Trimester
Library Newsletter
Newsletter of the Rotunda Hospital Library & Information Service Volume 6 Issue 3 Sept 2013
Change Ahead
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Inside this issue:
Change Ahead
1
Accessing E-Journals:
a guide
2
Conul Information
Literacy Seminary
3
Notice Board
4
Midwifery Journal Club
4
From the Literature
5
Health Consumer
Magazines
5
Focus On - Quit.ie
6
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Librarian: Anne M. O’Byrne
Snr Library Assistant: Geraldine Walsh
elcome to our September issue of TRIMESTER. Officially it is
Autumn but as we are still blessed with Summer weather, lets
dwell on the positive aspects of what has been a good Irish summer.
There has been a major review of our library electronic and print resources
during the summer period. The Library Users Committee was given this remit
departmentally to undertake this review. My thanks to each representative for their
departmental feedback and assessment of needs. Your feedback was invaluable in
this process. Our allocations have been cut twice this year and it makes it essential
that the library resources we provide are cost effective and used by our users.
As part of the stock take process in June we have prepared for these changes to our
journals in particular. On page 4 we advise you of changes for January 2014, when
we will move to electronic delivery of the greater majority of our journal collection.
This will not be a new dimension for some users but for those of you who use the
print base it is a significant difference. To assist in this process we will devote the
December issue of TRIMESTER to understanding the process of accessing your
favourite journals and databases through the electronic platform and provide training
to support your needs.
In this issue, we also report on the successful Midwifery Journal Club June Meeting
and the enlightening CONUL (Consortium of National and University Libraries)
Information Literacy Seminar which I attended in June.
We continue to support the Hospital’s initiative to have a smoke-free campus with
our focus on the website www.quit.ie
As always your comments regarding this production are welcome.
Anne M. O’Byrne