From 1^st September 2013 an increased charge of £8 per item will be introduced for books and journals requested for you by the Medical & HSC Library from the British Library or other external organisation.

The Library currently charges 50p for any journal article sent out to a library member.  This is no longer sustainable as the library  has experienced a significant reduction in funding and  the cost of obtaining  books or articles on inter-library loan  is in the region of £9-£14 depending on the medium, speed of delivery and source.

The Medical & HSC Library will no longer charge 50p for  articles and will endeavour to provide as much material as possible free of charge from within the local network of Queen’s University and HSC libraries while also increasing access to e-journals and books.

To request material please fill in the online request form at https://qu-lms.qub.ac.uk/illj~S2.

Library staff will try to source the book or article from the local network of QUB and HSC libraries but failing that will request the item from the British Library.  If you do not want to incur a charge please state in the Other information  field that you do not want the item if it is not available locally.

Vouchers will no longer be issued after 1^st June 2013 and payment will be by cash/cheque or credit card only.  Receipts will be provided on payment of charges.  Existing vouchers will cease to be valid from the end of December 2013.

If you require any more information on the service or proposed changes please contact med.ill@qub.ac.uk

Access to services on the ground floor of the QUB McClay Library will be affected by developments due to take place over the summer.

The work is intended to increase the number of reader seats and PC spaces on the ground floor. Some library services will be affected, for example self-service book returns will be restricted to the upper floors for a brief period, and there will be some unavoidable noise especially on the ground floor. Every effort will be made to ensure that large areas of the library will be undisturbed at any given period. For more information see the library news item on Development plans for the McClay Library ground floor.

NICE has launched a new version of its point-of-care tool, Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS).  CKS will be particularly useful to primary care practitioners ahead of, during and following on from patient consultations.

CKS summarises the best available evidence and practical guidance on best practice in an accessible, easy-to-use format, covering a full range of primary care presentations for over 300 topics.

The new CKS service is openly accessible to UK users at http://cks.nice.org.uk/

If you are using a smart phone or other mobile device to access the library catalogue, you should use the mobile version of honni Encore.  This is specifically designed to display site content in a more readable format for mobile devices.

To access the mobile site go directly to http://encore.qub.ac.uk/iii/mobile_hs.  It works in exactly the same way as the full site except that, if you click on a honniconnect link, you will be asked to log in before you see what, if any, full text is available.  This is a minor bug in the system which the software suppliers are currently working to resolve.  However, but it does not adversely affect use of the site and, once logged in, you can continue to access resources in the normal way.

The problem with Ovid databases in QUB Student Computing Centres has now been resolved. Updated 11th November 2013

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At the minute, you might find that Ovid databases such as MEDLINE and EMBASE aren’t accessible via Internet Explorer in the QUB Student Computing Centres. Clicking on the links to these databases in QCat Discover or in LibGuides might bring you to an ‘Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage’ error message.

The library is currently working with IT to fix this problem.

In the meantime, the Ovid databases are accessible in the Student Computing Centres via Chrome or Firefox (though in these browsers the databases may take approximately 60 seconds to load).

If you have any queries about the Ovid databases, please contact Richard Fallis, Subject Librarian for Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences: r.fallis@qub.ac.uk

There have been problems printing a small number of Proquest articles. If you experience problems printing from Proquest, please begin your honni session again in Google Chrome browser, connect to Proquest again and when trying to print, use the ‘Print to Fit’ option on the blue menu bar displayed above the article.

Proquest are working to find a more satisfactory solution and in the meantime we apologise for the inconvenience .

On Wednesday 24th April 2013 the honni website will take on a new look to bring it into line with current honni branding.  Changes are mostly cosmetic, involving new colours and graphics, but there will be no significant alterations to structure or content.

The changes are expected to take place between 11am and noon.

This problem was resolved on 17th April 2013

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We are currently experiencing service disruption with Zetoc.  When logged in to the resource you will receive error messages and a redirect loop page.

We have contacted Zetoc about the problem and will update you as soon as we hear anything further.

‘Oxford handbook of urology’ by Reynard et al.

3^rd edition

OUP, 2013

 

The latest edition of this Oxford handbook covers all recent urological guidelines and criteria including the significant advances in medical and surgical options that are now available to patients; key papers and national recommendations in the field of neurourology; expanded information on medical therapy of bladder overactivity and additional information on subjects including urethral diverticulum, pelvic organ prolapse, dialysis and renal transplantation, antenatal hydronephrosis, megaureters, and incontinence in children.

 

Copies of this book are available to borrow from branches of the Medical & HSC Library. For shelf info, and to check availability, please go to: http://go.qub.ac.uk/b1bbc

Do you use RefWorks Write-N-Cite on Queen’s PCs as part of the Queen’s RefWorks Alumni Program?

Write-N-Cite is a great tool, allowing you to cite references in your RefWorks account directly in Microsoft Word documents.

We are in the process of installing the latest version of Write-N-Cite (WnC4) on all QUB PCs and laptops. Until this process is complete, the previous version (WnC3) might still appear on some machines in the SCCs etc.

For example, in the McClay Library, all Dell computers have WnC4, but Viglen computers have WnC3, which is likely to be the case until the Viglen machines are replaced in the summer.

Before using Write-N-Cite on a QUB PC or laptop, double-check which version of Write-N-Cite is installed, because once you start using one version, you cannot switch to another.

Ultimately, we recommend that you use WnC4, if possible, to place citations in documents and create formatted bibliographies.

If you can’t access a QUB PC with WnC4, you can always install WnC4 on your own personal computer/laptop (RefWorks > Tools > Write-N-Cite > download version for Microsoft or Mac, as appropriate).

 

How do I know which version of Write-N-Cite is installed on the PC/laptop I’m using?

 Follow these steps:

(1)  Open Microsoft Word

(2)  If a ‘RefWorks’ tab appears in the Word ribbon, then WnC4 is installed

(3) If there is no ‘RefWorks’ tab, click the ‘Add-Ins’ tab. If ‘RefWorks Write-N-Cite’ appears under Add-Ins, then Wnc3 is installed