobacco advertising, including promotion of tobacco products and sponsorship, by the tobacco industry, of any events or activities”.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
For more information, please visit: http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2008/en/.
Friday 23 May 2008
The access to the Health Sciences Building
The access to the Health Sciences Building from Monday 26th May 2008 is as follows:
For staff:
-Via Computer Lab B006 for staff with swipe cards enabled for out of hours access
For all users (signposting will be provided)
-via O’Briens cafĂ©
-via fire door corridor beside O’Briens
-via fire door entrance on Block A (facing the Student Centre)
-via rear of building, i.e. through the cloister beside the library
Thursday 22 May 2008
Summer Opening Hours - Health Sciences Library
Monday 2nd June 2008 – Saturday 28th June 2008
(Monday 2nd June Bank Holiday - CLOSED)
Monday – Friday 0900 – 2145 (Loans Desk staffed from 9am)
Saturday 0930 – 1700 (7th, 14th, 21st & 28th)
30th June 2008 – HSL Summer Opening Hours
Monday – Friday 0900 – 1700 (Loans Desk staffed from 9am)
Saturday CLOSED
Pain Talk
Pain talk is an online discussion forum for topics on pain including chronic, acute or palliative pain management. The forum is run by an NHS specialist in inpatient pain management and is aimed at nurses, doctors and health professionals. The forum requires you to register if you wish to post or reply to exising messages but the registration process is free.
For more information check out Pain talk at http://www.pain-talk.co.uk/
Monday 19 May 2008
URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT - WORKS IN HSL
Due to works associated with the cloister area and front entrance of the Health Sciences Building, some study areas and library material on Level 1, Health Sciences Library will be inaccessible for the week beginning 19th May 2008. Library users should expect increased noise levels within the library for the duration of the works. The contractors will be working in discreet blocks on level 1 HSL (over the HSL entrance). As the contractors will be pulling up flooring and drilling, library users will be prevented from accessing those areas where work is being carried out.
Students will be advised to ask library staff at the Loans Desk or Information Desk to retrieve items on their behalf, if the item is located in an area where the contractor is working.
Tuesday 29 April 2008
'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Mobile Phone Campaign
The 'ICE' idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call so he introduced 'ICE' as the nationally recognised name for contacts in mobile phones in emergency situations.Mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population. The idea behind the ICE campaign is for everyone to store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' ( In Case Of Emergency) in their phone.In an emergency situation, the Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff then know who to quickly contact and can dial the number you have stored under 'ICE' in your phone.
ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safty
The library has started a trial of the ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety. This resource gives comprehensive, timely and accurate coverage of the core allied fields encompassing occupational health and safety. This trial also grants access to CISILO Database, an international, multilingual database providing references to all aspects of health and safety with an emphasis on training and policy documents from various countries.This trial will last until May 8th. Full details of how to access the trial can be found here <http://www.ucd.ie/library/e-lib/local/other_eresources/trial_databases.htm> (On Campus only)
or alternatively contact Diarmuid Stokes <mailto:Diarmuid%20Stokes> at ext. 6207.
Wednesday 23 April 2008
25th of APRIL - WORLD MALARIA DAY – A DAY TO MAKE THE WORLD CARE
Malaria is one of the most common and serious tropical diseases. Millions of people die and hundreds of millions fall ill from Malaria.
WHAT IS IT?
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect the red blood cells.
Symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, and vomiting, and these usually appear between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito bite. If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. In many parts of the world, the parasites have developed resistance to a number of malaria medicines.
Key interventions to control malaria include: prompt and effective treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies; use of insecticidal nets by people at risk; and indoor residual spraying with insecticide to control the vector mosquitoes.
For more information, please visit: http://www.mobilising4malaria.org/ and http://www.malariaconsortium.org/
Monday 21 April 2008
10,000th Laptop Loan
On Monday, 14th April, UCD Library issued the 10,000th laptop loan. The laptop loan service was first launched in the Health Sciences Library on the 17th April 2007. The service is now available in both the Health Sciences and the James Joyce Libraries. Over the past 12 months the service has provided 1,919 library users with access to laptops, with 64% of users borrowing laptops on more than one occasion and 26% borrowing laptops on five or more occasions.
The lucky 10,000th customer received a one-for-all voucher.
http://www.ucd.ie/library/services_&_facilities/laptop/
Tuesday 15 April 2008
How to increase the visibility and impact of your research?
2nd Conference on Scientific Publishing in Biomedicine and Medicine
Oslo, Norway, 4th – 6th September 2008
The conference addresses two major themes essential to research scientists and academic clinicians:
-what are the tangible benefits and disadvantages of Open Access publishing?
-can bibliometrics be employed to evaluate research at the level of the researcher, the department, the institute and even at the country or federation level?
We would like to have as many participants as possible from ALL professions connected with medicine and biomedicine. How to increase the visibility and impact of your research?
- make sure the maximum number of people can see your work
- reach all biomedical scientists in all nations
- increase your online presence
- make a bigger impact and manage your academic profile
Join the conference and read more: http://www.ecspbiomed.net/
Early-bird bookings until 30 June 2008: 2 000 NOK.
Graduate and medical students can apply for free registration.
Welcome to Oslo in September!
Sincerely,
Graham V Lees PhD (Chair)
Programme & Steering Committee
Local Organizing Committee:
-Arne Jakobsson (Chair), University of Oslo Library, Library of Medicine and Health Sciences -Sigrid Tollefsen, The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions -Grete Strand, Norwegian Electronic Health Library
The core values that guide us in our mission are:
Service, Respect, Excellence, Collaboration, Justice and Creativity
CHAIN -Information Network for people employed in health and social care
CHAIN is a network of people, not organisations. CHAIN - Contact, Help, Advice and Information Network - is an online network for people working in health and social care. It is based around specific areas of interest, and gives people a simple and informal way of contacting each other to exchange ideas and share knowledge. CHAIN is multi-professional and cross organisational. It is supported by a number of organisations including the H.S.E. and the Institute of Public Health in Ireland. CHAIN is free to join. As a CHAIN member, you can use the network in many ways including:
- Searching the online directory in order to contact other members directly
- Finding out about forthcoming events, conferences and research funding opportunities through messages targeted by the CHAIN facilitator
- Requesting information from groups of CHAIN members, or publicise your own event
- Downloading resources from CHAIN events
To find out more information about joining CHAIN or informing colleagues about it go to http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/index.html
Information Leaflet: http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/chain_leaflet(Nov07).pdf
Monday 14 April 2008
Topics and videos for Midwifery Studies - The Reproductive Health
The Reproductive Health Library RHL is a midwifery database which contains a collection of videos each demonstrating how to practice an evidence based technique in midwifery.The videos cover a number of important elements in midwifery including external cephalic version Why and How?, caesarean section evidence based technique, labour companionship Every woman's choice and more.The RHL also provides useful information on midwifery topics such as Adolescent Sexual and reproductive health, reproductive tract infections, pregnancy and childbirth, newborn health, gynaecology infertility and cancers and clinical practice.The RHL is available from our A-Z database page http://www.ucd.ie/library/electronic_resources/library_databases/index.html
Reproductive Health Library
Thursday 10 April 2008
POPLINE®
POPLINE® (POPulation information onLINE - http://www.popline.org ), the world's largest database on reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues.
POPLINE is maintained by the INFO Project (http://www.infoforhealth.org/) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID, http://www.usaid.gov/).
POPLINE contains nearly 360,000 records and has been maintained since 1973 by the INFO Project (formerly Population Information Program). The majority of items are published from 1970 to the present, however, there are selected citations dating back to 1827. The database adds 12,000 records annually and is updated every Monday. In addition to free text searching, the database can be searched by keywords from the POPLINE Thesaurus (http://db.jhuccp.org/ics-wpd/popweb/Thesaurus/index.htm), a controlled vocabulary of 2,400+ terms used to index documents in the database. POPLINE's special features include links to free, fulltext documents; the ability to limit your search to peer-reviewed journal articles; RSS feeds for topical searches; and many abstracts in French and Spanish.
Topics with international coverage in POPLINE include:
- Family Planning Methods
- Family Planning Programs
- Fertility
- Population Law and Policy
Topics covered in reference to developing countries include:
- Adolescent Reproductive Health
- Demography
- Environmental Health
- Gender and Health
- Health Communication
- HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections
- Maternal and Child Health
- Population and Environment
- Related Reproductive Health Programs
- Women in Development
New Intute subject booklets
Two new Intute (http://www.intute.ac.uk/) booklets for Health & Life sciences are now available:
* Internet resources for biological sciences
http://www.intute.ac.uk/supportdocs/biologicalsciences.pdf
* Internet resources for pregnancy and childbirth
http://www.intute.ac.uk/supportdocs/pregnancy.pdf
The Intute subject booklets, is a series of short A5 booklets that providedetails of some of the most useful Internet resources in a specific subject.They offer a taster of the kind and range of resources held in our onlinedatabase. The printed booklets are distributed to UK universities andcolleges, and electronic versions are available below. You are welcome tocopy, re-purpose and distribute the printed or electronic versions foreducational use.
A full-listing of the Health & Life Sciences booklets isavailable at http://www.intute.ac.uk/subjectbooklets.html#hls
Thursday 3 April 2008
One in four adults use the Internet to find out more about health issues
New research from the Health Research Board (HRB) shows that more than one in four Irish adults have used the Internet to search for information about health issues. Females who are in employment are the most likely to use the Internet for health information. These findings were revealed as part of further research into the HRB National Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Survey which showed that approximately one in seven people experienced mental health problems such as anxiety or depression in the past year. Sixty per cent of Internet users who reported mental health problems had used the Internet as a source of information about health issues.
Understanding people’s use of the Internet in relation to health issues was central to the study. The authors would advocate the promotion of websites that provide information and support on positive mental health, but would emphasise that some websites have the potential to have a negative impact on people’s general and mental health – for example, the pro anorexia movement or the purchase of medicines online. ‘Further research is needed to find out which health sites are being accessed and for what reasons. This information will help ensure that people are getting the information they require and, most importantly, that this information is of a high standard,’ concluded Dr Tedstone Doherty.
A full copy of the report, Internet use and seeking health information online in Ireland: demographic characteristics and mental health characteristics of users and non–users is available in the publications section of the HRB website at www.hrb.ie/publications.
Alternatively, for a hard copy of the report, please contact Fiona Bannon by emailing fbannon@hrb.ie or by phoning +353 1 2345148.
[extracted from the HRB Press Release
http://www.hrb.ie/display_content.php?page_id=24&press_release_id=157]
Wednesday 2 April 2008
WORLD HEALTH DAY 2008
World Health day is celebrated every year on 7th of April and sponsored by the World Health Organisation.
This year on World Health Day, thousands of organizations around the globe will mark the importance of health for a happy and productive life.
In 2008, the theme is: “PROTECTING HEALTH FROM CLIMATE CHANGE”.
Key messages being promoted on World Health Day are:
- Health is one of the areas most affected by climate change – and it is evident now
- The health impacts of climate change will hit the poor hardest
- Traditional public health tools are important components of effective response to climate change
- Cross-sector, interdisciplinary partnerships are necessary to deal with this global health threat
- Adaptation and mitigation action are required now to protect health
For more information, please visit:
http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/
Friday 28 March 2008
The New England Journal of Medicine
To access online, simply navigate to the A-Z of Electronic Journals from the library website and search for “New England Journal of Medicine”. To access off campus make sure you log into your connect account, select the My Library tab and click on E-Journals. This brings you to A-Z of Electronic Journals.
Thursday 13 March 2008
24 MARCH - WORLD TB DAY
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body.
This year’s World TB Day slogan, “I am stopping TB”, communicates the importance of celebrating the lives of people affected by TB and strengthens the global fight against it.
International TB Day serves us a reminder that the effects of this disease are felt in every country.
For more information, please visit The Stop TB Partnership Website:
http://www.stoptb.org/
Monday 3 March 2008
NEW NURSING RESOURCE
Check out the latest nursing resource:
Counselling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives and Reference Works
This database provides primary sources for therapists, clients and students on forty different topical subject areas in psychology. It has three major sections; psychotherapy transcripts, primary accounts and handbook reference works.
You can access the resource via the general list of databases on the library web page or via the databases in the Nursing and Midwifery subject portal. Login and password are required for off-campus access and can be obtained via Connect under My Library tab, in the Remote access logins channnel.
Tuesday 29 January 2008
Lunchtime EndNote Sessions, Spring 2008
EndNote is a software application tool for publishing and managing bibliographies. EndNote has some powerful and very practical features which may save your valuable time while writing your research papers, thesis, publications etc. UCD Library is offering series of Introductory and Advanced Lunchtime EndNote hands-on training sessions from 29th Jan till 27th March as follows:
To book Online click here.Telephone: 353-01-7167368 or Email:
Ashwin endnote@ucd.ie
Tuesday 22 January 2008
Electronic British Pharmacopoeia
The British Pharmacopoeia provides information for anyone concerned with the quality of medicines, including pharmaceutical and chemical industries, quality control personnel, analysts, government regulators and academics. It contains monographs, which set out the mandatory standards for active substances, excipients and formulated preparations, together with detailed information and guidance on various aspects of current pharmacopoeial policy and practice.
(source: amazon.com)
The print version of the British Pharmacopoeia 2008 is also available in the reference section on level one of the Health Sciences Library at 615.11/BRI