Planning to visit the library over the vacation? Please check our Christmas Holiday Opening Times here

Christmas opening 2017                                 

11th-21st Dec: 10am-5pm weekdays.

Except Wednesday 13th Dec: 10am-12pm CLOSED FOR AFTERNOON

·        22nd Dec: 10am-4pm

·        CLOSED 23rd Dec – 1st Jan

·        2nd-5th Jan: 10am-5pm weekdays

Our online resources will be available 24/7 throughout the holidays!

Missed your Library induction? Here’s what to do…

Last week was Welcome Week: I spent my time running around the Trust, trying to give library inductions to all the courses present. And I met 332 new students in the process!

If by chance you were in one of the few courses I didn't get to meet or if you couldn't make it to your induction, then you can access an online version of this induction by clicking on the image below.

It should take you about half an hour to complete (just as long as the face-to-face induction) and it will set you up to a good start for this academic year!

Here are topics broached by the induction:

• How to get help from the library;
• How to access your reading list;
• How to use Discovery to search our resources; and
• How to use our shelfmark system.

And let us know if you have any questions!

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Welcome to the library

Welcome to all our new students for this new academic year! And welcome back to all returning students!

This week is Welcome Week so we will be welcoming new students to the library with warm smiles and lots of chocolate...

All courses will also receive an introduction to the library during their course induction.

Our personal librarians are also back in service. If you don't know who your personal librarian is, check the list over here, then send them an email to say hello!

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REMINDER - Save Money with this Special Membership Offer from the Library

If you are finishing your course this summer or if you have studied or taught at the Trust in the past but your Library membership has expired, we're inviting you to take advantage of our Special One-Off Library Membership Offer exclusive to former Trust students and staff*.

Join or renew before 1 October 2017 and get an extra three months’ membership FREE!

Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity – click here to find out more!

We would like to wish you a wonderful summer and hope to welcome you back very soon.


The Library Team
Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust Library
120 Belsize Lane
London NW3 5BA
Tel: 0208 938 2520email: library@tavi-port.ac.uk

 

Website: https://library.tavistockandportman.ac.uk

*This offer is only available to Trust students/staff leaving at the end of the 16-17 academic year and to former Trust staff/students.

TODAY IS UNITED NATIONS' GLOBAL PARENTS DAY

Celebrate by clicking here to have a look at parenting resources available in the library

End of the academic year

 

This week is the last week of term 3 at the Tavistock and Portman.

This blog will be on hiatus until the start of the academic year 2017-2018 next September.

In the mean time, check out our archives (start here!), have a look at the library's website, and feel free to contact us if you have any question.

Have a lovely summer!

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To Cite Or Not To Cite

Are you not sure if you need to cite a specific reference?

The presentation below helps you decide if you need to cite it.

And remember: when in doubt, just cite!

To Cite Or Not To Cite from iSkillsTav

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How to merge references from different chapters

Did you write the chapters of your dissertation in different documents?
And did you use EndNote to do your citations and references?

If yes, then when you finally merge your chapters into one documents, you will also be able to automatically merge your reference lists all into one!
Here is exactly how to do this, step by step.

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Citing coursework in Harvard style

If you're using the "Cite Them Right" version of the Harvard Style, here is how to reference handouts, PowerPoints and your own essays correctly:

Referencing coursework in Harvard style from iSkillsTav

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Exporting references from one EndNote account to another

Have you created two different EndNote accounts by mistake?

If you've got references in each account and you want to merge them, here is what to do: simply export the references from one account and export them into the other.

The video below shows you exactly how to do that, step by step.

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How to renew your books

Did you know that you could renew your books twice if they haven't been requested by another student?
And it works for DVDs and other types of documents too!

To renew, just go to the library's catalogue, and follow those simple steps.

And let us know if you have any problem!

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THIS WEEK IS WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK

Drop into the library or have a look at our e-resources for the up to the minute information about autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

And don't forget to follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter to keep up to date with the latest conversations on this topic.

How to install Cite While You Write

Cite While You Write is the EndNote Web plugin for Microsoft Word that will enable you to cite references directly in a Word document.
But before starting using this useful feature, you need to install the plugin.

This very short video will show you exactly how.

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How to Reference in APA Style

One of the referencing styles used the most in the field of psychology is the APA style.

In the presentation below, you will find out how to write your in-text citations and your reference list in that style.

How to cite and reference in APA style from iSkillsTav

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Get automatically up-to-date on your topic

Here is a very simple way to keep up-to-date in your subject area.

1. Search for your topic using an EBSCOhost database (see our list of databases here).

2. Narrow down your search until it's rather specific.

3. Create an email alert for that search by following the explanations of the video below.

Good luck!

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Exporting a reference from Google Scholar to EndNote

If you find an interesting paper while using Google Scholar, you can easily export its reference to your EndNote Web by following those simple steps.

How to Export a Reference from Google Scholar to EndNote from iSkillsTav

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3 simple steps to find more relevant articles on your topic

Do you struggle to find documents on your topic?
The good news is that if you have just one relevant paper, then you can use that one to find many others.

Take that one interesting paper and check the following:

• Are there other papers written by that author?
• Are there interesting papers mentioned in the paper's bibliography?
• Has this paper been cited by others?

Then, do the same thing for any paper you've found.

This is called the "snowball technique"... and it can lead you to end up with a huge amount of papers!
So always make sure that the new papers you find are actually directly relevant to your topic before you start researching them...

In the video below, you will see in details how to apply this technique, using EBSCOhost databases and Google Scholar.

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NHS E-Learning resources promoting integration of physical and mental health launched

"Breaking Down the Barriers" aims to support education across the NHS workforce by providing the training materials to enhance existing skills, increase knowledge for early recognition, assessment, management and signposting of mental and physical health needs of patients.

A key aim of this work is to facilitate and encourage collaborative

To access and download FREE Health Education England:Breaking Down the Barriers mental and physical health awareness training materials and resources for your trust and organisation, please click here

http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/breaking-down-the-barriers/

In order to access any e-LfH programme, you will need an e-LfH account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the ‘Register’ button in the top right hand corner of the page.

Tavistock & Portman Clinic part of Belsize History Project

Tweaking your literature search to get relevant results

Once you've done a literature search and you start looking at the results, you might get surprised...
If you're lucky, most of the results will be actually relevant to your topic.
But very often, this won't be the case.

If most of your results are not actually on the topic you were researching, you can use the following techniques to modify your search:

• Do the search again using a "field";
• Limit your search by subject; or
• Add another term to your search.

Here are detailed explanations, in video:

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6-12 FEBRUARY IS CHILD MENTAL HEALTH WEEK

Drop into the library or have a look at our e-resources for the up to the minute child mental health information.

And don't forget to follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter to keep up to date with the latest conversations on this topic

Recommendations and suggestions for new library resources welcomed

The library holds a wide range of mental of health information in our print and electronic collections but we are always open to suggestions for new materials.

If there is anything you would like us to add please drop us an email to:
library@tavi-port.ac.uk

or go to the purchase suggestions link on the library catalogue and submit a request

Best wishes,

The Librarian

Are you disabled? Need help with using the library? Get in touch with us now!

We can offer confidential one-to-one support sessions with our Disability Support Librarian as well as longer loans, half price copying/printing and a postal loan service.

To arrange a one to one session or for an informal chat about your support needs, contact Lise Szwann, Tel:  020 8938 2306or by email to: lszwann@tavi-port.ac.uk

For the full range of help and resources check out the library's dedicated webpage for Disabled Users

How to create an EndNote Web account

I've written many articles about EndNote Web, because it's such a useful piece of software to not only reference documents, but also store those references safely for future use.

This time, here is a very short video showing you how to get your very own EndNote Web account so that you can start using its many features!

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How to do a literature search (the basics)

Searching the literature is not a very straightforward process.

In this video, I explain (in the same way that I do in class) how to do a "good" literature search and I point out good searching habits that you should take on!

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How to use Journal Finder

Journal Finder lists all the journals you have access to through the Tavistock and Portman library.
It replaces our old "One-Stop-Shop for Journals".

Journal Finder will help you access the full-text of those journals in a few clicks or let you know if we have it at the library in print.

To learn how to access and use Journal Finder, you can follow this tutorial or have a look at the presentation below, or the video underneath.

How to use Journal finder from iSkillsTav

And don't forget to reach out if you've got any problem. Just email the library!



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How to find a book in the library

Have you ever had trouble finding one of our books on the shelf?
Here is exactly how to read shelfmarks, with the BLISS classification system that we use at the Tavistock.

Finding Books in the Library from iSkillsTav

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