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Database Trials

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The following trials have been arranged by the University Library.

All available via WWW

All available on campus only

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We welcome feedback - positive or negative - on any of the current trials in relation to content coverage, ease of search, relevancy to UOB courses and disciplines..... These comments will aid the librarians in making decisions regarding subscription.

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1. Best Practice: Brochure

Is a decision support tool that combines the latest research evidence with guidelines and expert opinion. Incorporating a simple but comprehensive step-by-step process, you will have extensive access to the latest information including: Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment, and Prevention.

Online tutorials: Introduction Video / User Guide

Features:

1. Did you know that you can access Best Practice remotely and on your mobile phone if you register for a personal account? Instructions / To register

2. Did you know that you can save content from BP to your BMJ Learning ‘Plan and Record’? Instructions

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Trial Ends 14 March, 2010

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2. BMJ Learning:                                                                    

Is an interactive website designed for general practitioners, hospital doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals to support their personal development, learning and CME (Continuing Medical Education) needs.

You must register on the site individually to access the modules so that you can save your work and track your progress with learning modules online.

Online tutorials: BMJ Learning quick start guide / User guide / Quick guide to Learning

 

Trial Ends 14 March, 2010

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3. Encyclopaedia of Islam:                                                                    

"...sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World. It is a unique and invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live. It embraces articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries.” [Publisher’s site]

Trial Ends 18, February, 2010

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4. Refworks

Is a web-based citation management program that enables you to:

· download, gather, and store references from databases and library catalogues automatically

· format citations and bibliographies in seconds

· connect to your RefWorks account anywhere there's web access

· share your citations with other RefWorks users: RefShare is a module of RefWorks that enables you to share references with others in at UOB, and globally with researchers who have internet access

Several data providers, including OVID, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and Gale, provide a direct export link within their interface: a list of service providers which are currently compatible with RefWorks. RefWorks offers output styles including APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver and Turabian: a complete list of output styles.

For access and to create an individual account, CLICK HERE

* Click on Sign Up for an Individual Account.

* Enter the appropriate information and click on Register

* You need to use your UOB email account: USERNAME@balamand.edu.lb; contact the Network Unit: nu@balamand.edu.lb for help

* To access from outside UOB campuses, please contact the E-Resources Librarian

Online tutorials: Materials To Help You Learn And Use RefWorks

Quick Start Guide / RefWorks Fundamentals Tutorial

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Trial Ends 30, March, 2010