Don't forget about 8th May at George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.
http://www.uhl-library.nhs.uk/pdfs/cl_study_day_app_2009.pdf
Also, I spent Friday afternoon updating the Clinical Librarian bibliography. I'd be interested to hear of any unpublished studies that I can add to the list.
University Hospitals of Leicester Clinical Librarian Service Blog
Monday, 30 March 2009
Friday, 6 March 2009
Mapping Clinical Librarians
At Leicester we often get asked about people coming to visit us, and about who else might be available to visit to talk to about clinical librarianship. Ruth Foxlee from York (via Oz!) was asking me about this very thing only this week.
As I've been thinking about the CL contacts database, and how best to set it up, I've also been thinking about how we could map CLs so we can see at a glance where other CLs are working. I think I might have a working map here: CL Google map but I'm not totally sure I've made it work. I've been experimenting with Frappr too, but it seemed to have a mind of its own.
If anyone has any better solutions, please let me know! And if it does work, I hope you add yourselves.
As I've been thinking about the CL contacts database, and how best to set it up, I've also been thinking about how we could map CLs so we can see at a glance where other CLs are working. I think I might have a working map here: CL Google map but I'm not totally sure I've made it work. I've been experimenting with Frappr too, but it seemed to have a mind of its own.
If anyone has any better solutions, please let me know! And if it does work, I hope you add yourselves.
Friday, 27 February 2009
Getting the best out of search filters, University of York, 26/2/09
I attended this one day course with Louise yesterday, as we both wanted to know more about using search filters in our work.
Carol Lefebvre & Julie Glanville are both highly experienced searchers & developers of search filters and ran the course really well, considering it was a new one, and has quite complex content. Overall, Louise & I really enjoyed it, but felt we needed even more time to spend on looking at appraising filters and learning about translating them between interfaces and databases. Our only complaint was that we didn't spend long enough on the exercise trying out the filters and translating them.
I tend to use quite pragmatic filters in my searching, and do it in a very slapdash way, so to learn that the real way is better was no surprise! But I do wonder how much time I would have to really make use of what I have learned. I do hope so.
We found out about the web site belonging to the InterTASC Information Specialists Sub Group, which aims to identify & share best practice in information retrieval for health technology assessments. The web site is a repository for published & unpublished filters, and Carol & Julie encouraged us to add any we may find in the course of our own searching. It also contains guidance on the critical appraisal of existing filters. It looks like an excellent resource, and I am planning to make use of it in the future.
Sarah is attending the Oxford course next week, and hopefully she'll enjoy it as much as we did.
Carol Lefebvre & Julie Glanville are both highly experienced searchers & developers of search filters and ran the course really well, considering it was a new one, and has quite complex content. Overall, Louise & I really enjoyed it, but felt we needed even more time to spend on looking at appraising filters and learning about translating them between interfaces and databases. Our only complaint was that we didn't spend long enough on the exercise trying out the filters and translating them.
I tend to use quite pragmatic filters in my searching, and do it in a very slapdash way, so to learn that the real way is better was no surprise! But I do wonder how much time I would have to really make use of what I have learned. I do hope so.
We found out about the web site belonging to the InterTASC Information Specialists Sub Group, which aims to identify & share best practice in information retrieval for health technology assessments. The web site is a repository for published & unpublished filters, and Carol & Julie encouraged us to add any we may find in the course of our own searching. It also contains guidance on the critical appraisal of existing filters. It looks like an excellent resource, and I am planning to make use of it in the future.
Sarah is attending the Oxford course next week, and hopefully she'll enjoy it as much as we did.
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Clinical Librarian Study Day : Strength in Depth
Cure your winter blues with nearly guaranteed good weather and some useful training!
For the Clinical Librarian Conference in 2006 we had wonderful sunshine, for the Study Day in 2007 another gorgeous day. Come to this years Study Day and see if we can maintain our record. And even if the weather is terrible we have a stimulating day to distract you from the view out of the windows!
You can find out all you need to know about NHS Evidence from our keynote speaker Carol Bewick, Engagement and management Programme Director, NHS Evidence. Then hear about the new areas Clinical Librarians are now working in. In the afternoon we will be finding the evidence that you may be missing by looking in new places and using new search strategies in practical workshops. All this is priced at a level that a credit crunched trust can afford. We even have a January Sale
This day is not limited to Clinical Librarians, anyone working in health libraries will find it useful.
Please go to http://www.uhl-library.nhs.uk/CLstudydays.html to find out more and make your booking.
Monday, 19 January 2009
CL contacts list
On the UHL NHS Trust Libraries web site, we've always had a list of clinical librarians in the UK & Internationally who are prepared to a) have their contact details online and b) be contacted by other librarians.
Our web site has spam-proof software to protect email addresses.
If you'd like to be included, please send me your contact details & once I've collated enough I will add them to the site.
Monday, 17 November 2008
Clinical Librarian update
I've returned from maternity leave, just this very morning. While I unpack folders, catch up on emails & work out what to do next, here's a bit of an update from UHL. The team has had a restructure, so here's who we are & what we do:
Pip Divall
Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management
Cardiorespiratory
Gastroenterology
Musculoskeletal
Stroke
Surgical Services
Louise Hull
Trust wide and corporate needs
Audit
Infection control
Standards, policies & guidelines
Sarah Sutton
A&E
Cancer and Haematology
Children's Services
Diabetes Care
Renal, Transplant & Urology
Women's, Perinatal and Sexual Health
Pip Divall
Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management
Cardiorespiratory
Gastroenterology
Musculoskeletal
Stroke
Surgical Services
Louise Hull
Trust wide and corporate needs
Audit
Infection control
Standards, policies & guidelines
Sarah Sutton
A&E
Cancer and Haematology
Children's Services
Diabetes Care
Renal, Transplant & Urology
Women's, Perinatal and Sexual Health
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Winter getting you down - we have a super day for you to look forward to!
Following the very successful Clinical Librarian Conference in York, we are running a Study Day in Leicester on May 12th 2008.
The Study Day will be looking at issues you raised at the conference, starting off with the quality assurance of Clinical Librarian services, then how we can contribute to and utilise the NLH Specialist Libraries and finally an afternoon on management issues in Clinical Librarianship, such as how to set up a service, maintain funding and negotiate for resources.
There will be lots of breakout sessions for you to discuss the topics, so do consider the issues before you come, to get the most out of the day.We are having it on a Monday so if you have anything or anybody you want to visit in the Midlands you can have a long weekend away. This will give you a chance for a long visit to the Leicester Space Centre or a day out at Warwick Castle or to catch a play at Stratford or shop til you drop in Birmingham. Alternatively you could go on a Curry Crawl of Leicester's famous Golden Mile.
The study day in very competitively priced at £75 and there will be exhibitions by our sponsors at all meal and beverage breaks so you can keep on top off new developments and collect some new biros at the same time!
Please go to the study day WebPages to find out more:http://www.uhl-library.nhs.uk/clinical_librarian/clstudyday2008/clstudyday2008.htm
The Study Day will be looking at issues you raised at the conference, starting off with the quality assurance of Clinical Librarian services, then how we can contribute to and utilise the NLH Specialist Libraries and finally an afternoon on management issues in Clinical Librarianship, such as how to set up a service, maintain funding and negotiate for resources.
There will be lots of breakout sessions for you to discuss the topics, so do consider the issues before you come, to get the most out of the day.We are having it on a Monday so if you have anything or anybody you want to visit in the Midlands you can have a long weekend away. This will give you a chance for a long visit to the Leicester Space Centre or a day out at Warwick Castle or to catch a play at Stratford or shop til you drop in Birmingham. Alternatively you could go on a Curry Crawl of Leicester's famous Golden Mile.
The study day in very competitively priced at £75 and there will be exhibitions by our sponsors at all meal and beverage breaks so you can keep on top off new developments and collect some new biros at the same time!
Please go to the study day WebPages to find out more:http://www.uhl-library.nhs.uk/clinical_librarian/clstudyday2008/clstudyday2008.htm
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