Things in the library 24th April...

Things about our birthday...

Our 70th birthday party was organised, invites sent, party food planned (thank you Co-op) and birthday cake ready to be baked……. then Covid-19 hit, and we had to cancel our plans for Friday 1st May. Please help us to celebrate, remotely or at a social distance. We can’t do a birthday drive by, but we’d like you send us a birthday message of some sort  about the library, our service or staff (past and present). Tell us what you like or love, tell us your memories and experiences of the library over the 70 years it has been open.
Email us or send us a message on one of our social media platforms  (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook) and use our hashtag #IllingworthLibraryis70 so we can follow.

If you are working on Western Bank site then join Sarah in the library next Friday 1st May for Coffee and Cake.

Things we can still do...
Just about everything really....we can still help you join the library, request articles, do literature searches and provide most of our Book a Librarian services remotely, including 1:1 training. Additionally the library has been opened as a Covid-19 conversation-free zone with hot drinks provided, colouring sheets, and some computers available for use - at a social distance. We have 160 e-books available and are always happy to consider additional purchases. Please keep library staff and each other safe by hand-washing before you enter and adhere to social distancing. We share a 70th birthday year with Peanuts comic strip.

Things to watch...
The University of Sheffield have a long history of public lectures and video recordings of many of the ones given since 2014 are available online, from speakers as diverse as local artist Joe Scarborough to Nicola Sturgeon, MSP and First Minister of Scotland.

Things to keep children safe online...
Net Aware, the website keeping parents and carers up to date with the latest news about social networks, apps and games their children are using, has updated their content to include information on Snapchat's new mental health feature, having a Netflix party, and information about video chat, video sharing and live-streaming.

Things about parent education...
Health Professionals (HPs) play an important role in supporting parents to care for their children, by facilitating parents' knowledge and skills development through parent education. This is achieved through teaching, whereby planned strategies, based on principles of how people learn, enable learning. Despite Learning Principles being the fundamental tenets of the learning process, how HPs perceive and use Learning Principles in their practice is neglected in the healthcare literature. This article is a scoping review of the literature around this subject.



Things to read...
The Reading Agency has ideas, activities and challenges from across their programmes to entertain and educate yourself, your family or those you may be teaching remotely.
The activities available to download will be refreshed every couple of weeks, and they have The Reading Agency Toolkit available for you to download, which gives some great hints and tips for keeping well and reading during this time of isolation. The Reading Agency are also responsible for producing the lists of Mood Boosting Books - 54 of which we have available for loan in the library.

Amazon Kindle also have a range of free books and digital magazines available for download - you
can read them via the free Kindle reading App even if you don't have an actual Kindle.
If you live in Sheffield you can access free ebooks, audiobooks, comics via Sheffield Libraries and most other local authorities will provide similar services. For other Sheffield Library events check their Facebook page




Things about salads...
I have been enjoying lots of lovely salads from my husband's favourite book whilst on staycation in my garden over the last two weeks. I can't reproduce his recipes here but have just discovered a website that has a salad recipe finder so if you put in any ingredient that you have available many suggestions of lovely salads will come up.  You can also search for spicy salads, quick and easy, children friendly and many other themes....salad will never be boring again!

Things in the library 9 Sept 2016

Things (us) are now mobile...
No... not the library staff on roller blades...we are very excited to be able to tell you that there is now an App (Android and iphone) for our library system which will enable you to be able to renew, reserve and manage your account from your mobile device with your library ticket number and PIN (if you don't have one email the library to request). We and some of our readers have been involved in the trialling and testing over the past few months but now you can all have access to it.
Go to your App store and search for MyCirqa - it's an owl icon. When it loads search for your library by starting to type Sheffield, or NHS or Illingworth and select us the list. Enter your library/ucard ticket number followed by your PIN and I suggest ticking the 'remember me' box. Please contact us if you have any queries.  We are ridiculously excited - and really should get out more!

Things about diabetes...
NICE quality standard published in July in case you missed it 'Diabetes in children and young people'. This quality standard covers the diagnosis and management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people aged under 18. This quality standard will not cover care for children and young people with other forms of diabetes mellitus (such as monogenic diabetes or cystic fibrosis-related diabetes).

Things from Cochrane...
Two recent reviews that may be of interest 'Codeine versus placebo for chronic cough in children' and 'Central venous catheter removal for adults and children suffering from bloodstream infections caused by Candida species.'

Things about Information technology in NHS...
The Department of health has published 'Making IT Work: Harnessing the Power of Health
Information Technology to Improve Care in England' a report of the National Advisory Group on Health Information Technology in England.  In order for the NHS to continue to provide a high level of healthcare at an affordable cost, it simply must modernise and transform. This transformation will involve enormous changes in culture, structure, governance, workforce, and training.  But none of the changes are likely to be as sweeping, as important, or as challenging as creating a fully digitised NHS. This report details the national advisory group’s overall findings and principles and gives ten implementation recommendations.

Things about sepsis...
A NICE bite which is a summary of prescribing recommendations from NICE guidance. This guideline covers recognition, diagnosis and early management of sepsis for all populations. Sections covered include: assessment and referral, people most vulnerable to sepsis, face to face assessment, treatment and management, antibiotic treatment, intravenous fluids, information and support, information at discharge, training and education.

Things to explore this weekend...
Every September some 40,000 volunteers across England organise 5,000 events to celebrate our fantastic history, architecture and culture. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore. Check out what is happening locally.

Things for the lactose intolerant and everyone else too...
I was cooking for someone last weekend who has to avoid milk products and made this dessert  'Creamy rice with double apricots' which was really simple and everyone loved.

Things in the library 22 April

Things about child development... 
The Department of Health is developing an outcome measure of child development at age 2 – 2½ years, the data for which will be published in the Public Health Outcomes Framework from 2017. They have published a factsheet aimed at health visitors on 'Developing a public health outcome measure for children aged 2 – 2½ using ASQ-3 ' it contains many links to further information.

Things digital...
Do you need to increase your confidence and skills when online?  take a look at this free Open University course 'Succeeding in a digital world'. It explores a range of digital skills and practices, including digital identity, digital well-being, staying safe and legal, finding and using information and online tools, and dealing with information overload. The importance of developing a critical approach to life online is emphasised throughout, whether consuming or creating information. You'll be encouraged to reflect on your own situation and to apply what you learn to real-life scenarios, using a digital skills plan to keep a record of progress.

Things new...

This week I managed to pick a sunny day to walk across Western Park three times to pick up some books we have newly purchased. One of them is the new edition of Great Ormond Street  'Handbook of Paediatrics'. It will be available to borrow soon..please contact us if you wish to reserve it. Some of the other new books can be found here.

Things springlike...

(c) Gill Kaye 2016

Things on critical appraisal...
Critical Appraisal course - Thursday 12th May 9.30 am – 1.00 pm
An Introduction to Critical Appraisal  running again soon - Places can be reserved by any SCH staff involved in Evidence Based Medicine by emailing: coursebookings@sch.nhs.uk
This course is designed to give you the skills to critically evaluate research papers and interpret their findings. Prior knowledge or experience of critical appraisal is NOT required
 Further information is available from Sarah Massey, Knowledge and Library Services Manager.

Things you can get with Open Athens...

Along with the access to full text of selected journals there are other resources to which you are entitled via your NHS Open Athens account, One of these is AnatomyTV from Primal Pictures, the world’s most medically accurate and detailed 3D graphic rendering of human anatomy. Watch the movie by clicking on the image to find out more...remember you can access this resource for free with your NHS Open Athens login

Things Elizabethan...
In honour of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death why not try making these Shrewsbury cakes/biscuits which are believed to be what were referred to in Twelfth Night
 “Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

Sir Toby’s cakes, most historians agree, were most likely Shrewsbury cakes, which were essentially shortbread cookies, flavored with rosewater, nutmeg, or cinnamon. In the play, the prime spice seems to have been ginger, which made them “hot in the mouth.”