Our resource of the month for November was the Zotero reference management software. We’ve been tweeting out hints and tips all month, and these are now gathered here for ease of reference. Zotero differs from some other reference managers in that it is a plugin for Firefox, and works best when used through the browser. […]

One of the more frequent subjects of comments on the Medical Library’s suggestions board is the temperature in the library. Unfortunately, as can be seen from the current debate raging on the suggestions board, it’s hard to find a temperature that’s going to please everyone! Fortunately, we’ve come up with a solution that should satisfy […]

Do you ever find it hard to focus and write? Have you got a piece of writing (such as an article, assignment, PhD thesis, or guideline) to do but struggle to find the time? We are here to help. Announcing two ‘shut up and write’ sessions: dedicated time to do nothing but write, in a […]

The last week of October is Open Access Week, and the Office of Scholarly Communication is running a competition, open to all staff and students at the University of Cambridge who contribute to its research profile. The competition involves creating an ORCiD profile (if you don’t already have one), and linking your ORCiD to your […]

Every month we tweet out tips, links and tools about a resource or group of resources that will help Medical Library users with their studies, work, or research. In September, we focused on medical apps and websites — the sort of things that could be accessed easily, quickly, and for free from a smartphone or […]

The Medical Library’s resource of the month for July was a series of key databases accessible with NHS Athens. These are useful tools for literature searching, and are available for all who have an Athens login. If you do not have an Athens account, you can register for one here. First up was Cinahl, a […]

Those of you who have visited the library in recent weeks might have noticed a new set of bookshelves near the enquiry desk slowly filling up with books. This is our Quick Picks collection, where we’ve gathered together some of our most popular and most frequently borrowed books so that you can find them quickly […]

You may be aware that our group Learn space is available for group bookings by those who want a private room with a data projector and PCs to use for training, presentation practice, revision and more. What you may not know is that this room, when not booked, is available for all as an additional […]

Last week, we moved back into our ‘new’ old home in the freshly renovated Medical Library. Each day since then we’ve been introducing you to one new corner of the library per day. Today it’s time to get to know our Learn spaces. These are the rooms where teaching, training and support of your study […]