This will hopefully be part of a series of blog posts highlighting the resources listed in the treasure trove that is the Christie Repository.

The Christie Repository is an open repository of research outputs published by members of Christie staff, it currently contains listings for over 7000 peer-reviewed articles, reviews and selected publications from 1933 onwards. Every month, library staff add more to the repository. The repository is a great resource for both internal and external users as it is highlights the research taking place at The Christie.

[picture via http://www.lymphomacoalition.org/wlad]

World Lymphoma Day aims to “help spread awareness about lymphomas” and as such, we have decided to highlight some of the articles openly available in the repository concerning this research topic.

A quick search of the repository reveals that there are currently 475 articles listed in our repository which contain “lymphoma” in the abstract. We also have an advanced search facility on the repository which allows you to refine your search.

Here are some links to some of the most current articles listed in the repository. Please note you will need to log in with your OpenAthens to be able to download full text publications which are linked out to PubMed:

Brentuximab vedotin in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: An updated review of published data from the named patient program.

Impact of pretransplantation (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography on survival outcomes after T cell-depleted allogeneic transplantation for Hodgkin lymphoma.

Brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: radiation therapy in the era of targeted therapies

Cancer Treatment with Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Agents: Is PD-L1 Expression a Biomarker for Patient Selection?

Patient-reported outcomes of brentuximab vedotin in Hodgkin lymphoma and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.

The library also has a wide variety of resources on the subject of Lymphoma, so get in touch with any specific queries.

 

 

Christie staff now have access to the range of resources available at Mark Allen Health. We have a handy link to their website on our page on the intranet as you can see below, but if you are reading this from a work computer you can also click this link.

Remember, we have a temporary trial of Mark Allen Health, so please let us know if you think we should extend our subscription beyond November 2016 by contacting us at the library.

 

That link will take you to a page which requests your NHS OpenAthens log on. Please get in touch with us if you have any queries about OpenAthens, registering is a simple process and can be done from the link on the left-hand menu of our site on the intranet as pictured above.

Once logged in with NHS OpenAthens, the homepage gives you handy links to all of the journals available, if you know which journal or article you need to find. If not, you can perform a search in the box on the top right hand corner.

Here shows what comes up when you use the search box, a simple keyword of oncology brings up hundreds of articles but brings up the opportunity to filter down results.

Clicking on the article you would like to take a closer look at, gives you an abstract and links to downloadable PDFs.

If you have more in-depth questions about the resources available on Mark Allen Health, or any other literature or database searches, get in touch with us, or check out our training sessions available to Christie Staff on the intranet HERE.

Here is a round-up of FREE resources on the web for junior doctors, thanks to our colleagues at the JET library, Leighton Hospital for passing these on!

RCPass – https://www.mrcpass.com

• Notes on topics covered in MRCP Part 1
• 130 MCQ questions
• Bookmark questions
• Choose questions by topic
• Track statistics
• Look back over wrong answers

Revise MRCP – http://www.rev isemrcp.com/

• Covers MRCP Parts 1 and 2
• Over 5,000 MCQs arranged by topic
• Past papers going back to September 2010

Medexam.net – http://www.medexam.net/

• Over 1,800 MCQs with detailed answers
• Updated with new information every day
• Covers MRCP, MRCGP and PLAB exams

Almost a Doctor – http://almostadoctor.co.uk/

• Works like Wikipedia – put together by users but subject to quality control
• Contains notes, mind maps, flashcards and an OSCE checklist
• Blogs from other junior doctors
• Lots of notes on different topics

PassMed – http://www.passmed.co.uk/

• Notes on study skills, revision, history taking and clinical skills
• Free – being created by a group of currently working junior doctors
• Aims to cover material that is ‘hard-to-find’ in textbooks
• You can download the entire web site as an app

Radiology Master-Class – http://radiologymasterclass.co.uk

• Courses accredited by the Royal College of Radiologists
• X-ray interpretation tutorials
• A gallery of sample X-ray cases

 

Did you know the Christie Library collection is available on the Library Link app?

This free, user friendly platform allows many Smartphone users to browse our catalogue, view and even renew loans on the go from Apple or Android devices.

The ‘my loans’ section shows the books you currently have on loan and provides a simple way to renew them while out and about.

 

The library homepage gives you some basic details about the library which you might need when not at a computer.

Setting the app up is a one time process so we have put together this blog post to help you!

How to set it up on your phone:

Firstly download the app to your phone via Google play or the App Store:

Link to app on Google Play

Link to app on iTunes

When opening up the app for the first time, it takes you through the setup process:

To set it up, simply scan this QR code with your phone camera and it will link up with the Christie Library and fill in the details for you automatically*:

*It will also ask you for your library username and password, you can obtain this from a member of staff if you are not sure of what it is.

 

If you need assistance setting this up on your phone, or cannot remember your library username and password just come and speak to a member of library staff and we will be happy to help with this, alternatively give us a call on extension 3452.

We are currently trialling a whole host of resources for nurses, all are available on www.internurse.com

You will need to log in via OpenAthens to view and download over 45,000 articles across 25 titles including the British Journal of Nursing and Nurse Prescribing… read on for further details!

Titles that are particularly relevant to Christie Staff include:

British Journal of Community Nursing

British Journal of Healthcare Assistants

British Journal of Nursing

Gastrointestinal Nursing

Independent Nurse Select

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Journal of Wound Care

Nurse Prescribing

British Journal of Healthcare Management

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

The titles  may be accessed HERE via OpenAthens.

We have temporary access to these until 30th November 2016, so please do let the library staff know if you have found them useful or feel that we should keep them for longer, either in person at the library or via email library@christie.nhs.uk

We are running a competition up until the end of July where you can win up to £75 to spend on a book from Elsevier, the publisher of titles such as Walter and Miller’s Textbook of Radiotherapy and The Early Diagnosis of Cancer series, as well as many other medical and scientific texts.

The competition asks you to answer two questions about ClinicalKey, which is an easy to use database containing access to over 1,300 ebooks and many journals. To find the answers out you will need to log into ClinicalKey with your OpenAthens username and password.

To enter, all you need to do is email library@christie.nhs.uk with the answer to two questions posted here on our library page on the intranet.

The closing date is 5.00 pm on 29 July and the winner will be announced on 2 August. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Here you can find up to date information about our range or resources and services at the Christie Library & Knowledge Service.

 

 We aim to…

provide the evidence at your finger tips

• Online resources: anywhere, anytime
• Range of traditional resources including fiction and wellbeing books
• Helpful staff to guide you through the information jungle

save you time and help you to be more effective

• Top quality literature searching service
• Tailored information alerts
• Christie Research Repository, accessed world wide

help you to deliver the Christie commitment

• Ensure you have the information that keeps your skills and knowledge up to date
• Training support for your CPD
• Inter library loan service

 

You can keep up to date with the latest evidence and library services by following our blog.