TRIMESTER - Rotunda Library Newsletter June 2013 | Page 4

4 Trimester Rotunda Library Newsletter Notice Board EDUCATION IS NOT THE FILLING OF A PAIL, The Main Library will be Closed on the following dates: BUT THE LIGHTING OF A FIRE - WB YEATS 17th June to the 21st June (Inclusive) Due to the Annual Library Stock Take Training Sessions are available on all of our databases. To book a session with Anne or Geraldine please contact the library at ext 1795 or email [email protected] A fond farewell to the NCHDs who are moving to new pastures in July and a warm welcome to the new recruits joining us in the Rotunda. We wish you all every success in the path you choose whether here at the Rotunda or elsewhere. 5th August Due to the Bank Holiday Library Users may avail of the 24-Hour Reading Room for computer and study use during these periods. Training is available on: CINAHL Database Medline Database Maternity & Infant Care Database Ovid Universal Search Database And more Apologies for any inconvenience caused. We also provide training on: Literature Searching Skills Critiquing Skills Search Strategy Skills The next TRIMESTER issue will be out in September 2013. Training Days at LIS O n Wednesday, February 20th, the Library and Information Service hosted a series of lunchtime CINAHL training sessions for midwifery staff and students. This training was facilitated by Mr Richard Crookes of Ebsco and was well attended b y departmental staff. The training was geared towards novice and intermediate users, covering elements of basic and advanced searching, including CINAHL headings searching and keyword searching. The elements of limiting searches were discussed and the manner by which searches could be searched by specific fields. Key results can be accessed in full text and abstract easily and efficiently. Methods of saving valuable searches for future use were also discussed. My thanks to the staff in clinical areas who allowed their colleagues to attend this training, it is much appreciated. T he Library and Information Service hosted a training event for the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Journal Club on Friday, March 22nd, at its early morning meeting. The training was facilitated by Mr John Gilbert of Ovid Wolters Kluwer and provided an introductory session for new clinical staff and also a refresher session for the regular searcher. New features of the OvidSP interface were demonstrated including the My Projects facility and the use of exportation of graphics to PowerPoint. For those who are unfamiliar with these features My Projects is a research organisation area containing projects and folders where the user may store citations, searches, text, results, full text, graphics and many other items. It offers many output options for example print, email or export options. The option to remove items from storage is also available. Using your Ovid account ID you will be given access to My Workspace which contains My Projects. Items from OvidSP that may be added to My Projects are: search results, images from journals at Ovid, text snippets, book chapters from Books@Ovid, journal articles, auto alert results and saved searches. Time saving techniques in searching were shared with the group. Our thanks to Ovid for providing this free training service and to all the clinical staff who attended.