Most readers will recall that in November-December 2009 we ran an online survey, LibQUAL+, asking you what you thought of us. Two other branches of the University Library – the Central Science Library and the Moore Library – ran their own LibQUAL+ surveys at the same time. First of all, we are very grateful to […]

Part of the series of Arcadia seminars Professor Lilian Edwards, Department of Law, University of Sheffield Tuesday 01 June 2010, 18:00-19:15 Wolfson College, Old Combination Room (OCR). Please email your intent to attend to Michelle Heydon at mh569@cam.ac.uk. Abstract Death seems to be discussed in web 2.0 circles only when it is tragic (eg internet […]

Menorrhagia from the NHS Evidence – women’s health) “NHS Evidence – women’s health is holding its next Annual Evidence Update from Tuesday 1 June. The update aims to provide clinicians with the most up-to-date knowledge on the diagnosis and management of heavy menstrual bleeding. We know that it is very difficult for busy clinicians to […]

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Following on from the blog about student behaviour on Facebook if you use Facebook, even if you’re not a sutdent, privacy is (or should be) a big issue. You may find this BBC guide to adjusting your Facebook privacy settings and this overview of the issues useful.

The National Library of Medicine has launched a (beta) service Pillbox to facilitate rapid identification of unknown pills. “Pillbox was developed to aid in the identification of unknown solid dosage pharmaceuticals. The system combines high-resolution images of tablets and capsules with FDA-approved appearance information (imprint, shape, color, etc.) to enable users to visually search for […]

Facebook and the professional behaviours of undergraduate medical students Au: Jayne Garner and Helen O’Sullivan The Clinical Teacher  Volume 7 Issue 2, Pages 112 – 115 ABSTRACT Background: The rapid growth and accessibility of social networking websites has fundamentally changed the way people manage information about their personal and professional lives. In particular, it has […]

From the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine comes the latest issue of Richard Lehman’s Journal Watch – “a personal comment on articles from the main medical journals selected for their interest to doctors (and a few others!)“

Proteinuria and estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate from NHS Evidence – kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders NHS Evidence – kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders presents its third Annual Evidence Update on Proteinuria and estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR). The 2010 Annual Evidence Update on Proteinuria and eGFR will provide an update with the highest-quality […]

Useful overview of various reference management systems is available on Martin Fenner’s blog If you’d like to discuss and have a “play” with some of the tools available (eg Zotero, Mendeley, Endnoteweb or Endnote X2, please contact Isla (phone: 336750 or  email)