I have uploaded a very old presentation that I found about searching Dialog. So if anyone remembers the Dialog days you can reminisce.
If anyone wishes to view the presentation it can be found at:
<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15370140" width="427" height="356" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/srichards79/searching-medline-stacey-richards" title="Searching Medline Using Dialog " target="_blank">Searching Medline Using Dialog </a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/srichards79" target="_blank">srichards79</a></strong> </div>
Friday, 30 November 2012
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Wiki
I have used Google to try and find examples of Wiki's and I have to say it's not as easy as it seems. Google has returned a lot of results for pages about Wiki's rather than actual Wiki's.
I managed to find one reasonable Wiki that may be of interest to my user group:
http://www.ganfyd.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Ganfyd.org is a free medical knowledge base that anyone can read and any registered medical practitioner may edit. I have checked some of the pages and they have been updated recently which is a good sign as it means that the Wiki is still active and not abandoned.
I managed to find one reasonable Wiki that may be of interest to my user group:
http://www.ganfyd.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Ganfyd.org is a free medical knowledge base that anyone can read and any registered medical practitioner may edit. I have checked some of the pages and they have been updated recently which is a good sign as it means that the Wiki is still active and not abandoned.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Thing 2 Part 3
I have enjoyed exploring these various methods of keeping up to date. I have previously mused about Twitter and Google reader in my previous posts so I will begin here with Google Alerts.
I set up two alerts to two different topics. I liked the fact that you can choose how often you wanted alerts to be received, but I opted for as and when. I have been receiving alerts to my inbox over the last couple of days. I have noticed that most of the alerts are American and have not been that useful. It seems difficult to actually pinpoint specific information, I think more options need to be available when setting up the alerts. I did think that it was very convenient having the alerts come through on my email, so easy to just click on the link and read the information.
I also signed up for a couple of journals on www.journaltocs.ac.uk and although I haven't received anything from this service yet probably because a new issue of the journals selected haven't been published yet. So I can't really comment on this service as yet.
In my previous post I commented that I liked Google Reader but having used it for a week I find it a bit overwelming. I have to remember to go to the website, which I don't and so when I do remember there are lots of new posts. Thats when I feel a bit swamped in all the information. Other than this I do like Reader.
Of all the methods of keeping up to date looked at here I think I prefer to receive email alerts, I think current awareness has to be aggregated into one place. However I have personally been using Twitter for a number of years and I tend to use it on my smartphone. This is my ultimate favorite, snippets of information sent live and then it is up to me if read further or not. However it's a shame but currently Twitter doesn't work so well in the work environment due to IT restrictions. So for work purposes I would definitely be looking for alerting services that use email.
I set up two alerts to two different topics. I liked the fact that you can choose how often you wanted alerts to be received, but I opted for as and when. I have been receiving alerts to my inbox over the last couple of days. I have noticed that most of the alerts are American and have not been that useful. It seems difficult to actually pinpoint specific information, I think more options need to be available when setting up the alerts. I did think that it was very convenient having the alerts come through on my email, so easy to just click on the link and read the information.
I also signed up for a couple of journals on www.journaltocs.ac.uk and although I haven't received anything from this service yet probably because a new issue of the journals selected haven't been published yet. So I can't really comment on this service as yet.
In my previous post I commented that I liked Google Reader but having used it for a week I find it a bit overwelming. I have to remember to go to the website, which I don't and so when I do remember there are lots of new posts. Thats when I feel a bit swamped in all the information. Other than this I do like Reader.
Of all the methods of keeping up to date looked at here I think I prefer to receive email alerts, I think current awareness has to be aggregated into one place. However I have personally been using Twitter for a number of years and I tend to use it on my smartphone. This is my ultimate favorite, snippets of information sent live and then it is up to me if read further or not. However it's a shame but currently Twitter doesn't work so well in the work environment due to IT restrictions. So for work purposes I would definitely be looking for alerting services that use email.
Monday, 22 October 2012
I had a Twitter account prior to the 12things course. I do use my account and enjoy reading the tweets of those that I follow. I mostly use my twitter account for following others and rarely have anything to post of my own.
Like FaceBook some posts seem unneccessary and pointless, things like "I'm eating my tea" "I'm going here/there" etc.... Sometimes I think people can be obsessive and I think "I don't need to know that". So I am always mindful of this and only post when I feel something genuinely should be shared.
I also have my reservations regarding privacy on social networks. I sometimes think about posting but then stop myself because I feel the post will reveal too much about me the person or where I am.
Like FaceBook some posts seem unneccessary and pointless, things like "I'm eating my tea" "I'm going here/there" etc.... Sometimes I think people can be obsessive and I think "I don't need to know that". So I am always mindful of this and only post when I feel something genuinely should be shared.
I also have my reservations regarding privacy on social networks. I sometimes think about posting but then stop myself because I feel the post will reveal too much about me the person or where I am.
Thing 2 parts 1&2
I logged into Google reader and added some RSS feeds to follow. This was surprisingly easy I even put my feeds into folders!
In terms of using readers in a library setting, I think they have great potential as a current awareness tool. However they rely on library users following your blog site and in my experience this just doesn't happen. I have set up readers in the past and despite masses of promotion they just don't attract an audience. Most of my library users when asked say they would prefer an email.
In addition to the Google account created for the purposes of 12 Things I also have a personal account so I will definitely be making better use of the feed reader on that account too!!
In terms of using readers in a library setting, I think they have great potential as a current awareness tool. However they rely on library users following your blog site and in my experience this just doesn't happen. I have set up readers in the past and despite masses of promotion they just don't attract an audience. Most of my library users when asked say they would prefer an email.
In addition to the Google account created for the purposes of 12 Things I also have a personal account so I will definitely be making better use of the feed reader on that account too!!
Friday, 21 September 2012
Exploring
I have now completed task 3. I have read the blogs of the other cohorts embarking on this course and left a few comments. I must admit that it is a little difficult to know what to say, is there a blogging etiquette??
I have also searched for other blogs. I tried using webicina.com, this was specifically medical social media. This was useful but most of the blogs were American. Goolge blog search was better and I found a nice example of a blog by St George's Hospital library http://stglibrarynhs.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/library-induction-for-nhs-staff/
The St George's blog is a good example of how a blog can be used to promote a service rather than a blog of an individual.
During my search I also added a couple of the blogs that I found to follow. I must confess that at this point I feel like I am muddling through. It is not overly clear what certain things do, but I intend to find out!!!
I have also searched for other blogs. I tried using webicina.com, this was specifically medical social media. This was useful but most of the blogs were American. Goolge blog search was better and I found a nice example of a blog by St George's Hospital library http://stglibrarynhs.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/library-induction-for-nhs-staff/
The St George's blog is a good example of how a blog can be used to promote a service rather than a blog of an individual.
During my search I also added a couple of the blogs that I found to follow. I must confess that at this point I feel like I am muddling through. It is not overly clear what certain things do, but I intend to find out!!!
Monday, 17 September 2012
First Muse
So task one and two of "thing 1" completed, evidenced by the posting of this blog. I chose to call my blog musings as it seemed such an appropriate word.
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