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EThOS – electronic access to UK PhD theses

The EThOS service http://ethos.bl.uk has been released as a public beta trial giving you the ability to search for UK PhD theses. You can search for theses by author, by subject or by Institution in the search box and if … Continue reading

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Changes to PubMed

Users to PubMed may have noticed some changes to the overall layout of the database and some of its functionality over the past 6 months.  For example, icons that indicated availability of abstracts and free full text have been removed.  … Continue reading

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Is Google Enough? Strategies for Searching the Web More Effectively

10 February 2009 10 am to 12.30 pm Room 311 in the Peter Froggatt Centre This course is fully booked.

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International Pharmaceutical Abstracts

The International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA) is a database covering references to the entire spectrum of drug therapy and pharmaceutical information.  It covers clinical and technical drug information, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical education and the legal aspects of pharmacy and drugs.  Until … Continue reading

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Changes to SD titles available to Medicine & Health Sciences

The following Science Direct titles have been discontinued through Science Direct and as a result from 2009 the library will no longer have e-access to this title. The e-access available up to 2009 will be unaffected and will continue to … Continue reading

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Updated Cochrane Handbook

The latest version of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.0.1 [updated September 2008] is available electronically at the following link:- http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/ Print copies of the handbook are also available to borrow from the Medical library.

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Main Library – Extended Weekend Opening

The Main Library will be open for study* on the following weekends from 9.00 am – 5.30 pm: SATURDAY 10 JANUARY SUNDAY 11 JANUARY SATURDAY 17 JANUARY SUNDAY 18 JANUARY SATURDAY 24 JANUARY SUNDAY 25 JANUARY *The Issue Desk will … Continue reading

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Reading Lists Reminder

Please could all teaching staff, if they have not already done so, send their second semester reading lists for new and existing modules to their School’s Subject Librarian. The Library needs to know which books are being recommended to ensure … Continue reading

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RefWorks Roadshow

  New to RefWorks? Come and find out how it can produce your bibliography.   Already using RefWorks? Need to know more? The RefWorks team can help!   RefWorks Roadshow Thursday 11th December 2008 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Enterprise SU … Continue reading

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Self service celebration checks out two winners!

Congratulations to Jennifer Elkin who won £50 and Orlaith Minogue who won an iPod Shuffle in the recent draw which took place as part of the celebration promotion of Self Service in the Library at Queen’s. You can now issue … Continue reading

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