Aintree Library Open Day Thursday 19th June 2008

Aintree Library is holding an Open Day on Thursday 19th June 2008 between 11am -3pm for all Sefton PCT, University Hospital Aintree and Walton Centre NHS staff.

EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS WILL BE ENTERED INTO OUR FREE PRIZE RAFFLE SPECIAL PRIZE DRAW FOR ALL NEW LIBRARY REGISTRATIONS ON THE DAY

FREEBIES FOR ALL!!

Come along to find out how the Library can support all your information needs. Get help with the following:

• Register for the Library and a NHS Athens password
• NHS Athens what is it? what can I access?
• Accessing electronic journals from home/workplace
• National Library for Health
• Searching Medline and Cochrane
• Introduction to Critical Appraisal
• Request a literature search
• Resolve your electronic journal access issues
• Guidance on searching the new National Library for Health Search 2.0
• Suggest new resources (books/journals) for the Library to purchase
• Library refresher sessions – how to find what you want

This is your chance to meet the Library staff and find out in more detail about the services and resources available at the Library.

Library and Information Resource Centre, Clinical Sciences Centre (1st Floor), Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool L9 7AL
www.edgehill.ac.uk/lirc
0151 529 5851

Extension to Dialog Databases

The National Library for Health has announced that an extension to the contract with Dialog Datastar has been agreed until 30th June 2008 and covers all the current databases including CINAHL. This will extend the transitional 'buffer' during which end users can be introduced to the new platform and training can be managed more effectively.

This transition period will also enable NLH to deliver further search functionality, as an additional release is scheduled to take place before the end of May 2008.

IMPORTANT changes to NHS resources via the National Library for Health

What content will be available from 1st April 2008?

Databases: National Library for Health Healthcare Databases http://www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals

There are links to the electronic full text (via NLH link resolver) where available, and notification of print copies in your local NHS library. Databases provided through NLH’s Search are:

AMED (Ovid)
BNI (Ovid)
CINAHL (EBSCO)
Embase (Ovid)
HMIC: DH-Data and Kings Fund (Ovid)
Medline (Ovid)
PsycInfo (Ovid)

Dialog Datastar http://nhs.dialog.com
There are links to the electronic full text (via Dialog Dastar elinks) where available, and notification of print copies in your local NHS library. The existing contract with Dialog has been extended for two months and ALL the existing databases will remain in Datastar until 31st May 2008:

AMED
BNI
CINAHL
Embase
DH-Data
Kings Fund
Medline
PsycInfo

**PLEASE NOTE THAT SAVED SEARCHES IN DIALOG WILL BE DELETED WHEN THE CONTRACT EXPIRES ON 31ST MAY 2008** IF YOU WISH TO RETAIN A COPY YOU MUST PRINT OUT A COPY OF YOUR SEARCH STRATEGY.

eJournals avaialble via NLH and the LIRC website
American Medical Association Journals provided via Highwire (links in LIRC ejournals, NLH resolver, Dialog elinks, My Journals)

JAMA
Archives of Dermatology
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery
Archives of General Psychiatry
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Neurology
Archives of Opthalmology
Archives of Otolaryngology
Archives of Pediatrics
Archives of Surgery

BMJ (links in NLH resolver, Dialog elinks, My Journals)

BMJ collection (links in NLH resolver, Dialog elinks, My Journals)
Includes SPECIALIST titles
Heart
Gut
Thorax
Journal of Clinical Pathology
Journal of Medical Ethics
Journal of Medical Genetics
Postgraduate Medical Journal
Quality and Safety in Health Care
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
British Journal of Ophthalmology
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Emergency Medicine Journal
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

EVIDENCE BASED titles
Evidence -Based Medicine
Evidence-Based Mental Health
Evidence-Based Nursing

PUBLIC HEALTH titles
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Injury Prevention
Tobacco Control

CINAHL with full text (EBSCO) (559 titles available. Links in LIRC ejournals, NLH resolver, Dialog elinks, My Journals)

Health Business Elite (EBSCO) (500 health management journal titles available. Links in LIRC ejournals, NLH resolver, Dialog elinks, My Journals)

eBooks
National Library for Health healthcare book collection provided by MyiLibrary

What content will NOT be available via the NLH from 1st April 2008?
* Proquest ejournal collection
* Images MD

(Dialog databases will not be available from 31st May 2008)

BMJ Topic Collections

The BMJ Topic Collections bring together articles published in the BMJ since 1998 under specific topic headings. A useful resource if you are researching a new topic or just want to keep up-to-date with new articles published in the BMJ in your specialty. Both clinical and non-clinical (statistics, ethics, law) are covered including the following:

CLINICAL
Anaesthesia
Cardiovascular Medicine
Chronic diseases
Complementary Medicine
Critical Care / Intensive Care
Dentistry and Oral Medicine
Dermatology
Drugs
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Evidence Based Practice
Gastroenterology
General Practice/Family Practice/Primary Care
Genetics
Geriatric Medicine
Global health
Haematology ( including blood transfusion)
Imaging Techniques
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Interactive case reports
Men's health
Molecular Medicine
Neurology
Nutrition and Metabolism
Occupational Health
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Palliative Medicine
Pathology
Prison Medicine
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation Medicine
Renal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Sexual Medicine
Sports and Exercise Medicine
Surgery
Travel medicine
Women's Health

NON-CLINICAL
Academic medicine
Basic sciences
Communication
Culture
Epidemiology
Ethics
Health Economics
Health Policy
History
Journalology
Management
Medical Careers
Medical Education
Medical informatics
Medicine and the law (incl forensic medicine)
Nursing
Patients
Psychology
Public Health
Religion / Spirituality
Sociology
Statistics and Research Methods

NHS Athens, electronic journals, literature searching and critical appraisal workshops 2008

New dates for 2008 workshops at Aintree Library are now available:

Introduction to Critical Appraisal and Study Designs NEW FOR 2008
Introduction to critical appraisal and the key features of common types of study designs. Learn how to identify the research methodology and locate appropriate critical appraisal tools
Friday 8th February 2008 10.00am – 12.00pm

Introduction to Systematic Reviews/Meta-analysis Critical Appraisal Workshop
Learn about systematic review sources, how to interpret forest plots and how to appraise a Systematic Review/Meta-analysis using a practical example and checklists
Monday 17th March 2008 9.30am - 3.00pm

Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) Critical Appraisal Workshop
Introduction to RCT sources and how to evaluate an RCT research article using a practical example and checklists
Wednesday 5th March 2008 9.30am – 3.00pm

Introduction to Qualitative Critical Appraisal
Introduction to the appraisal of qualitative research using a worked example
Thursday 21st February 2008 10.00am - 12.00pm

Introduction to The Cochrane Library
Beginners guide to searching The Cochrane Library, including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and the Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials
Tuesday 26th February 2008 10.00 – 12.00pm

Introduction to Evidence Based Resources NEW FOR 2008
Learn about some of the most useful information resources to support evidence based practice including systematic reviews and guidelines
Wednesday 23rd April 2008 10.00am – 12.00pm

Introduction to NHS Athens and Ejournals
Register for an NHS Athens account and learn how to access electronic journals from work or home
Wednesday 6th February 2008 10.00am – 11.00am
Thursday 13th March 2008 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Library Inductions and Refreshers
Available upon request

MEDLINE
Please note that the National Library for Health (NLH) have purchased a new version of MEDLINE. This new version is due to replace the current access via the NLH Dialog DataStar on 1st April 2008. Therefore there will be no further MEDLINE workshops until after 1st April 2008. In the meantime you can book a one-to-one session on MEDLINE with Michelle. Further details and training dates for the new version of MEDLINE will be made available in Feb/Mar 2008.

All workshops support the NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF), Evidence Based Practice and CPD. Staff employed by University Hospital Aintree, The Walton Centre or Sefton PCT staff can attend.

All workshops are held in the IT Suite in the Library, Clinical Science Centre, University Hospital Aintree. For more information or to book a place contact Michelle Maden, Clinical Information Specialist on 0151 529 6418 or email madenm@edgehill.ac.uk

Overviews of the evidence - Systematic reviews

What are Systematic Reviews?
Systematic reviews attempt to provide an overview of primary research on a particular topic of interest that use explicit and reproducble methods to minimise bias. The main crux of a systematic review is the literature search, if all the evidence (both published and unpublished) is not considered the results of the review will be flawed.


How do they differ from a Review?
A review article may be selective in the choice of research to review in order to support a particular viewpoint. They may not be explicit about the types of studies included.

What are the advantages of Systematic Reviews?

• Aim to minimise the bias of a review (e.g. publication and language bias)
• Explicit in the research process
• Allow control over a mass of research literature
• They can save you time locating all the evidence on a particular topic

What are the disadvantages of Systematic Reviews?

• Can be broad in the nature of the topic under review
• May disguish important differences in individual studies included
• Can be difficult to generalise the results to a specific population because of the scope

Where can I find them?
The Cochrane Library contains 2 systematic review databases - The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews are full text systematic reviews undertaken by The Cochrane Collaboration. Generally they look at examining the effectiveness of health care interventions.

The Database of Abstracts of Effects (DARE) can also be searched via The Cochrane Library (known as 'Other reviews') or via The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Short critically appraised summaries of the systematic review are provided.

The Joanna Briggs Institute links to references of systematic reviews, whose eclectic nature is popular with many nurse managers. The focus is on clinically and economically appropriate and effective healthcare outcomes for clients and communities.

TRIP (turning Research into Practice) allows you to filter references to systematic reviews from a wide range of Evidence Based Resources.

The Healthcare Databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL etc) all contain references to systematic reviews. In PubMed you can use the limit function to narrow down your search to Systematic Reviews.

More information on Systematic Reviews including the Research Methodology and Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews can be found on the Introduction to Systematic Reviews/Meta-analysis Workshop at Aintree Library (dates to be confirmed at the end of November and will be advertised via the blog).

TRIPping through the evidence

TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) is a free database that allows 'health professionals to easily find the highest-quality material available on the web - to help support evidence based practice'.

In addition to searching UK (NLH Guidelines) and international guidelines resources, clinical question and answering services (Primary Care Query Answering Service), patient information and image resources, TRIP currently searches 52 evidence-based synopses and critical appraisal resources including BestBETs, Bandolier and the Evidence Based Journals from the BMJ.

TRIP has a simple search facility (see below) and categorises the results making identification of different types of information (guidelines, patient information leaflets, evidence based synopses, etc) easy!

As an added bonus TRIP Evidence Reviews offer 'evidence blasts' allowing clinicians a quick and easy way of seeing the best new research published in the last 2-3 years.

A few words of caution...TRIP is very useful at quickly identifying useful resources but should not be substituted for a search of the healthcare databases (Medline, Cochrane, etc) if you undertaking a literature review. Bear in mind also that TRIP searches both UK and international resources, this is particularly important to consider when looking for guidelines or patient information.

Prefer to search PubMed? You can still link to access NHS Core Content Journals

If you prefer to use PubMed when searching rather than Medline via Dialog DataStar and the National Library for Health you can still link into the full text journals made available by the National Core Content.

When you search PubMed you will see a results tab for 'NHS England Full Text'. If you click on this you can then view all the records which you can then access with your NHS Athens.

Click here to search PubMed and link into NHS Core Content full text.

However, this does not include links to full text which have been bought locally and are available via Aintree LIRC. In addition to the National Core Content journals Aintree LIRC have purchased ejournals specifically for our Trust staff. Click here to see if you can access your ejournal full text via Aintree LIRC. If it does not appear in the A-Z list then check the library catalogue as we may hold the journal in print on the shelves.