Christmas Opening Times

Wishing all our users a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Week Beginning Monday 18th December:

Usual advertised opening times on all sites

Week Beginning Monday 25th December:

Monday 25th (Christmas Day): Closed

Tuesday 26th (Boxing Day): Closed

Wednesday 27th Open: 10:00 'til 15:00

Thursday 28th Open: 10:00 'til 15:00

Friday 29th Open: 10:00 'til 15:00

Week beginning Monday 1st January 2007:

Monday 1st New Year's Day: Closed

Tuesday - Friday Usual advertised opening times

Our usual 24 hour access arrangements continue to apply throughout the Christmas period.

Get blogging!!

If you like this blog, and would like to set one up for yourself, I can offer training and support.
We have a Know How help guide on our website (www.mtwlibrary.nhs.uk) that will get you started, or you can contact Emma Aldrich for training (emma.aldrich@nhs.net)

You can now subscribe to an RSS feed of this blog - just use the blog URL (http://mtwlibrary.blogspot.com) when adding content to your feed-reader. No idea what RSS is? We have a Know How help guide to get you started with RSS. Please contact Emma Aldrich (emma.aldrich@nhs.net) / 01622 224647 if you are interested in training, or want to know how RSS can make information handling so much easier.

Tuesday Training

Spaces still left!

Free training in how to do effective literature searching is available from your library!There are still spaces available for the training session at:

Maidstone on Tuesday 5th December 1-2pm

Kent & Sussex on Tuesday 19th December 1-2pm

If you want to take up one of these places, please contact a member of the library staff.

Book sale at Kent & Sussex Hospital Library

The Kent & Sussex Hospital Library has a new selection of withdrawn books for sale. Prices are very reasonable so please come and have a look at what's on offer and you might find a bargain!

Library Noticeboards

Library Noticeboards

Have you seen the noticeboards in our Libraries? Each month a new topic of current interest will be displayed. This month we feature Alcohol, have you done the net doctor alcohol quiz "Do you drink too much"? You may be pleased with the results. Please take a look when using the Libraries. Please let us know what you think and any subject we should be covering. For more information or comments please email Judith Strutt at judith.strutt@nhs.net

Library Computers....

Did you know.....?

The Library at the Maidstone site has an independent IT network which enables library users to get access to Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and other web-based mail packages blocked by the Trust.

We can also offer access to the web when the Trust network is unavailable.

This service will soon be available at the library at Kent & Sussex Hospital.

Art Competition Winner

Artistic Flair

Congratulations to a member of the library staff at Maidstone, Yvette Howell-Williams, who won first place in the Trust's art competition.

Well done Eevee!

The artwork is displayed on the stair well in the Postgrad Centre - stop and have a look on your way up to the Library.

Spaces still left for Tuesday Training!

Spaces still left!

Free training in how to do effective literature searching is available from your library!
There are still spaces available for the training session at:

Maidstone on Tuesday 7th November 1-2pm
Kent & Sussex on Tuesday 21st November 1-2pm

If you want to take up one of these places, please contact a member of the library staff.

Library Closures

The three libraries will be closed until 2pm on Friday 20th October 2006 for a full team staff meeting. Usual 24/7 access arrangements will apply.

Pembury Library Move II

The Library at the Pembury site has now moved into its new premises at Woodlands House - back to business as usual! Do call in and visit us soon.

Pembury Library Move

PEMBURY LIBRARY is moving and will be closed from Wednesday 4th October to Friday, 6th October inclusive. Books due for return on these dates will not incur fines. As from 8.30 am on Monday 9th October we will be pleased to see you at WOODLANDS HOUSE, at the north end of the site, near the main car park. Please note 24 hour access will NOT be available during this period.

Bank Holiday Closure

The three Trust libraries will be closed on Monday 28th August 2006.

Library strategy - your comments welcome

The library and knowledge services strategy outlines the framework for developments until 2010. Your feedback will make the strategy more effective. I would be very pleased to have your comments, if possible by Monday 21 August.

The strategy can be accessed from
http://mtwweb/CGT/Library/default.htm
or http://www.mtwlibrary.nhs.uk

Many thanks
David Copsey

david.copsey@nhs.net

National Knowledge Week for Psoriasis

This week is National Knowledge Week for Psoriasis.

The National Knowledge Week on Biological Therapies for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis is being organised by the NLH Skin Disorders Specialist Library to coincide with the release by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) of new guidance on biological therapies in the form of two Technology Appraisals: Efalizumab and etanercept for the treatment of adults with psoriasis and Etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of adults with psoriatic arthritis. (Taken from http://www.library.nhs.uk/skin/Page.aspx?pagename=NKWHOME)

To view more information about Psoriasis and the guidance issued by NICE, go to:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/skin/

Library strategy - your comments welcome

The library and knowledge services strategy outlines the framework for developments until 2010. Your feedback will make the strategy more effective. Please let me have your comments by Monday 21 August. The strategy can be accessed from http://mtwweb/CGT/Library/default.htm or http://www.mtwlibrary.nhs.uk

Many thanks

David Copsey
david.copsey@nhs.net

Maidstone Site Library PCs

The library Internet computers will be unavailable from 9 am-12.15 on Thurdsay 27th July, due to training.

July Training session full

The Dialog training session for the Maidstone site (first Tuesday of each month) is now full for July.

Please see our previous post on Dialog training for details of these sessions, including aims and objectives, and how to book a place.

Can't make one of our Tuesday sessions? Don't worry - just call Myriam Nelmes, Maidstone (01622 224647) or Jane Beeley, Tunbridge Wells (01892 632384) to arrange a session to suit you.

Literature Search Training

FREE TRAINING FOR DIALOG (Medline, Cinahl, BNI, Embase, PsycInfo)

We offer free training sessions to help you get the best out of the core databases offered through Athens. These sessions aim to provide participants with the skills to conduct effective searches and print full-text results.

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the session, you will:

• Have set up an Athens user account
• Know which databases you should use for your searches
• Be able to construct a search strategy in preparation for your online search
• Be able to log into Athens and conduct an effective search
• Be able to print / save/ email your results, including full-text, as appropriate
• Be able to review your results, amend and repeat your searches as necessary

These sessions are offered:

• At MAIDSTONE in the Staff Education Centre, 13:00-14:00, on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month.

Please contact Myriam Nelmes to book your place, or call 01622 224647.

• At KENT & SUSSEX in the Library, 13:00-14:00, on the THIRD TUESDAY of each month.

Please contact Jane Beeley to book your place, or call 01892 632384

Free Training in your workplace

The Outreach Library Service is for NHS staff working in the community in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

I can assist you to access books, journals and electronic resources, and to help you get the information you want, without the need to visit the Health Library. I can introduce you to a range of useful health knowledge resources and point you towards sources for evidence-based. I can also help you with Athens registration and to make the best use of the NHS databases and electronic journals.

I provide a flexible service and sessions can take place at your workplace at a time to suit you. The training is informal and tailored to your interests and the time you have available.

Topics include:
Finding quality health information on the Internet
Finding the evidence
Searching healthcare databases
Searching the National Library for Health
Literature searching skills
Using e-mail effectively

For more information or to book training sessions please contact:

Alison Paul, Outreach Training Manager
Library, Pembury Hospital.
01892 633019 (answer phone)
07811 487547
alison.paul@nhs.net

CD ROMS available for loan

We are pleased to advise that the library at Maidstone Hospital now has a large quantity of CD Roms available for seven day loan. You will find the them listed in our book catalogue with the cases filed in with our book stock. If you wish to borrow any of these items please bring the case to the counter where we will issue the disc to you for loan.

National Knowledge Week For Asthma 22nd-26th May 2006

This week is the National Knowledge Week for Asthma.

The National Library for Health has "the latest available evidence and information within the topics chosen in Asthma. A short article was written for each topic by experts representing the different professional groups involved in respiratory medicine and healthcare. Each topic is accompanied by supporting evidence and patient information, and in the majority of cases a list of references provided by the author. The supporting evidence has been limited to that published in the last two years...."

For more detials and to view these articles, please visit the National Library for Health Website:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/respiratory/ViewResource.aspx?resID=125034&tabID=290&catID=5872

Maidstone Library PCs

The PCs at the Maidstone Library get very busy during peak times (typically lunchtime and 17:00-18:00). Don't forget that you can phone ahead and reserve a PC for any times during staffed hours.

PCs on all sites are available 24/7 to library members who have signed-up for out of hours access. Contact library staff for details of how register for this service, and use the libraries at any time of day or night.

Contact details can be found on our website.

The Explorer

The latest edition of the library newsletter, The Explorer, is available from our website.

Click here to access current and back issues.

If you would like us to email the newsletter to you, please contact Ann Foreman (ann.foreman@nhs.net). The Explorer is published approximately 3 times a year.

Library Users Questionnaire

We are conducting a library survey to help us improve our services and would be grateful if you could complete our questionnaire.

Copies can be found on the Trust Intranet, in our upcoming edition of Explorer and in the libraries. The closing date is 30th April 2006. Return your replies or queries to ann.foreman@nhs.net

Patients Library

PATIENTS LIBRARY

It is with regret that the patients library at Pembury hospital has closed. Hopefully it will re-open when the new hospital is built.

Some of our stock of books has gone to the Patient's Library at the Kent and Sussex Hospital. The remaining books were offered to hospital staff for free, however their generosity has enabled us to make a donation of £80 to the Pembury League of Friends.

Book Sale

BOOKS FOR SALE

The Library at Pembury Hospital have some recently withdrawn books for sale. Most are going for only 50p. Money raised will go to buying new books.

Opening hours 8.30 am - 5 pm - Monday - Thursday
8.30 am - 4.30 pm Friday

Team of the Month!

The Library Team has won the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust "Team of the Month" award for January 2006. Well done to all the Library Staff!

Visit your nearest library to find out what we do, and how we can help you to improve patient care.

Contact

If you have visited the blog because you read the advert in Contact, then Well Done and Thank You! We hope you like what you see - if you have any comments, then please let us know. (emma.aldrich@nhs.net)

If you are planning to follow up the other news we put into Contact about MyiLibrary, then please note that there is an error in the web address. The correct url is:

www.athens.nhs.uk

If you would like more information on either of these developments, please contact us.

Many apologies for the mistake

Library Noticeboards

Have you seen the noticeboard at Maidstone Library?
Each month a new topic of current interest will be displayed. This month we feature Stress in the Workplace. Please take a look when using the Library.
Let us know what you think and any subject we should be covering. For more information or comments please email Judith Strutt at judith.strutt@nhs.net

PC Virus

A new, destructive virus is set to activate itself on infected machines today. Check the BBC website for details:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4661582.stm

Our advice: never open unsolicited emails that contain attachments. If you need further advice or guidance, please get in touch.

RSS and Blogging

You can now subscribe to an RSS feed of this blog - just use the blog URL (http://mtwlibrary.blogspot.com) when adding content to your feed-reader.

No idea what RSS is? We will shortly be offering training and help guides to get you started with RSS and blogging. Please contact Emma Aldrich (emma.aldrich@nhs.net) / 01622 224647 if you are interested in training, or want to know how RSS can make information handling so much easier.

Book Sale

We have resumed the process of weeding older materials from the library book stock to make room for newer purchases (Thank you Myriam!)

Items withdrawn from stock will be available for sale in the library. Check the Book Sale table regularly to snap up a bargain.

New Staff

We would like to welcome a new member of staff to the Trust Library Service.

Myriam Nelmes has joined us as Site Manager, Maidstone Hospital site. Myriam took up the position on 4th January, and comes from the Medway NHS Trust, where she was an Outreach Librarian.