News

New Journals List A-Z
Just a reminder that we’ve recently changed our Journals List A-Z so if you’ve got it bookmarked or in your favourites please update your links.
New Journals List A-Z

9 January 2008

New online journals for 2008
RPH Library has purchased several new online journal collections for 2008. These will be available via the Journals list and integrated into the “FindIt@RPH” linking service over the next few weeks.

New collections
Nature Clinical Practice series
A selection of 45 clinical and research journals from the Nature Publishing Group (including Nature!)
The complete American Medical Association “Archives” collection
19 journals from Sage publishing
The complete American Society for Microbiology collection and
76 titles from LWW – Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

2 January 2008

From Monday 7th January we will see a new page when we log in to the Ovid databases. It’s called OvidSP and is designed to provide a natural language or “Google-style” search.
The Basic search (which is the default) will behave much like Pubmed or Google and interpret your search terms or phrase for you. If you would prefer to use Ovid subject headings, as you’ve been able to do in the past, choose the “Advanced Search” tab above the search box.
OvidSP has all the functionality of the old Ovid but includes many other enhancements, so if you have any queries or would like an introduction to the new interface please contact the Library on 9224 8439 or via email

5 November 2007

Library page on Servio is to be retired.
The Library Internet page will now function as the single point of access to RPH Library services & resources. If you have the Library page on Servio bookmarked please update your links. Library page

10 September 2007

Lexi-Comp Trial EXPIRED The trial is to evaluate relative use of Lexi-Comp against Micromedex. Comparative trials have been conducted. NHS, BMC article. About Lexi-Comp Send feedback

3 August 2007

AFTER HOURS WSC LIBRARY ACCESS.
After 20th August 2007 only hospital staff who have pre-registered with the WSC library will retain after hours access. Please contact the library to ensure you will not lose access during evenings, weekends or public holidays.

19 January 2007

It is now possible to connect to online resources from external locations for Royal Perth Hospital staff. Contact the Library for more information.

1 December 2006

New online resources now available include: Duane's Ophthalmology, King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures, Primal Pictures Anatomy TV, Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

1 July 2006

The Library has purchased a SMAHS wide license to EndNote bibliographic management software. This can be used in conjunction with the databases to create personalised libraries of references from citations download and imported into EndNote. The Library staff are preparing some educational / orientation sessions on EndNote for the first quarter of 2007 once EndNote 10 and EndWeb have been deployed.

29 March 2006

An out of hours reference service is available called Chasing the Sun. The aim of this service is to put you in contact with a librarian when you need some urgent help in finding database information after hours. The service makes use of time zone differences between countries, so that a librarian who is at work in the United Kingdom will be able to answer your query.

3 March 2006

Hitting the Headlines is produced for the NHS by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemenation at the University of York and offers an analysis of the evidence behind selected health stories reported in national newspapers. Summaries of news stories are posted within 48 hours of newspaper publication to ensure that health professionals and the public are better informed about the accuracy of reporting of research in the press.

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