Electronic Journals & E-books

May 2009 Electronic journals 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


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


Accessing A – Z Journal List

Via NLH: www.library.nhs.uk ►Resources ► Books,

Journals ►My Journals Via NHS Evidence:

www.evidence.nhs.uk ►Conduct a Specialist Search ►Books & journals ►My Journals

Via ATHENS login (www.athens.nhs.uk) – select ‘My Journals’ from ‘NLH’ tab in list of resources


A – Z Journal List

Login via ATHENS to see full range of available journals

Browse for a journal Search for a journal


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


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


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


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


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


Free JournalsIncorporates freely available journals from different sources

Free Medical Journals Highwire Press etc

Sometimes need to registerFormat and years vary: often links to individual journal web sitesLinks from A-Z list and sometimes database search results (don’t always link direct to article)


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


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


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


Accessing E-books Via NLH:

www.library.nhs.uk ►Resources ► Books, Journals ►E-books

Via NHS Evidence: www.evidence.nhs.uk ►Conduct a Specialist

Search ►Books and Journals ►E-books

Via SheLib catalogue: www.shelib.nhs.uk ►Search ► Keyword ►restrict

to Electronic Resources

Via ATHENS login (www.athens.nhs.uk) – select ‘Healthcare book collection’ from ‘NLH’ tab in list of resources


E-books

Login via ATHENS to see full range of available titles

Browse for an e-book Search for an e-book


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 & E-books

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