Things in the library 20th December

Sarah, Gill & Kate would like to  wish everyone a                  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Things beautiful and tasty
When I contacted the photographer Caroline Trotter to ask for permission to use the above image in our blog (something you should always do unless you know it can be freely used under a Creative Commons licence) she also supplied a lovely recipe for mincemeat - so here it is

Mincemeat
This is a colourful mixture with larger chunks than most mincemeats, just to show its home made!
450g apples peeled cored and roughly chopped
180g shredded suet
200g soft brown sugar
225g raisins
225g sultanas
225g currants
115g dried cranberries
225g glace cherries roughly chopped
grated rind and juice of three lemons
4 tsp mixed spice
½ tps cinnamon
tsp grated nutmeg
6 tblsp whisky

Mix all the ingredients except the whisky, place in a bowl, leave overnight covered. Then place in a oven 120C, gas ¼ for a couple of hours and mix through.
When cold stir in the whisky and store. Make mince pies!

Things inspirational
As Paediatric Surgery is one of the departments we specifically support  with clinical library services I am always interested in seeing what they get up to when away from SCH. Here is Ross Fisher giving a talk at TEDx in Stuttgart - worth watching - none of the children referred to are SCH patients.



Things Sheffield is doing well

Health leaders in the city have welcomed results today which show Sheffield is still leading the way in cutting children’s obesity rates.National figures released today show Sheffield still has one of the lowest rates of childhood obesity nationally with nearly 80 per cent of children aged four to five are of a healthy weight, which is higher than the national average figures of just under 77 per cent. Nearly 65 per cent of children aged 10-11 are of a healthy weight, only slightly lower than the national average of just over 65  per cent.Of the core cities, Sheffield is ranked highest for prevalence of healthy weight in the Yorkshire region and second highest behind Bristol for year 6 children. Read more here

Things published

Investing in people for Health and Healthcare Workforce Plan for England 2014/15 is available as pdf here

Things to know about our Christmas opening hours

Mon 23 and Tues 24 Dec 2013     Closed for Stocktaking

Weds 25 Dec – Wed 1 Jan 2014  Closed 

Open again on Thurs 2 Jan 2014 08:45 – 17:00  and   Friday 3 Jan 08:45 – 17:00

Library services are available during the Christmas Period at the Health Sciences Library, Medical School, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Tues 24 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 (Open)     10:00 - 17:00 (Staffed Service Hours)

Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec CLOSED

Mon 30 Dec – Tues 31 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 Self-service only

Wed 1 Jan  CLOSED

Things in the library 13 December

Things that are twinkly

We have put up our Christmas decorations and around the tree a selection of our leisure reading books. If you plan to curl up with a good book over Christmas come up to the library to borrow one or browse our selection online here search for 'leisure'.

Things to do with Christmas
On 23rd and 24th December the library staff will be conducting their annual keep fit (and get dusty) routine. We will be stocktaking ...which means we take every item off the shelves, clean them, scan them and put them back again. As this is not a spectator sport the library will be closed those two days and then remain closed until re-opening on Thursday 2nd January.

Things you can help us with
Prior to the stocktake we are looking at various areas in the library to see if the book coverage is as you would like it to be. If you would like to help us by coming and looking at 'your' specialist area and making suggestions please get in touch.

Things to look at  and perhaps use

The British library has just added over a million images to Flickr Commons for anyone to use, remix and repurpose. These images were taken from the pages of 17th, 18th and 19th century books and concern a startling mix of subjects - which can be viewed here I found this image  from 1879 Taylor's "The Illustrated Guide to Sheffield and the surrounding district" of the gates to Weston Park.


Things to ponder on and discuss
There has been considerable discussion lately about scientific publishing - and from our experience we know many journal subscriptions are rocketing in price. This week Andy Schekman, a US biologist who won the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine this year and receives his prize in Stockholm on Tuesday, said his lab would no longer send research papers to the top-tier journals, Nature, Cell and Science. Read the article he wrote in the Guardian here

Things we did
Journal Club this week involved an interesting mix of consultants (Gastroenterology, Surgery and General Paediatrics) along with a clinical nurse specialist and junior doctors discussing a paper on predictive marker tests for children with constipation. Next journal club 9th Jan 8.00 to 9:00 am.

Thing to read
NICE issued new update to guidance on treating urinary tract infection in children download full text here

Things to do with cycles
There has been a lot in the press recently about the safety of cyclists on the roads so I was interested to spot this item. The Canadian Paediatric Society recently published a position statement on 'Bicycle helmet use in Canada: The need for legislation to reduce the risk of head injury'. They state that "research evidence to date and recognition of the substantial impact of traumatic brain injuries support the recommendation for all-ages bicycle helmet legislation" you can read the full text here .Watch out for wobbly young bike riders on Boxing day but I think this chap from 1880 may have had a little too much brandy butter in his mince pies!

Things to eat
A recipe recommended by one of Sarah's daughters who has made it for Christmas gifts - white chocolate mallow fudge - recipe here. Don't eat too much though or you may have to join us in our Stocktaking Exercise.

Things in the library 6th Dec

Things to like 
Don't forget we have a Facebook page 'Like' us to keep up with things we find interesting

Things about referencing
Ever wondered how to reference a Tweet or a Facebook page? Bournmouth University have some useful guidelines here, though you should always check with the publication/organisation for which you are writing in case they have specific preferences

Things that won't be working (only on Saturday 7th December)
The suppliers of the Cochrane Library will be conducting maintenance on their platform from 10am UK time on Saturday the 7th December 2013 for approximately 5 hours. We have been informed that reviews and search functionality will not be available during this period.

Things that will be normally be working
The rest of the time the Cochrane resources are all available to you in full text here. They have a variety of online training resources here to help you.

Things to read
We spotted this article published this week 'Bronchiolitis Management Before and After the AAP Guidelines' in Pediatrics. You can access the full text with your NHS Open Athens account.

You may have heard of the report published in November  'How to ensure the right people, with the right skills, are in the right place at the right time: A guide to nursing, midwifery and care staffing capacity and capability' published recently read the full text here

Things to give you a flavour of what we do

A medical publisher recently organized an award scheme to recognise the value medical librarians bring in complex healthcare environments such as medical schools, hospitals and other healthcare institutions globally the winning video can be seen here on YouTube. These are exactly the sort of services we can provide so please ask for more information about how we can support you and your department.

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Things to keep you warm and cosy
Sarah thinks her favourite warming 'Chicken in Green Curry with mint and basil' will do the trick