Roper iPoll and Health Poll Database – on trial TAGS: data | databases | Global Health Policy | health | history | national polling | online resources | Politics | public opinion | surveys | United States of America *The Library now has access to Roper iPoll. See New! Roper iPoll.* Thanks to a request from staff in SPS the Library currently has short-term trial access to both Roper …Continue reading →

January Journal Club : Supporting systematic review for researchers TAGS: health | research | Social science | students The first Journal Club of 2020 met on 8 January to talk about : Dalton, M., 2019. How individual consultations with a librarian can support systematic reviews in the social …Continue reading →

New! Development Bookshelf from Practical Action TAGS: African Studies | agriculture | climate change | databases | disasters and emergencies | e-books | economic and business development | Energy | environment | gender studies | global public health | health | International Development | International Relations | new | NGOs | online resources I’m pleased to let you know that the Library now has access to Development Bookshelf, produced by Practical Action. Development Bookshelf is a specialist peer-reviewed and evidence-based online book collection for …Continue reading →

Sage Research Methods Update TAGS: Business & Management | Criminology | database | Datasets | education | health | Nursing | psychology | Sage Reserach Methods | Social Work | Sociology We recently took out a subscription to the Datasets component of Sage Research Methods following a successful trial. The datasets included in SAGE Research Methods Datasets are taken from government sources and …Continue reading →

Africa Wide Information – database trial TAGS: Africa Wide Information | agriculture | art | Biodiversity | Cultural history and heritage | databases | Development | Drama | Ebsco | Economics | health | history | Industry | Legal systems | Literature | Mining | music | Natural resources | Politics | religion | sport The Library has set up trial access to Africa Wide Information (Ebsco) until 30th June. Africa-Wide Information comprises an aggregation of 50 databases sourced from Africa, Europe and North America.  …Continue reading →

A Picture of Health TAGS: health | history of medicine | hospitals | photography On Thursday 30th October from 10am, Louise and Clair from Lothian Health Services Archive (LHSA) will be on the Library Pop desk on the first floor of the Main Library. …Continue reading →