Health Sciences Information Paid Resources Breffni Smith RCSI

Health Sciences Information Paid Resources Breffni Smith RCSI Beaumont Hospital Library breffnismith@rcsi. ie

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Variety of Sources Colleagues Internet Books Journals Databases E-journals E-books Digests Multimedia Gateways Apps

Variety of Subjects • • • • Allied Health Anaesthesia & Critical Care Anatomy & Biology Biochemistry Chemistry & Physics Clinical Microbiology Clinical Neurological Sciences Clinical Pharmacology Epidemiology & Public Health Medicine Forensic Medicine & Toxicology General Practice Healthcare Management International Health & Tropical Medicine • • • • Medical Ethics and Law Nursing Obstetrics & Gynaecology Ophthalmology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Paediatrics Pathology Pharmacy Physiology Physiotherapy Psychiatry Psychology Radiology Surgery

Characteristics of Paid Resources • High quality • Coverage • Up to date • Accessible • Reliable • Easy to use • Authentication • Value

Library staff skills • Knowledge of resources • Knowledge of subjects • Search facilities • Search techniques • Me. SH, Trees, Explosions… • Communication • Teaching

1. Databases • • • Medline €* Cinahl €€ Embase €€€ Psycinfo € Cochrane €* Web of Science €€€€ Journal Citation Reports Essential Science Indicators Evidence Based Medicine Reviews € • • • CSA AMED MIDIRS Scopus Internurse Psyc. Articles Micro. Medex Global Health Sports Discus Biosis Previews British Nursing Index Ovid Nursing Database

2. E-journals • Many publishers – Ovid, Wiley, Emerald, Elsevier… – Science Direct €€€€€ • Access and authentication

3. E-Books Safari Statref €€€ MD Consult Net. Library Myi. Library Dawsonera Books@OVID Thieme Ebooks Psyc. Books CSA Oxford Reference

4. Online Reference Tools Digests are evidence-based clinical reference tools which survey, appraise and summarise the literature about common clinical conditions: – Dynamed €€€ – Up-To-Date €€€€€ – Clinical Evidence €€€€ Pharmacopeias & BNF Encyclopaedia Britannica Nursing reference centre Rehabilitation reference centre

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