BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY A workshop introducing readers to the Library’s collections and electronic sources

Today’s Programme Start 2.00 pm Biomedicine Print Resources (Richard Wakeford) Integrated Catalogue Demonstration Integrated Catalogue Hands on Biomedicine Electronic Resources (Michael Stringer) Demonstration Hands on Tour of reading rooms Finish 4.00 pm

Start 2.00 pm

Biomedicine Print Resources (Richard Wakeford)

Integrated Catalogue Demonstration

Integrated Catalogue Hands on

Biomedicine Electronic Resources (Michael Stringer)

Demonstration

Hands on

Tour of reading rooms

Finish 4.00 pm

Biomedicine Print Resources Background to the British Library’s collection Searching the collection Access to the collection

Background to the British Library’s collection

Searching the collection

Access to the collection

The British Library’s Collection Founder collections 18 th century - British Museum 19 th century - Patent Office Library 20 th century - National Central Library & National Lending Library 1973 - The British Library founded 1997 - Move to St Pancras 2004 - Integrated Catalogue & Single collection

Founder collections

18 th century - British Museum

19 th century - Patent Office Library

20 th century - National Central Library & National Lending Library

1973 - The British Library founded

1997 - Move to St Pancras

2004 - Integrated Catalogue & Single collection

The British Library’s Collection Holdings Humanities Science Technology & Industry DSC Acquisitions Legal Deposit Purchased

Holdings

Humanities

Science Technology & Industry

DSC

Acquisitions

Legal Deposit

Purchased

The British Library’s Collection Access Reading rooms in London & Yorkshire Interlibrary loan & Document Supply Readers Anyone who wants to do research - for personal, work-related or academic purposes, innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers Across all fields of study Medical practioners, researchers, nurses, students & patients

Access

Reading rooms in London & Yorkshire

Interlibrary loan & Document Supply

Readers

Anyone who wants to do research - for personal, work-related or academic purposes, innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers

Across all fields of study

Medical practioners, researchers, nurses, students & patients

Biomedicine Print Resources Serials Peer reviewed journals Magazines – trade, professional Abstracting and indexing publications

Serials

Peer reviewed journals

Magazines – trade, professional

Abstracting and indexing publications

Biomedicine Print Resources Books Research and clinical monographs Reference books (pharmacopoeias, professional directories) Student textbooks Patient information Rare books and manuscripts

Books

Research and clinical monographs

Reference books (pharmacopoeias, professional directories)

Student textbooks

Patient information

Rare books and manuscripts

Biomedicine Print Resources Other publication types Theses - UK doctoral Conference proceedings Reports & grey literature Patents - as intellectual property - as information resource Market research reports Official publications

Other publication types

Theses - UK doctoral

Conference proceedings

Reports & grey literature

Patents

- as intellectual property

- as information resource

Market research reports

Official publications

Searching and Ordering from the Collection Integrated Catalogue http://catalogue.bl.uk A book: Cooper, Geoffrey. The cell. 2004 A journal issue: Cell 1994 vol 79 (6)

Integrated Catalogue http://catalogue.bl.uk

A book: Cooper, Geoffrey. The cell. 2004

A journal issue: Cell 1994 vol 79 (6)

Shelfmarks A book: Cooper, Geoffrey. The cell. 2004 - Shelfmark (B) 571.6 type subject code - Shelfmark m06/14513 DSC A journal : Cell - Shelfmark (P) KH 66 -E (9) type subject code language code sequence no . - Shelfmark 3097.600000 DSC

A book: Cooper, Geoffrey. The cell. 2004

- Shelfmark (B) 571.6

type subject code

- Shelfmark m06/14513 DSC

A journal : Cell

- Shelfmark (P) KH 66 -E (9) type subject code language code sequence no .

- Shelfmark 3097.600000 DSC

Using the Integrated Catalogue from Home or Workplace Searching available 24 hours via http://catalogues.bl.uk Requesting available during reading room opening hours Monday-Saturday Science Technology & Medicine enquiry desk [email_address] T- 020 7412 7288 F - 020 7412 7217 http://www.bl.uk

Searching available 24 hours via http://catalogues.bl.uk

Requesting available during reading room opening hours Monday-Saturday

Science Technology & Medicine enquiry desk

[email_address]

T- 020 7412 7288

F - 020 7412 7217

http://www.bl.uk

Access to the Collection Document Supply photocopies loans Interlibrary Lending / BL account customers BL Direct http://direct.bl.uk with credit card payment Reading Rooms St Pancras Reading Rooms - Science - Business & Intellectual Property Centre Colindale Reading Room Boston Spa Reading Room

Document Supply

photocopies

loans

Interlibrary Lending / BL account customers

BL Direct http://direct.bl.uk with credit card payment

Reading Rooms

St Pancras Reading Rooms

- Science

- Business & Intellectual Property Centre

Colindale Reading Room

Boston Spa Reading Room

Science Reading Rooms Location Social Science (Floor 1) - engineering Science 2 - biology, medicine Science 3 - biochemistry, physical sciences Collection coverage Biomedical research, medical practice Open Access Journals and books from 1997

Location

Social Science (Floor 1) - engineering

Science 2 - biology, medicine

Science 3 - biochemistry, physical sciences

Collection coverage

Biomedical research, medical practice

Open Access

Journals and books from 1997

Business and Intellectual Property Centre Location Floor 1- directories, market research & business periodicals Floor 2 - patents Collection coverage Pharmaceutical and health care industries Open access varies by title (6 months – 6 years)

Location

Floor 1- directories, market research & business periodicals

Floor 2 - patents

Collection coverage

Pharmaceutical and health care industries

Open access

varies by title (6 months – 6 years)

Ordering from Storage Science Orders for all titles before 1997 Humanities Orders for all titles & all years Healthcare (economics, ethics, management etc) Biomedicine - for students & public DSC Orders for all titles & all years Biomedicine & healthcare not held in London Theses, conference proceedings, grey literature

Science

Orders for all titles before 1997

Humanities

Orders for all titles & all years

Healthcare (economics, ethics, management etc)

Biomedicine - for students & public

DSC

Orders for all titles & all years

Biomedicine & healthcare not held in London

Theses, conference proceedings, grey literature

Ordering from Storage Ordering by the catalogue Delivery - 70 minutes / 2 hours / 6 hours / 48 hours Kept for 3 more working days Integrated Catalogue http://catalogue.bl.uk Ordering on forms DSC serials only Delivery - 48 hours Recent issues (<6mths) - “Loan Ban” - photocopies only Kept for 5 more working days

Ordering by the catalogue

Delivery - 70 minutes / 2 hours / 6 hours / 48 hours

Kept for 3 more working days

Integrated Catalogue http://catalogue.bl.uk

Ordering on forms

DSC serials only

Delivery - 48 hours

Recent issues (<6mths) - “Loan Ban” - photocopies only

Kept for 5 more working days

Electronic Resources From the reading room home page Full text electronic journals ESTAR Others – publisher collections CD ROMs On designated workstation in science 2 reading room – Medicine Compendium and British Pharmacopoeia Biomedical books with accompanying CD ROMs are in store in Science 3 (ask at the Science 3 Enquiry Desk)

From the reading room home page

Full text electronic journals

ESTAR

Others – publisher collections

CD ROMs

On designated workstation in science 2 reading room –

Medicine Compendium and British Pharmacopoeia

Biomedical books with accompanying CD ROMs are

in store in Science 3 (ask at the Science 3 Enquiry Desk)

Electronic Resources General Biomedical Databases Medline EMBASE Combined database search

General Biomedical Databases

Medline

EMBASE

Combined database search

Electronic Resources Specialist Biomedical Databases VIA WebSpirs interface Amed – Complementary and alternative medicine British Nursing Index – UK focus on nursing and midwifery CINAHL – American focus on nursing and midwifery Global Health – International public health Maternity & Infant Care – Pregnancy and birth PsycInfo – Psychology and Mental health

Specialist Biomedical Databases

VIA WebSpirs interface

Amed – Complementary and alternative medicine

British Nursing Index – UK focus on nursing and midwifery

CINAHL – American focus on nursing and midwifery

Global Health – International public health

Maternity & Infant Care – Pregnancy and birth

PsycInfo – Psychology and Mental health

Electronic Resources General databases Web of Knowledge (Science Citation Index) SCOPUS

General databases

Web of Knowledge (Science Citation Index)

SCOPUS

Electronic Resources Healthcare Policy and Management Resources available from the reading room Web pages under the following headings: Gateways and portals Bibliographic databases UK Government sites Organisations Statistics Compilations

Healthcare Policy and Management

Resources available from the reading room Web pages under the following headings:

Gateways and portals

Bibliographic databases

UK Government sites

Organisations

Statistics

Compilations

Electronic Resources Some e-resources are free to the public and can be used off site eg. PubMed Cochrane Library TRIP INTUTE: Health & Life Sciences (formerly OMNI) Free medical journals online The Open Access publishing model

Some e-resources are free to the public and can be used off site

eg.

PubMed

Cochrane Library

TRIP

INTUTE: Health & Life Sciences (formerly OMNI)

Free medical journals online

The Open Access publishing model

Document Supply Document supply services from the British Library’s collections Zetoc Inside BL Direct

Document supply services from the British Library’s collections

Zetoc

Inside

BL Direct

Hands on training Search in ESTAR and bibliographic databases

Search in ESTAR and bibliographic databases

Tour of Science Reading Rooms We hope this workshop has been useful to you Please take a few moments to complete the evaluation form Now we have a tour of the Science Reading Rooms

We hope this workshop has been useful to you

Please take a few moments to complete the evaluation form

Now we have a tour of the Science Reading Rooms