The EBSCO mobile app - information on the move

The EBSCO mobile app is a new way for you to easily access high quality healthcare information on the go.

The app is a really useful tool for searching, providing quick and easy access to content wherever you are. From one search box you can search across library resources and online content including journal articles, guidelines, e-books, evidence summaries and more.

It features simple, mobile-friendly displays for searching, scanning results, liking, and sharing. 

You can also save content into your folder which will then be accessible on the EBSCO platform, meaning you can synchronise your searches and saved information automatically across multiple devices.

To get you started we have created a quick guide to the app, covering setting up and logging in, as well as searching and saving content. You can find on our website here.

EBSCO also have a video tutorial which you can find on YouTube.

The only other thing you will need is an OpenAthens password, and if you don't already have one, it is the work of a few minutes to register online at https://openathens.nice.org.uk/.

The app is free to download and available on Google Play for Android devices and Apple's App Store for iOS, or you can scan the QR code below.

If you have any questions or need any help with the EBSCO app, or any other library resources, we'd be happy to help...

Updated Clinical Key app now available

An updated version of the Clinical Key mobile app is now available.

Clinical Key is an easy to use resource with a wealth of content including:

• Over 800 full text electronic journals, including the complete Lancet series of titles
• Over 960 full text electronic books
• Over 1,300 clinical overviews giving comprehensive clinical topic summaries 
• Over 2,500 drug monographs by Gold Standard
• Over 300 procedures consult topics
• Clinical guidelines (including NICE)
• Videos and other multimedia content
• Patient education materials in a variety of languages

Clinical Key also allows you to:

• Capture the information you use to develop CME credits
• Create presentations from multimedia content
• Store favourite items for easy access
• Save searches

The enhanced and redesigned mobile app is available now for iOS (Apple) and Android devices. There is a quick reference sheet for guidance on how to download, authenticate and optimize the mobile experience.

You can also access Clinical Key online with a web browser.

For both App and online access, you will need a trust OpenAthens account. NHFT and NGH staff and students on placement can register for one here https://openathens.nice.org.uk/.

Browzine trial extended

The Library's trial of BrowZine has now been extended until the end of March. BrowZine is a new way to access all our full text journal content from a simple interface or by using the app. 

Browzine is a smart, easy-to-use service which enables you to:

• Browse our journal subscriptions to see what titles we hold in your specialty / areas of interest 
• Browse table of contents of our journals and link straight through to the full text of most articles
• Bookmark your favourite journals and receive alerts on your mobile device when new articles are published in that journal

If you need access to information on the go, the Browzine app is available for Android phones and tablets, the Kindle Fire (Amazon) and iOS (Apple) for iPhones and iPads.

There is a brief guide to using BrowZine on our web site.

If you don't want to use an app, you can also access Browzine through any computer.

• NHFT staff can see their content here: https://browzine.com/libraries/1776/ 
• Northampton General Hospital staff here: https://browzine.com/libraries/1775/

The trial is available until the end of March and we would love to have your feedback.

Please just answer three quick questions to help us understand if we should consider purchasing Browzine  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VNC3V2J

BrowZine: Trial of a new simple way to access the journals you need

The Library is having a trial of BrowZine, which is a new way to access all our full text journal content from a simple interface or by using the app. 

Browzine is a smart, easy-to-use service which enables you to:

• Browse our journal subscriptions to see what titles we hold in your specialty / areas of interest 
• Browse table of contents of our journals and link straight through to the full text of most articles
• Bookmark your favourite journals and receive alerts on your mobile device when new articles are published in that journal

If you need access to information on the go, the Browzine app is available for Android phones and tablets, the Kindle Fire (Amazon) and iOS (Apple) for iPhones and iPads.

There is a brief guide to using BrowZine on our web site.

If you don't want to use an app, you can also access Browzine through any computer.

• NHFT staff can see their content here: https://browzine.com/libraries/1776/
• Northampton General Hospital staff here: https://browzine.com/libraries/1775/

The trial is available until the end of January and we would love to have your feedback.

Please just answer three quick questions to help us understand if we should consider purchasing Browzine  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VNC3V2J

Stay up-to-date with some of your favourite journals with the Ovid Today app

Did you know you can get access to all the electronic journals the library gets from Ovid through a single free iPad app?

Ovid Today lets you browse, read and save your favourite journals directly from your iPad. With Ovid Today you can:

• Stay up to date with the very latest journal content (including publications ahead of print
• Access 6 months worth of rolling content
• Search for and select your favourite Ovid journals to follow
• Browse specialisms and journal tables of contents
• Read a PDF of any article
• Create a personal reading list and add articles to review later

To get started with Ovid Today simply download the app from iTunes (it is not currently available for Android devices). If you are a registered member of library you will then need to contact us to obtain the OvidSP ID and password to gain access to our journals. If you are not registered with us you will need to come into the library.

Once your account is set up you will be ready to start adding the journal titles you are interested in to your carousel, and away you go...

The titles you can currently access via the app include:

• A&A Case Reports 
• AJN, American Journal of Nursing 
• Anesthesia & Analgesia 
• Anesthesiology 
• Annals of Surgery 
• Bone & Joint Journal 
• BJS, British Journal of Surgery 
• Cancer Nursing 
• Case Connector 
• Circulation 
• Critical Care Medicine 
• Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 
• Essential Surgical Techniques 
• European Eating Disorders Review 
• Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Am) 
• Journal of ECT 
• Journal of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery 
• Neurology 
• Neurology Clinical Practice 
• Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 
• Obstetrics & Gynecology 
• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 
• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open 
• Spine 
• Stroke

Need help managing your library books? We've got an app for that...

The free BookMyne app from SirsiDynix, for both Apple and Android devices, allows you to manage your access to the library from your smartphone or tablet.

BookMyne offers a lot of convenient features, making it quick and easy to search our collections on the move, find the items you need and manage your account.


BookMyne enables you to:

• Search for items by title, author or subject
• Reserve any title in our catalogue and select which library you would like to collect it from
• Edit or cancel your reservations (we all change our minds sometimes)
• See when a reserved item becomes available
• See all the items on loan to you
• See if you have any fines
• Renew any loans and see when items are approaching their due date (and never have a library fine again!)
• Use your phone's camera to scan a book's barcode to instantly check if there are copies in the library

Once you've downloaded the app, all you will need to get started is your library card and your PIN (which you can get from any of the libraries if you don't already have it and also allows you to log in and use our online catalogue).

We think BookMyne is an easy way to find the information you need, stay on top of your loans and reservations and avoid those pesky fines by always having your books returned or renewed on time.

Did we mention it's free...?

BookMyne on the App Store

BookMyne on Google play

Health and care apps & tools directory advance preview

This is the alpha version of the Health & Care Online Tools Directory, which will be launched by the NHS Commissioning Board in early 2013. This will provide a trusted directory of online tools for the public and care professionals.

Covering more than just apps for smartphones or tablets, the directory also includes software that is accessed and run through a standard web browser.

All featured tools will have appropriate medical safety and quality vetting, with users (both care professionals and the public) being able to rate and comment on the usefulness of individual online tools.

As it is an alpha site, a lot of content is still to come, but you can see some of the tools already listed by clinical condition. For example:

• Cancer
• Diabetes 
• Mental health  

The NHS Commissioning Board are also very keen to have feedback on the site as well as suggestions for apps or other tools to include. You can contact them at: tools.feedback@nhs.net

NICE guidance app launched for smartphones

NICE has launched an app which allows free access to all of its recommendations and advice for healthcare professional users of Android and iPhone smartphones.
 
The app allows users to search, browse and explore 760 pieces of guidance produced by NICE. Guidance is arranged by clinical or public health topic and particular sections can be bookmarked for easy access, or sent via email.
 
Other features include receiving automatic updates and new guidance as soon as it is published on the NICE website, adjustable font size for readability, and the ability to 'swipe' between chapters when looking at guidance.
 
It can be downloaded from Apple's iStore and the Android Market but is not currently optimised for iPad users.

A guide to health care related iPhone Apps

Countess of Chester Hospital Library Service have produced a guide on useful healthcare related Apps for the iPhone. 

The guide covers Apps for anatomy,  clinical guidelines, decision support, clinical calculators, education, news and alerts. It also features some topic specific Apps for cardiology. dermatology, mental health and more.

Some of the Apps are free whilst others do have to be purchased. 

You can find a copy in the Resource Guides section of our web site