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1BMJ (Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin)
BMJ are providing online training on the Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin.
Register at the BMJ training page
Click on Upcoming events and select the training session that you wish to register for.
Please note, that you will be required to install WebEx software to take this training. If you are doing this at work it may be worth checking with your IT department as to whether this is okay.
You will also need a computer with Internet access and either a telephone or headset to connect to the session.
If you have any problems please email your name and preferred session to
fmunday@bmjgroup.comA training video, a user guide and a getting started guide for the DTB is also available.
2EBSCOhost (DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Rehabilitation Reference Center)
EBSCOhost provides access to three point of care resources DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Rehabilitation Reference Center.
DynaMed is a clinical reference tool for use primarily at the 'point-of-care'. DynaMed is updated daily and monitors the content of over 500 medical journals and systematic evidence review databases.
Nursing Reference Center (NRC) provides a user-friendly point-of-care resource intended for staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty, and hospital librarians. It delivers the best available and most recent clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases via a nursing-specific graphical interface.
Rehabilitation Reference Center (RRC) is an evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. RRC provides physical therapists, occupational therapists and rehabilitation students with the best available evidence for their information needs. Content in RRC includes more than 300 Clinical Reviews, more than 150 research instruments, information from AHFS on over 11,700 drugs and their manufacturers, more than 9,800 exercise images, key reference handbooks, guidelines from the National Guidelines Clearinghouse, nearly 1,500 relevant patient education topics in both English & Spanish, and news and clinical updates.
Online training
EBSCO Publishing are offering free online training sessions to NHS Scotland users. These sessions will be suitable for those who are new to these databases or for those who wish to refresh their skills.
You can access EBSCO's online training at http://ebsco-nhsscotland.webex.com From this page you can also access user guides and other online support for EBSCO services.
Your trainer for these sessions will be Richard Crookes [RCrookes@ebsco.com] previously a medical librarian in NHS England, now one of the Trainers for EBSCO in the UK and Ireland.
You will need a computer with Internet access and either a telephone or headset to connect to the session.
Once you have registered for an event, EBSCO will contact you with more details. If you haven't received your confirmation after 2 hours please check your junk / spam email folder. If you have any questions please get in touch with Richard at the email address above.
Please note, that you will be required to install WebEx software to take this training. If you are doing this at work it may be worth checking with your IT department as to whether this is okay.
You will also need Flash to run the tutorials. Click here to download the Adobe Flash Player plug-in.
3EBSCOhost (Cinahl, PsycINFO)
EBSCOhost provides access to two key databases Cinahl and PsycINFO.
CINAHL provides a comprehensive source of full text for nursing and allied health literature.
The PsycINFO , database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
Online training
EBSCO Publishing are offering free online training sessions to NHS Scotland users. These sessions will be suitable for those who are new to these databases or for those who wish to refresh their skills.
You can access EBSCO's online training at http://ebsco-nhsscotland.webex.com From this page you can also access user guides and other online support for EBSCO services.
If you are interested in health care management and administration, you can now also access training on the EBSCOhost resource Health Business Elite from https://ebsco-nhsengland.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=ebsco-nhsengland (Select the Upcoming tab to access the schedule of dates).
Your trainer for these sessions will be Richard Crookes [RCrookes@ebsco.com] previously a medical librarian in NHS England, now one of the Trainers for EBSCO in the UK and Ireland.
EBSCO also invite you to attend their eBooks on EBSCOhost sessions. Go to https://ebscotraining.webex.com for more information and dates.
You will need a computer with Internet access and either a telephone or headset to connect to the session.
Once you have registered for an event, EBSCO will contact you with more details. If you haven't received your confirmation after 2 hours please check your junk / spam email folder. If you have any questions please get in touch with Richard at the email address above.
Please note, that you will be required to install WebEx software to take this training. If you are doing this at work it may be worth checking with your IT department as to whether this is okay.
You will also need Flash to run the tutorials. Click here to download the Adobe Flash Player plug-in.
4The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care. Published on a quarterly basis, The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.
Wiley provide both instructor-led training sessions as well as self-paced tutorials, including
- Using The Cochrane Library
- The Cochrane Library - an introduction
- Tips on Advanced and MESH searching
- Setting up Saved Searches and e-mail Alerts
Registration
Free, instructor-led training sessions along with a number of self-paced tutorials including an introduction to the Cochrane Library and tips on advanced MeSH searching are available at
http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-390244.htmlA Cochrane Library web tutorial is also available at http://www.brainshark.com/wiley/cochrane1
5Emerald
Emerald publishes the world's widest range of management and library & information services journals. It also contains a strong specialist range of engineering, applied science and technology journals.
Access web-based and powerpoint tutorials for more information.
6Micromedex (Martindale, DrugDex, Reprorisk, IV Index)
Live and recorded Online Training, Quick Reference Cards, Interactive Online Tutorials, Users Guides, and other promotional resources are all available free from the MICROMEDEX Training page.
7OVIDSP
OVIDSP provides access to a range of databases including: Medline; Embase; ERIC; HMIC and MIDIRS as well as Books@Ovid; and Journals@Ovid Full Text.
The OVIDSP Resource Centre offers novice, intermediate, and advanced workshops. Trainers conduct one-hour sessions to assist you with searching techniques on the OvidSP interface. These sessions are live and give you the opportunity to interact with Ovid's Trainers.
OVIDSP offer a range of training, including
* Introduction to OvidSP
* Basic Search on OvidSP
* OvidSP Database Training, e.g. Medline, EBMR, Embase, Psycinfo
* OvidSP Train the TrainerYou can also now access a pre-recorded online session available 24 hours a day.
Registration
You can access OVID's online training at http://www.ovid.com/site/resources/training_ovidsp.jspOnce you have registered for an event, OVIDSP will contact you with more details.
Please note, that you will be required to install WebEx software to take this training. If you are doing this at work it may be worth checking with your IT department as to whether this is okay.
You will also need a computer with Internet access and either a telephone or headset to connect to the session.
8Proquest
Proquest provides a gateway to over 350 full-text journals from a range of publishers.
From early 2011 Proquest will be launching their new platform which will also provide access to the social sciences databases ASSIA.
Proquest are currently offering New Proquest platform training.
Please note, that you will be required to install WebEx software to take this training. If you are doing this at work it may be worth checking with your IT department as to whether this is okay.
You will also need a computer with Internet access and either a telephone or headset to connect to the session.
9RefWorks and RefShare
Refworks is a tool to manage references and citations. References can be added from The Knowledge Network, from the databases or manually. It is available to all with an NHS Scotland Athens username.
RefShare allows a RefWorks user to easily share a folder of references or their entire database with colleagues to share references while collaborating on a shared project or piece of research.
The Refworks webinars page at http://www.refworks-cos.com/training/ provides a full listing of all online training provided by Refworks, including pre-recorded sessions which you can access at any time.
You can also set up a Training feed which will update you on dates of training.
Please note, that you will be required to install WebEx software to take this training. If you are doing this at work it may be worth checking with your IT department as to whether this is okay.
You will also need a computer with Internet access and either a telephone or headset to connect to the session.
You will need to enter the meeting password: Learnrs.13 to access the training (please note that details on registration may change)
10Science Direct
Science Direct provides a gateway to over 500 fulltext journals including medical neuroscience, life sciences, and psychology collections.
Access the online web tutorial for more information.
11Web of Science
Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Access online training opportunities here. Recorded training sessions are also available to access at any time.
12User guides
This page provides access to user guides and support on a number of key resources, including our password-protected databases, available to download and print or view online.
ASSIA
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. The subject coverage is detailed in a factsheet and there are two versions of the ASSIA Database Guide available. One is in word format while the other is in pdf.Barbour Index
Barbour delivers comprehensive, quick and up-to-date information on legislation and best practice for health, safety & environment professionals as well as those working within local authorities. Barbour v4.0 tutorial (Requires Adobe Flash . Also available is an html version ). For a quick overview look at the Barbour search hints and tips guide - available in pdf.BNF
For advice on using the BNF.For advice on using the BNF for children.
BMJ
BMJ journals and Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) user guides and promotional tools. A training video, a user guide and a getting started guide for the DTB is also available.CINAHL support centre
The CINAHL support centre includes a CINAHL User guide and the Transition to CINAHL on EBSCOhost help sheetCochrane Library (Wiley)
The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care. The Cochrane Library help, demos and guides.DynaMed
DynaMed provides summaries of evidence on approximately 4,000 clinical topics and includes links to many full-text international guidelines (including NICE and SIGN), Cochrane systematic reviews, research and review articles, PubMed abstracts and patient information. Drug information from the BNF and BNF for Children is currently (Aug 2011) being piloted. A user guide and A3 poster is available. For more detailed content go to the DynaMed promotion kit There is useful support for their mobile version.ebrary
ebrary provides access to a collection of social work and psychology ebooks. The ebrary support and training pages provide useful information on training, guidance and promotional materials.EBSCOHost
The EBSCOHost training centre provides details of online training (including Cinahl and PsycINFO) as well as access to user guides and other online support for EBSCO services.Emerald
Emerald for Librarians is designed specifically for the library and information science (LIS) community to improve information services and better serve library users. There is also a webpage for users on how best to use "Browse", "Quick Search" and "Advanced Search", as well as understand fully the results pages and a step-by-step guide.Learning Exchange
The Learning Exchange is a digital library of learning resources for social services and social work education and training.Medicines Complete (Stockley's)
For support with the resource, visit the Medicines Complete support and training page.My Community Space
This facility provided by NHS Education for Scotland provides a new and exciting way to link people and share resources, with the potential to create communities of people with a shared interest. For more information, visit the My Community Space page and check the associated reading list.Ovid SP Resource Centre
The OVIDSP Resource Centre provides latest news as well as materials to help you use and promote OvidSP and information on training. The OvidSP Help Index provides additional help and support information.ProQuest
ProQuest provides online access to the full text of thousands of journals, newspapers and magazines with detailed abstracts and indexing for thousands of other publications. A user-guide is available for download.ProQuest also have their own YouTube channel.
RefWorks
An online research management, writing and collaboration tool which is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. The Quick Start Guide will help you begin working with this tool. RefShare provides you with the ability to allow users to share your RefWorks database or just specific folders with other users of Refworks. The Refshare tutorial provides more information.RefWorks 2.0 quick start guide is also now available and they also have their own YouTube channel.
Science Direct
ScienceDirect® user pages provides access to support including online turorials, user guides and help files.Shared Space Administrator Guide
Useful help and support for administrators of NHS Shared SpacesTRAVAX
TRAVAX is an interactive online database providing up to the minute travel health information for health care professionals.TRIP
The TRIP Database is a clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice.Web of Science
Provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index. Their document and training page provides access to presentations, webinars and live training sessions, recorded training sessions and training materials for downloadZetoc
One stop shop for Zetoc demonstrations and user guides.