InfoBites Google

The first of our InfoBites sessions will be next Tuesday 4th December from 13:00 to 13:30 in Illingworth Library on F Floor in Stephenson Wing open to all staff.

This is not about clinical searches for evidence but just general searching that you might do in the course of your job or for leisure.

Are you swamped by results when you search, can you distinguish adverts from other results, can you use Google to do calculations or can you find a cartoon of a purple cat when you want one?  All and more will be revealed...

Cakey nibbles will be provided...bring your lunch and a drink ..or buy one from our selection. There will be a short presentation lasting 20 mins to show you some tips and tricks to get more out of Google searching and introduce you to some of the tools you might not have tried yet.



Do come along and join us.

InfoBites are nearly here...

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery they say so, after discovering ScHARR Bite Size sessions to support research and teaching at The University of Sheffield, we have decided to launch InfoBites.

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Really just another excuse to eat cake!

These will be 20 minute 'taster' sessions with 10 mins for discussion/questions on subjects that we hope will be useful to all staff within SCH Trust (not just aimed at clinical staff although the subjects vary). We will be introducing tools and topics we have found useful that you may like to try. 

The format will be that (technology permitting) each session will start promptly at 13:00 in the Illingworth Library on F Floor in Stephenson Wing on the first Tuesday of every month (except August). 

We will provide cakey bites (free) and you are welcome to bring your lunch and drinks to consume or you can purchase one of our hot drinks.

The programme is shown below...hope we see you there.

 4 Dec 2012     Google Searching

8 Jan 2013      Resources via Athens

5 Feb 2013     Google Apps

5 Mar 2013     Journal Club

2 Apr 2013      Keeping up to date

2 May 2013     Clinical Questions

4 Jun 2013      Managing your email

2 Jul 2013       Apps For Health

  Aug 2013      No Event 

3 Sep 2013     Literature Searching

1 Oct 2013     Getting Full Text Articles

5 Nov 2013     Basic Critical Appraisal

3 Dec 2013    Why Social Media

DynaMed 3 month Trial

The Illingworth Library has facilitated a trial of DynaMed which is a resource for answering clinical questions during practice at the point of care.

DynaMed includes over 3200 clinically organized evidence based topic summaries covering all aspects of care. It is updated daily by editors who monitor the content of over 500 medical journals.  In the coming months information from the BNF and the BNFC is being added.

5th November 2012 - 5th February 2013

Access

1. Clicking HERE or on the DynaMed button on the library webpage and using your Athens username and password to login.
2. Clicking the DynaMed button on the Intranet - no login will be required.
3. Via the DynaMed app. (a serial number is required which may be obtained from the library together with instructions on how to download the app. We have 20 serial numbers for use during the trial.)

Feedback

We need your feedback to decide whether this resource would be of use to clinicians in  decision making at the point of care.

Please take 5 minutes to complete a feedback survey which can be reached by clicking HERE or following the link under the DynaMed button on the Trust Intranet home page