LENUS

LENUS is an irish online repository of health-related reports, research and official publications from 1960 to the present day that has been compiled by staff a the Regional Library & Information Service in Dr. Steevens' Hospital in Dublin. LENUS includes policy evaluation documents, official publications, clinical research and statistics. Authors can also submit their original research to the repository. LENUS is a searchable repository and includes documents from the former Irish Health Boards, the Health Service Executive and Department of Health and Children. It is an important resource for health professionals, policy makers, academics, librarians, students and the general public. A lot of the material in LENUS is being made available online for the first time.

For more information go to http://www.lenus.ie

UCD Books on Prescription Scheme - Health and Wellbeing

The professional staff in the UCD Student Health Centre in cooperation with the UCD Library Service have put together a selection of books to inform and promote the student’s sense of health and wellbeing.
These books cover a wide range of topics including mental health, spirituality, physical health, nutrition, sexual health, sport cookery and even DIY.
Some of the books have been written by leading experts and may be used as an additional form of treatment for people with mental health issues, often containing a self-help plan. You may be recommended a book by a member of the health team or welfare services or you may simply access the book yourself.
Where are the books located?
The books are located in the UCD Health Sciences Library, adjacent to the UCD Student Health Centre. Enter the UCD Health Sciences Centre. The library entrance is directly in front of you.
Follow the signage to the "Health & Wellbeing" on the ground floor near the stairs. You will find your book there.
The books are available on loan to ALL UCD students by using their student card, with or without a prescription.
Confidentiality
Library staff are professionals and will treat you with respect and discretion. They won’t divulge any personal information about individual borrowing.

Need to identify trustworthy information on the web?

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

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

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY – 10 SEPTEMBER 2008

(source: http://www.iasp.info/)

World Suicide Prevention Day is commemorated on the 10th of September as an initiative of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and is in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO).
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

For more information, please visit: http://www.iasp.info/ or http://www.who.int/.

Welcome back to Health Sciences Library!

Term/Semester hours (effective 8th September 2008)

Health Sciences Library

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Monday - Friday 8:30 - 21:45 (Loans Desk staffed from 9:00 to 21:30)

Saturday 9:00 - 17:00 (Loans Desk staffed from 9:30 to 16:45 )

Sunday - CLOSED

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For more information, please visit: http://www.ucd.ie/library/about/opening_hours/index.html

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.