1. Electronic Journals & E-books

2. May 2009Electronic journals2 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

3. May 2009Electronic journals3 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

4. May 2009Electronic journals4 Accessing A – Z Journal List  Via NLH: www.library.nhs.uk ► Resources ► Books, Journals ► My Journals www.library.nhs.uk  Via NHS Evidence: www.evidence.nhs.uk ► Conduct a Specialist Search ► Books & journals ► My Journals www.evidence.nhs.uk  Via ATHENS login (www.athens.nhs.uk) – select ‘My Journals’ from ‘NLH’ tab in list of resourceswww.athens.nhs.uk

5. May 2009Electronic journals5 A – Z Journal List  Login via ATHENS to see full range of available journals  Browse for a journal  Search for a journal

6. May 2009Electronic journals6 Journal Sources  Ebscohost Databases  BMJ  JAMA  OVID  PCT e-subscriptions, e.g. via Ebsco EJS  Free sources, e.g. Free Medical Journals, Highwire  Local print subscriptions – all Shropshire NHS libraries

7. May 2009Electronic journals7 Ebscohost Databases  ‘Psychology and Behavioural Sciences’, ‘CINAHL Full Text’ and health management bundles  Need ATHENS password  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

8. May 2009Electronic journals8 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.comwww.bmj.com

9. May 2009Electronic journals9 JAMA collection  Journal of the American Medical Association  Nine other ‘Archives’ titles, including Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine  Available via A-Z list or database search results

10. May 2009Electronic journals10 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

11. May 2009Electronic journals11 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)

12. May 2009Electronic journals12 PCT Journal Subscriptions  Journals to which PCTs Library Service has individual subscription  Two main suppliers each have single password/login for PCT users (see ‘Journal Passwords/Logins sheet) Ebscohost EJS (as opposed to ‘Ebsco (CINAHL/Psychology ….’) Blackwell Synergy

13. May 2009Electronic journals13 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

14. May 2009Electronic journals14 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

15. May 2009Electronic journals15 Accessing E-books  Via NLH : www.library.nhs.uk ► Resources ► Books, Journals ► E-books www.library.nhs.uk  Via NHS Evidence: www.evidence.nhs.uk ► Conduct a Specialist Search ► Books and Journals ► E-books www.evidence.nhs.uk  Via SheLib catalogue: www.shelib.nhs.uk ► Search ► Keyword ► restrict to Electronic Resources www.shelib.nhs.uk  Via ATHENS login (www.athens.nhs.uk) – select ‘Healthcare book collection’ from ‘NLH’ tab in list of resourceswww.athens.nhs.uk

16. May 2009Electronic journals16 E-books  Login via ATHENS to see full range of available titles  Browse for an e-book  Search for an e-book

17. May 2009Electronic journals17 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