Tagged: Medicine
What is a "medical database"? Research databases containing health and bioscience literature are often referred to as “medical databases” or “health-related databases”. These are web-based platforms where you can search for journal articles or...
Get the most out of your library service: Inter-Library Loans
Did you know you can request articles you can't access via the library? It's called an "inter-library loan". Libraries across the country will often loan items or send e-copies of articles to each other....
Get the most out of your library service: Holiday reads with a health focus
Do you enjoy reading as a pleasure pastime? Have you thought about including books written either by health professionals, or that are health-related? I thought I’d do a bit of rooting round on the...
Get the most out of your library service: Patient videos
Health Talk & Speaking Clinically are two sites where you can watch videos of patients describing their lived experience of a condition. You can find out about what it’s like to live with a...
Get the most from your library service: Cite them Right – your guide to referencing
Need help with referencing? Cite Them Right is an excellent online tool to help you reference your assignments. You can access Cite Them Right via the link above, at the top of any search...
Get the most out of your library service: Fast Facts collection
Fast Facts is a collection of more than 100 resources covering multiple topics right across the field of medicine. Examples covered include: oncology, gynecology, endocrinology, chemotherapy, neurology and psychiatry. Find the eBooks by: Searching...
Get the most out of your library service: “Read aloud” options
Get the most out of your library service: Listening to eResources Did you know that you can listen to many of our eBooks and journal articles? I find hearing the words as well as...
Get the most out of your library service: “Key resources” pages
Help to get the most out of your library service here at the University of Sunderland: Key Resources for your subject. Key Resources pages are available for subjects taught at the University of Sunderland....
Get the most out of your library service: Clinicalkey bookshelf app
Help to get the most out of your library service here at the University of Sunderland. ClinicalKey Student is a great resource. To use all the features available, use ClinicalKey Student Bookshelf. It gives...
Get the most out of your library service: Book a study room
Hello! This is the first in a series of posts to help you get the most out of your library service here at the University of Sunderland. As it's the beginning of term I...
Top tips for referencing
Here are hints and tips to help you get going with your referencing for your assignments. Cite Them Right tutorial – Whether you are new to Cite Them Right and referencing, or need a...
LWW Health Library: Pharmacy
The University Library has recently purchased the LWW Health Library Pharmacy Collection, an interactive resource to help staff and students in teaching, learning and practice. LWW Health Library Pharmacy includes access to core textbooks,...
New eBook collections: LWW Health Library and AccessMedicine
In addition to ClinicalKey Student, we now have these two additional collections. You can find all of the eBooks in the collections using Library Search, but you might also like to use the search...
Using Zotero to help organise your reading and cite papers
Did you know that there are tools that you can use to help you manage the resources you are reading and can also assist with referencing in your assignments? One free tool that we...
Qualtrics Basics
You might be asked to use Qualtrics as part of your course, especially if you are undertaking a survey for your dissertation. Qualtrics is a tool that helps you build online surveys and gather...