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Electronic Journals & E-books

Electronic Journals & E-books. Sabelo Mapasure, MA, MCLIP Library & Knowledge Services Manager Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust library@shropcom.nhs.uk. Objectives . How to find out what electronic journals are available How to find out what e-books are available

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Electronic Journals & E-books

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  1. Electronic Journals & E-books Sabelo Mapasure, MA, MCLIP Library & Knowledge Services Manager Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust library@shropcom.nhs.uk

  2. Objectives • How to find out what electronic journals are available • How to find out what e-books are available • How to access and print out articles from them Electronic journals

  3. A – Z Journal List • Brings together print and electronic journals from local, national and free sources • Gives details of journal holdings and location • Need to log in with NHS ATHENS password to see full range of available titles Electronic journals

  4. A – Z Journal List • Login via ATHENS to see full range of available journals • Browse for a journal • Search for a journal Electronic journals

  5. Accessing A – Z Journal List • Via NLH: • www.library.nhs.uk/athens ► Athens Login ► Journals and Databases ►My Journals • Via NHS Evidence: • www.evidence.nhs.uk ►Journals and Databases ►My Journals ►Athens Login • Via ATHENS login (www.athens.nhs.uk) – Login to Athens ► My Journals from list of resources. Electronic journals

  6. Journal Sources • Ebscohost Databases • BMJ • JAMA • PCT e-subscriptions, e.g. via Ebsco EJS • Free sources, e.g. Free Medical Journals, Highwire, BiomedCentral • My Journals or Local Resources– includes all journals you can access (online & print) Electronic journals

  7. Ebscohost Databases • CINAHL with full text • Health Business Elite (health care management) • Lots of embargos, but good back runs too • Can set up e-mail alerts within packages • Available via A – Z list and in database search results Electronic journals

  8. BMJ Journal Collection • Full text of all of BMJ and other BMJ journals • Includes Evidence Based titles, J Epidemiology and Community Health, Archives of Disease in Childhood • Available via A-Z list, journal search results or www.bmj.com Electronic journals

  9. JAMA collection • Journal of the American Medical Association – Ends 2011 • Nine other ‘Archives’ titles, including Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine • Available via A-Z list or database search results Electronic journals

  10. Biomed Central • Electronic ‘open access’ journals • Peer reviewed research articles • Author/organisations pay publication costs – free access to all • Titles include cancer, nursing, psychiatry, public health, family practice, paediatrics, women’s health Electronic journals

  11. Lancet • Full text access beginning 2012 • Accessible via www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals/journals • Search title • Also available via A-Z list or database search results Electronic journals

  12. Free Journals • Incorporates freely available journals from different sources • Free Medical Journals • Highwire Press etc • Sometimes need to register • Format and years vary: often links to individual journal web sites • Links from A-Z list and sometimes database search results (don’t always link direct to article) Electronic journals

  13. ZETOC • Table of contents e-mails from Jan 2009 • Access via ATHENS or ‘My Library’ section of NLH • Not just healthcare journals • No links through to full text articles Electronic journals

  14. E-books • Books from various publishers • Searchable by subject as well as title, author and keywords • Subjects covered: primary care, mental health, public health, health promotion (among others) • Need to log in with NHS ATHENS password to see range of available titles and full text Electronic journals

  15. E-books • Login via ATHENS to see full range of available titles • Browse for an e-book • Search for an e-book Electronic journals

  16. Accessing E-books • Via NLH: • www.library.nhs.uk►Journals and Databases ► E-books • Via NHS Evidence: • www.evidence.nhs.uk►►Journals and Databases ► E-books • Via SheLib catalogue: • www.shelib.nhs.uk►Search ► Keyword ►restrict to Electronic Resources • Via NHS Athens (www.athens.nhs.uk) – Login ► select ‘NHS Evidence eBooks Hub’ ►Browse/Search Electronic journals

  17. In summary … • My Journals A – Z list is one-stop shop for electronic journals • E-books is a searchable database for full text e-books • Available via NLH, NHS Evidence or ATHENS log in • Log in via ATHENS to see full range of titles Electronic journals

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