Things in the library 21 Nov 2015

Things excitingly electronic...
We are pleased to say that we have a trial of e-books now available to SCH users via your NHS Open Athens login. These will be available until the end of December from this link. You have access to over 44,000 books mostly on Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Psychology and Anatomy & Physiology.
Please try them out, tell us what you think...if nobody uses them or gives us any feedback then we will assume no-one is interested in us buying them. Please remember that this is a trial so the book selection and the length of time you can view the books are not as they would be if we were setting this up permanently. If you have any comments good or bad please let us know. If you want to access these and don't have an NHS Open Athens account then see the information here.

Things to come along to next week...Journal club
Journal club is an enjoyable event to come along to in the Clinical Skills area of F Floor, eat muffins and discuss a paper. The next meeting is Thursday 26 November 8.00 - 9.00 am where the paper being discussed is 'Oxygen saturation targets in infants with bronchiolitis
(BIDS): a double-blind, randomised, equivalence trial'. Lancet 2015; 386: 1041–48

Things to colour...
You may well have seen a large number of colouring in books for adults in the shops which are being promoted as an aid to mindfulness, stress relieving and creative thinking. Whilst bearing in mind that many of the claims come from the publishers of the books (!) there are certainly many people who find colouring relaxing and a good opportunity to let the mind 'switch off'. As a support to workplace well-being, from Monday, we will have colouring sheets and crayons available free to use in the library...and if your creation is half-finished we will keep it for you until next-time. Come and try it out.

Things about the Millenium Cohort...
 "Children of the New Century: Mental health findings from the Millennium Cohort Study" looks at the mental health of 11-year-old children living in the UK. The report finds that about one in ten (10.3 per cent) 11-year-olds in the UK has a mental health problem according to parents - or eight percent as reported by teachers, with symptoms including hyperactivity, conduct problems and peer problems as well as emotional problems. The MCS is a longitudinal study following a large sample of children born in the UK at the start of the 21st century

Things fading away...

In order to support a friend who is trying to lose weight I am accompanying her on the 5:2 diet (the Fast diet) for a few weeks. Whether or not you are dieting this is a tasty low calorie recipe that we tried out a couple of weeks ago - Turkish one-pan eggs & peppers.


...and for the non-fasting days
I'm looking forward to trying this 'Pork curry with green chillies and tamarind' at the weekend...particularly as it will be cooked by someone else! Not using quite so many chillies though...

Things in the library 13th Nov

Things about BNF for children
Concerns have been raised as it has come to light that there are a significant number of errors contained in the recently issued BNF-c 2015/16 books. Sheffield Children's hospital is part of a nationally co-ordinated response to the editors regarding these issues. Whilst awaiting national guidance SCH staff are directed to use the more regularly updated electronic version in preference. It is available on SCH intranet and internet however to access via the mobile app you need to use your NHS Open Athens login. Please ask the library if you need help with this.


Things about mental health outcomes for children
The King's Fund and Young Minds ran an event in October on "Improving mental health outcomes for children and young people: How do we really transform services?" You can now see on-line the speeches and breakout sessions: Pathways Project - delivering interventions to young adults involved with the criminal justice system; Exploring some of the opportunities and challenges within transformation planning and implementation; Update on Tier 4; Implementing a liaison model; Case study- implementing the recommendations of the Tier 4 review; Reducing waiting times.

Things about signs
As part of a hospital project to improve signage we now have a much clearer and obvious entrance - so when you come out of the lifts of F Floor in Stephenson Wing and turn left this is what you will see. We are also revamping our library logo and leaflets - our new logo is already starting to appear. More about this in a future blog.
Things closed ....US 
Tuesday 17th November the library will be closed all day. The whole team will be attending a Yorkshire & Humberside Library & Knowledge Services networking event in Leeds. Sorry we won't be around but if you need to return books they can be left in the book drop box outside the library. Any email/messages we will deal with on Wednesday.

Things purple
Sheffield will go purple once again this year to show its support for World Prematurity Day on November 17. Barkers Pool, along with the lights and fountains of the Peace Garden, will join other monuments around the world - including the Eiffel Tower and Niagara Falls - as they light up purple next Tuesday, to raise awareness of preterm birth. At the Peace Gardens between 16:00 and 18:00 the lights will be turned to purple. The celebrations are going to be attended by the Frozen Princesses and there will be performances from Voices of Jessop Wing. National Grid have also got involved this year and will be lighting up their Sheffield office buildings purple on the day.

Things about being human
The University of Sheffield has several events aimed particularly at children & young people as part of the Being Human Festival. This weekend there are workshops on Stained glass, animation & poetry and next week Cyber-worlds and robots. Events for adults too such as 'Intoxicants in the Sheffield Tap' 19th Nov a night in the pub with Dr Angela McShane (V&A) and Lucie Skeaping, musician and presenter of Radio 3’s Early Music Show, to explore drinking in history and song from the 16th-19th centuries. Charge your glasses ready for an evening of ballads and insight into past drinking cultures.



Things about a phantom noise in Stephenson wing
All this week the library staff have been hearing a noise which sounds like a washing machine starting its spin cycle...regularly...every few minutes...do let us know if you know what it is. If anyone has started taking in laundry and is also offering an ironing service we would love to know!

Things to relish
Henderson's Relish, known locally as Hendo's, is the essence of Sheffield. Join Sheffield University Management School to hear all about the fascinating journey of this iconic Sheffield brand from 1882 to present day. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session. Henry Henderson first began manufacturing his own special type of sauce back in the latter part of the 19th century. Originally manufactured at Broad Lane in Sheffield, Henderson's Relish is still being made and was in uninterrupted production within half a mile of the site from which the first bottle was filled, until the move to a new food production factory in 2013.

Things to make
Sarah can recommend this vegetarian recipe that she will be making again this weekend. Veggie spiral pie with spiced tomato sauce & chopped salad.  Anything containing spinach and feta cheese sounds good to me! Wonder if Henderson's Relish goes with that?!!

Things in the library 6 Nov

Things about social media 
Tuesday 10 November at 1 pm (20 minute session) in the library F Floor Stephenson Wing - all staff welcome you will find out more about:
Making the most of social media
Not sure which social media platform to use?
Want to use social media to keep up to date
or to tell people about what you're doing, but don't know how?
Bring your lunch if you like, scrummy nibbles will also be provided.

Things about the Cochrane Library

Wiley are offering instructor-led online training sessions on how to use the Cochrane Library.This training is completely free of charge and will be conducted over the telephone and via the internet.  The sessions last approximately 1 hour.  Places are strictly limited.  To sign up just follow the link  and select “Register”. The next session will take place on: Monday 9th November 2015, 14:30 GMT  The session begins with a presentation that includes a brief history and background to the Cochrane organisation and The Cochrane Library.

The presenter will then share their screen to give a live demonstration that will highlight the features available on The Cochrane Library website and show how to use the search interface effectively to search the databases.

Things to read?

Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently. This book won the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction this year - described as "a ground-breaking book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently."  Have you read it..should we buy it for the library..what do you think? Let us know your views by email, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, GooglePlus, a comment on this blog, phone or you can even come in and talk to us!

Things coming up soon 

We are hoping to trial access to  e-books shortly before we decide whether or not to buy a selection for SCH staff. To access the trial you will need to work for SCH and have a current NHS Open Athens account. If you have any suggestions of which books or type of books you would like to have access to electronically then now is the time to contact us and let us know.

Things about a famous Sheffield scientist

Many of you will have come across the 'Krebs cycle' either in your own studies or perhaps as a distant memory from school, perhaps one that you have had to dredge up from a dusty filing cabinet in your brain when helping your children with their revision! The cycle explains one of the most fundamental processes of life: the conversion of food into energy within a cell.  Sir Hans Kreb (a German Jew who lost his post when Hitler came to power) was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1953 for this work which was done whilst he was working at the University of Sheffield. To mark this the University have put together a series of public events and exhibitions including talks from Nobel Prize winners - Krebfest - KrebsFest is open to everyone and it’s free. All venues are fully accessible. See the full details here

Things to warm you up

As the weather settles into typical November after a glorious October here is a beef goulash soup I made last weekend, for a large family party (age range 5 - 85), which fits the bill to warm you up, Cross between a soup and and a stew but my advice is to cut everything up in small pieces to make it more soupy. A caraway seed bread from Forge Bakehouse went with it very well