The New England Journal of Medicine

The New England Journal of Medicine is now available online from the library. The full-text of articles can be accessed from 1993 to the present day.

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.

24 MARCH - WORLD TB DAY

(source: www.stoptb.org/)

World Tuberculosis day, held each year on 24 March, is an occasion for people around the world to raise awareness about the international health threat presented by tuberculosis (TB).

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.

(source: MedlinePlus)

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/

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.

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

Electronic British Pharmacopoeia

The British Pharmacopoeia is now available in electronic format on level one of the Health Sciences Library on our one user licence pc.

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

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.