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Health Sciences Information
Paid Resources
Breffni SmithRCSI Beaumont Hospital Library
From tradition…
…to innovation
Variety of Sources
Colleagues Internet Books Journals Databases E-journalsE-booksDigestsMultimediaGatewaysApps
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 Medicin
e
• Medicine
• Medical Ethics and Law• Nursing • Obstetrics & Gynaecolo
gy
• 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• MeSH, 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• PsycArticles• MicroMedex• 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 ConsultNetLibraryMyiLibraryDawsoneraBooks@OVIDThieme EbooksPsycBooks CSAOxford 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 BritannicaNursing reference centreRehabilitation reference centre
Thank you!