Do you have a MyNCBI account in PubMed? (MyNCIB lets you save searches, set up regular alerts for new articles on your area of interest, and saves collections of useful articles) You might be interested to know that there are new features which allow you to make your Collections public, so you can share them […]

We’re pleased to be able to offer self-service printing in the library. buy printing credit from the reception desk (available in £10, £5, and £1 cards) send your pages to print – default setting is black & white duplex (double sided), but you can change this if you want collect your pages from the printer […]

This summer will see a change in the Medical Library’s printing and photocopying services. self-service printing double-sided printing (with the environment in mind) better quality photocopying scanners which send images straight to email Starting 6th July all printing will be self-service! check posters in the library for more details

The new Journal Impact Factors published by ISI Web of Knowledge are available now. “Journal Citation Reports® offers a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world’s leading journals, with quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. By compiling articles’ cited references, JCR helps to measure research influence and impact at the journal and category […]

NHS Evidence was launched is April to replace the National Library for Health – giving access to : high quality evidence, databases for specialist searches (Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE etc) – requires NHS ATHENS e-journals and e-books – requires NHS ATHENS specialist collections (formerly specialist libraries) on 33 specific topics (eg diabetes, kidney disease, public health, […]

We are pleased to announce that the following new eBooks from Coutts MyiLibrary are now available from the NHS Evidence portal at: http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/ Clinician’s Guide to Think Good-Feel Good: Using CBT with children and young people. Wiley, 2005. Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009 Clinical Interviewing. […]

” I blog, I tweet and I use Facebook. And as I recently told a medical colleague, social media has been an enormously useful tool in my work. “I can barely keep up with e-mail,” he snorted back. “I’m not about to open up that black box.” “ Which camp do you fall into? Read […]

Anyone who has published, or intends to in the future, must surely be interested in the outcome of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) v Singh case currently going to appeal in the House of Lords. Read about the background to the case. Perhaps a refresher on English libel law might be useful? Sense About Science […]

Another book sale is underway of withdrawn library stock. First come, first served – so hurry down while the sale lasts!

Did you complete either the “M-Libraries: Information on the Move” or the IRIS (Induction, Research and Information Skills) ” surveys earlier this year? You may be interested to read their findings – both project reports are available online. Arcadia@Cambridge: rethinking the role of the research library in a digital age