NHS trial access to medical research

A pilot trial  lasting for a year will allow staff working across the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland free trial access to some of the most respected medical and scientific journals.

Information about  the launch of the pilot has been released by JISC and by NICE.

The publishers who have agreed to take part include: AAAS, Annual Reviews, Elsevier, IOP Publishing, Nature Publishing Group, Oxford University Press, Royal Society of Chemistry and Springer.
For more information please contact g.manzotti@ucl.ac.uk

New UCL website gives Open Access advice for REF

The next REF will include an open access policy that affects everyone and applies to journal articles and conference proceedings accepted after 1 April 2016. If your publication doesn’t comply from the date of publication, it will not be eligible for REF.

UCL provides lots of support, including a new set of REF open access webpages with simple steps for complying with the REF policy, FAQs and a list of exceptions.

Contact the Open Access Team if you’d like more information.

Library App

We are pleased to announce the launch this week of the ICH Medical App Library; a free app for smartphones and tablets that delivers an up to date and growing list of trusted and relevant medical apps and mobile resources right at your fingertips.

Browse, discover and download the best apps in the following categories:

Medical Database Apps

Medical Journal Apps

Clinical Apps

BMJ Apps

NICE Apps

General Library Apps
Paediatrics Apps 

Currently only available on Android devices. Click below to download from Google Play or speak to a member of staff.

Binding

The library is no longer available to offer binding facilities.
Please see the following links for alternatives:

Ryman

http://www.ryman.co.uk/bind-doc-dissertation/

ULU

http://www.ulu.co.uk/services/copycats/

UCLU

http://uclu.org/clubs-societies/uclu-reprographic-services/printing-services-prices

SILVER Green Impact Award for the Library

We are pleased to announce that the Library was awarded a SILVER at the UCL Green Impact Awards Ceremony which took place on 10th June.
Green Impact is an annual programme that empowers staff and students to improve their departments’ environmental performance and boost the sustainability literacy of peers and colleagues. 32 teams received awards at the ceremony at the Grant Museum of Zoology.

Google search tips

You may find the following tips helpful when searching Google:

Finding up-to-date information
If you’re researching a topic and want to check the most up-to-date information available, click the News tab at the top of the results page. This will show recent news articles featuring your search term.

Search a site
Some websites’ own search functions are poor, but you can also search them direct from the Google home page. Type your search term followed by "site:" and then the address of the website you want to search, for example "MMR site:bbc.co.uk". Then only results from the website you include will display.

Search by file type
Did you know you can search by the type of file you’re looking for, which is perfect if you’re searching for a PowerPoint presentation or a PDF file. Just type your search term followed by "filetype:" and then the document’s extension, so "ppt" for PowerPoint, eg "asthma filetype:ppt".

Searching for images
You know how to search for images, but did you know you can find out what an image is of as well? If you find an interesting picture online, you can find out more about it by going to images.google.com and clicking the camera icon in the search bar. This brings up two options: either paste the url of the image you’ve found (i.e. what’s in the address bar when the image is the only thing on the screen), or upload an image from your computer to find out what it is. Google can also locate "visually similar images" for you.

Calculate
Just type the sum into the Google search bar, and it will calculate it for you.

Convert
Just type in your amount – say 100 euros – followed by "in" and the currency and Google will convert it for you. You can do the same with other number conversions like miles to kilometres and pints to litres.

Translate
You can even translate short phrases from one language into another, eg intensive care unit in italian.

The Besser Collection

Due to the relocation of the Hospital Museum & Archive to York House, we have accepted this collection of material so that it remains accessible to staff of the Hospital, the Institute, and to interested visitors. The collection was donated to the Hospital some years ago by the late Dr Felix Besser, former dermatologist and Hon. Archivist to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The collection covers material on paediatrics, medicine, midwifery, nursing, and the history of medicine. Therefore a new designation is being added to our catalogue which will refer to the Besser collection. These items are for reference use only and the majority of the books from this collection have distinctive yellow bookplates. 

Any queries about this collection should be referred to John Clarke in the first instance.

For enquiries about the relocated Archives, please contact the Archivist, Nick Baldwin direct on 020 7405 9200 ext. 5920.