Electronic Journals & E-books
May 2009Electronic journals2 Objectives How to find out what electronic journals are available How to find out what e-books are available How to access and print out articles from them
May 2009Electronic journals3 A – Z Journal List Brings together print and electronic journals from local, national and free sources Gives details of journal holdings and location Need to log in with NHS ATHENS password to see full range of available titles
May 2009Electronic journals4 Accessing A – Z Journal List Via NLH: ► Resources ► Books, Journals ► My Journals Via NHS Evidence: ► Conduct a Specialist Search ► Books & journals ► My Journals Via ATHENS login ( – select ‘My Journals’ from ‘NLH’ tab in list of resourceswww.athens.nhs.uk
May 2009Electronic journals5 A – Z Journal List Login via ATHENS to see full range of available journals Browse for a journal Search for a journal
May 2009Electronic journals6 Journal Sources Ebscohost Databases BMJ JAMA OVID PCT e-subscriptions, e.g. via Ebsco EJS Free sources, e.g. Free Medical Journals, Highwire Local print subscriptions – all Shropshire NHS libraries
May 2009Electronic journals7 Ebscohost Databases ‘Psychology and Behavioural Sciences’, ‘CINAHL Full Text’ and health management bundles Need ATHENS password Lots of embargos, but good back runs too Can set up alerts within packages Available via A – Z list and in database search results
May 2009Electronic journals8 BMJ Journal Collection Full text of all of BMJ and other BMJ journals Includes Evidence Based titles, J Epidemiology and Community Health, Archives of Disease in Childhood Available via A-Z list, journal search results or
May 2009Electronic journals9 JAMA collection Journal of the American Medical Association Nine other ‘Archives’ titles, including Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Available via A-Z list or database search results
May 2009Electronic journals10 Biomed Central Electronic ‘open access’ journals Peer reviewed research articles Author/organisations pay publication costs – free access to all Titles include cancer, nursing, psychiatry, public health, family practice, paediatrics, women’s health
May 2009Electronic journals11 Free Journals Incorporates freely available journals from different sources Free Medical Journals Highwire Press etc Sometimes need to register Format and years vary: often links to individual journal web sites Links from A-Z list and sometimes database search results (don’t always link direct to article)
May 2009Electronic journals12 PCT Journal Subscriptions Journals to which PCTs Library Service has individual subscription Two main suppliers each have single password/login for PCT users (see ‘Journal Passwords/Logins sheet) Ebscohost EJS (as opposed to ‘Ebsco (CINAHL/Psychology ….’) Blackwell Synergy
May 2009Electronic journals13 ZETOC Table of contents s from Jan 2009 Access via ATHENS or ‘My Library’ section of NLH Not just healthcare journals No links through to full text articles
May 2009Electronic journals14 E-books Books from various publishers Searchable by subject as well as title, author and keywords Subjects covered: primary care, mental health, public health, health promotion (among others) Need to log in with NHS ATHENS password to see range of available titles and full text
May 2009Electronic journals15 Accessing E-books Via NLH : ► Resources ► Books, Journals ► E-books Via NHS Evidence: ► Conduct a Specialist Search ► Books and Journals ► E-books Via SheLib catalogue: ► Search ► Keyword ► restrict to Electronic Resources Via ATHENS login ( – select ‘Healthcare book collection’ from ‘NLH’ tab in list of resourceswww.athens.nhs.uk
May 2009Electronic journals16 E-books Login via ATHENS to see full range of available titles Browse for an e-book Search for an e-book
May 2009Electronic journals17 In summary … My Journals A – Z list is one-stop shop for electronic journals E-books is a searchable database for full text e-books Available via NLH, NHS Evidence or ATHENS log in Log in via ATHENS to see full range of titles