Changes to OvidSP Interface from Monday 2nd August 2010

If you log onto Medline, PsycINFO, AMED, Eric or any other OvidSP Database from next week (August 2nd) you will notice that it has had a facelift! All the same functions are there - though some might be in a slightly different place. There is also the introduction of My Workspace where you now can easily access your OvidSP Saved Searches.

Before

After

If you want to see the differences between the versions the Cushing Whitney Medical Library at Yale University has done a video presentation.

Or if you are feeling a little lost and need some human assistance - please contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian.

Protect yourself online

The Australian Government’s publication, Protecting yourself online: what everyone needs to know, contains important information on how to stay safe online.

Up coming classes at Health Sciences Library

Endnote Basics

Learn how to:

• Create an Endnote library
• Enter a reference manually
• Enter a reference using the Online search option
• Search databases and export references into your EndNote library
• Use EndNote to Cite While You Write (CWYW) in Word

After some more advanced features of Endnote? Try contacting your Faculty Liaison Librarian for an individual appointment.

Dates:

Wed 14th July 1 – 2 pm
Mon 19th July 12 – 1 pm
Thurs 29th July 1 – 2 pm
Thurs 5th August 3 – 4 pm
Sat 7th August 2 - 3 pm
Wed 11th August 1 – 2 pm
Sat 14th August 2 - 3 pm
Thurs 19th August 12 – 1 pm
Sat 21st August 2 - 3 pm
Sat 28th August 2 - 3 pm


Book Online


Is Google Enough?
Searching Databases

Are you overlooking valuable research by just limiting your search to Google?

This class help you to find high quality information in library databases by:
• Developing a search strategy
• Combining search terms and limiting results
• Searching by subject
• Interpreting a citation
• Printing, saving or exporting your references to Endnote


Dates:

Fri 30th July 2 – 3 pm
Thurs 5th August 2 – 3 pm
Sat 7th August 11:30-12:30pm
Wed 11th August 12 – 1 pm
Sat 14th August 11:30-12:30pm
Tues 17th August 3 – 4 pm
Sat 21st August 11:30-12:30pm
Sat 28th August 11:30-12:30pm

Book Online


Keeping Up-to-Date

Find out how to
• Save and re-run searches at your convenience
• Set up email alerts and RSS feeds on key journal titles and articles relevant to your research interests
• Use Google Reader to manage RSS feeds from databases, websites and news sources
• Find relevant newsfeeds, blogs, mailing lists and podcasts

Dates:

Tues 20th July 12 – 1 pm


Book Online

Indigenous Health Theses Online

The library has recently published a collection of Honours and Coursework theses on Indigenous Health in the Sydney eScholarship Repository.

This collection casts a unique insight into the health status of Indigenous Australians and canvases a range of issues affecting Indigenous health, including inadequate housing, endemic sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, and workplace discrimination. This rich and fascinating resource is sure to interest academics, students, and the wider community. Browse this collection here.

Did you know there are many benefits to publishing your research in the Sydney eScholarship Repository?

• Maximise the exposure of your research by making it highly visible on the Web (items are indexed in Google and Google Scholar!)


• Provide your work with a citable URL to which you can refer in your own publications


• Protect your work against plagiarism


• Promote Australian research activity to an international audience

If you’re interested in boosting your research profile and/or are keen to publish a collection of works in the Sydney eScholarship Repository, please get in touch with your Faculty Liaison Librarian.