Health Sciences Information

Paid Resources

Breffni SmithRCSI Beaumont Hospital Library

breffnismith@rcsi.ie

From tradition…

…to innovation

Variety of Sources

Colleagues Internet Books Journals Databases E-journalsE-booksDigestsMultimediaGatewaysApps

Variety of Subjects

• Allied Health• Anaesthesia & Critical Care • Anatomy & Biology • Biochemistry • Chemistry & Physics • Clinical Microbiology • Clinical Neurological Sciences • Clinical Pharmacology • Epidemiology & Public Health Medicine • Forensic Medicine & Toxicology • General Practice • Healthcare Management • International Health & Tropical Medicin

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• Medicine

• Medical Ethics and Law• Nursing • Obstetrics & Gynaecolo

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• Ophthalmology • Orthopaedic Surgery • Otolaryngology • Paediatrics • Pathology • Pharmacy • Physiology • Physiotherapy • Psychiatry • Psychology • Radiology • Surgery

Characteristics of Paid Resources

• High quality• Coverage• Up to date• Accessible• Reliable• Easy to use• Authentication• Value

Library staff skills

• Knowledge of resources• Knowledge of subjects• Search facilities• Search techniques• MeSH, Trees, Explosions…• Communication• Teaching

1. Databases• Medline €*• Cinahl €€• Embase €€€• Psycinfo €• Cochrane €*• Web of Science €€€€• Journal Citation Reports• Essential Science Indicators• Evidence Based Medicine

Reviews €

• CSA• AMED• MIDIRS• Scopus• Internurse• PsycArticles• MicroMedex• Global Health• Sports Discus• Biosis Previews• British Nursing Index• Ovid Nursing Database

2. E-journals

• Many publishers – Ovid, Wiley, Emerald, Elsevier…

– Science Direct €€€€€

• Access and authentication

3. E-Books

Safari Statref €€€MD ConsultNetLibraryMyiLibraryDawsoneraBooks@OVIDThieme EbooksPsycBooks CSAOxford Reference

4. Online Reference Tools

Digests are evidence-based clinical reference tools which survey, appraise and summarise the literature about common clinical conditions:

–Dynamed €€€ –Up-To-Date €€€€€ –Clinical Evidence €€€€

Pharmacopeias & BNF Encyclopaedia BritannicaNursing reference centreRehabilitation reference centre

Thank you!

breffnismith@rcsi.ie