Ben Goldacre’s “Bad Science” article (Guardian, 20th September 2008) makes interesting reading: Missing in action: the trials that did not make the news Somewhere you can keep track of interesting trials is the Current Controlled Trials, and the World Health Organisation’s International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP); DEC-net – Drug Evaulation in Children; ClinicalTrials.gov (trials […]

Infections Specialist Library What is it? The Infections Specialist Library (ISL) provides convenient and comprehensive access to the highest quality evidence on the investigation, prevention, treatment and control of infectious diseases from a clinical perspective. This is intended to keep health professionals up to date with the burgeoning amount of infectious disease evidence that is […]

More e-books are available using your NHS ATHENS password: Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine Oxford Handbook of Nurse Prescribing Go to http://www.library.nhs.uk/ and log in with your NHS ATHENS password, and click on the e-books link under “Books, Journals and Healthcare Databases”, and search for the book you want. Contact us if you’d like any […]

Support for research and teaching in the sciences and social sciences in Cambridge has received a major boost through a University Library subscription to Elsevier’s Scopus database. The Library’s investment in Scopus represents one of the most significant enhancements to information provision in the sciences in the University for some years. During a trial earlier […]

New times and dates in August, September and October 2008 are available for Information Skills training sessions providing hands-on training in specific resources including: Cochrane Library PubMed Using NHS ATHENS to search for literature Library Introduction Finding e-Journals Literature searching for Junior Doctors Searching Web of Science We’re using Google calendars to list the sessions, […]

Cambridge University Library has today officially launched eresources@cambridge http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/electronicresources/. The new site aims to provide library users with seamless access to a growing collection of subscribed electronic resources. It also has a redesigned help section, covering journal and database access for on and off campus users. Users can also search for article citations and full […]

The Library will be open from 9.00am till 6.00pm on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August 2008.

More than 200 e-book titles are available using your NHS ATHENS password, including Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes Oxford Handbook of General Practice Oxford Handbook of Midwifery Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care Oxford Handbook of Practical Drug Therapy Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine Is your favourite amongst these? If […]

A high quality workforce: NHS Next Stage review

High quality care for all: NHS Next Stage Review final report A very nice overview is available from colleagues at Knowledge & Library Service at Newham University Hospital NHS Trust.