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Introducing Intute: Health and Life Sciences

Introducing Intute: Health and Life Sciences Your guide to the Best of the Web www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences Solving the frustrations of the Internet Internet is a powerful tool for education and research

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Introducing Intute: Health and Life Sciences

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  1. Introducing Intute: Health and Life Sciences Your guide to the Best of the Web www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences

  2. Solving the frustrations of the Internet • Internet is a powerful tool for education and research • Internet provides a range of educational resources to augment traditional teaching and learning • Issues of trust, quality, information overload, poor searching and retrieving skills are significant concerns – particularly in the context of education and research • Intute: Health and Life Sciences is a free, national Internet service aimed at higher and further education, providing the very best web resources for teaching, learning and research

  3. Network of specialists • Arts and Humanities (based at Oxford University and Manchester Metropolitan University) • Health and Life Sciences(based at Nottingham University) • Science, Engineering and Technology (based at The University of Manchester and Heriot-Watt University) • Social Sciences (based at the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham) • Virtual Training Suite (based at the University of Bristol) • Executive(based at The University of Manchester)

  4. Network of specialists The Intute Network is: • A consortium of seven universities • 70 partner institutions providing subject expertise and advice • Created by the community for the community

  5. Intute: Health and Life Sciences Partners • University of Nottingham (host institution) • HONNI • Chartered Society of Physiotherapy • MIDIRS • Oxford University • Royal Veterinary College • Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons • Royal College of Nursing • University of the West of England, Bristol • Wellcome Trust

  6. Finding the Best of the Web Search the catalogue • Over 31,000 records, each one hand selected and described by a subject specialist • Simple keyword or phrase searching • Refine your search by type of resource • Simple or Advanced searching options

  7. Finding the Best of the Web Harvester to broaden your searches • Searches for health and life science related pages • Automatically generated from the web addresses in the main Intute catalogue • Updated monthly

  8. Finding the Best of the Web Browse the catalogue by controlled keywords • MeSH – medicine, nursing, midwifery and allied health, biological research, bioethics, medical history, public engagement with science • CAB – veterinary, agriculture, food and forestry • RCN – nursing, midwifery and allied health Browse the catalogue by subject headings • Natural History and Psci-com – both utilise classification schedules and broad subject headings

  9. We also recommend Additional services • Hot Topics • MedHist Events database • News aggregation service

  10. Personalise My Intute • Create your own account • Save searches and records • Tag records with your own keywords • Weekly email alerts • Export data into your systems and sites

  11. Supporting Internet Training Virtual Training Suite • Free online Internet training tutorials for over 65 subject areas • Internet search and research skills • Teach yourself and self-paced • Quizzes and interactive exercises

  12. Supporting Internet Training Seminars • An overview of the Web for research and education • An insight into leading Internet services for the subject area • Hands-on sessions with plenty of help at hand • Worksheets and ideas to take away and use for teaching Internet research skills or for developing your own skills

  13. Supporting Internet Training Free support materials • Leaflet • Quick Guide to Intute Health and Life Sciences • Presentation • Best of the Web booklets for agriculture and healthcare • Welcome to adapt and reuse in your own institution

  14. Content for the Community Integrate Intute content • Intute: Health and Life Sciencescontent and services are available for use in your own institution or website • Advice on how to use our content available from: www.intute.ac.uk/integration/

  15. Intute: Health and Life Sciences We welcome feedback from the subject community, please feel free to contact us: healthandlifesciences@intute.ac.uk

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