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Post by Anna
Established in 1994 ScHARR's Information Resources team has established itself as a key national player in providing information support to health technology assessment and health services research. The team is made up of professional, highly trained Information Specialists who are involved in the forefront of research, teaching, support and development. This is our blog where we talk about the diverse work we do: #Teach #Research #Search #Support
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Sunday, 18 December 2011
MmIT National Conference 2012 17th April 2012, University of Sheffield - Reduced budgets? Increased impact! Increasing LIS impact with new technologies
Posted by Andy
MmIT National Conference 2012
17th April 2012, University of Sheffield
Reduced budgets? Increased impact!
Increasing LIS impact with new technologies
Keynote speakers: Ross Mahon, Apps Edu Evangelist, from Google and Marshall Breeding, of the Library Technology Guides (librarytechnology.org).
Workshop sessions:
Dave Pattern – Discovering discovery: Experiences of implementing Summon at Huddersfield
Jon Fletcher – In the palm of their hand: The next step for the handheld librarian
Andy Tattersall and Claire Beecroft – A free web toolkit for the modern library
Rene Meijer – Designing space and services to support digital literacies
Other features of the conference: Expert Q&A; 5 minute quick fixes; Interactive voting session. Tours of University of Sheffield’s Information Commons ( http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/
Conference web site: http://tinyurl.com/5taclmc
Online booking form: http://tinyurl.com/d6qteh7
Cost: £120 (incl VAT) for MMIT members; £156 (incl VAT) for non members. A limited number of reduced price places are available for unwaged and students.
Enquiries: mmit2012@sheffield.ac.uk
The MmIT group of CILIP unites members from all professional sectors engaged in multimedia information and technology developments in library and information services.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Merry Christmas from Everyone at ScHARR Library
Posted by Andy
We would like to offer a warm Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone out there from the folks at ScHARR Library.
What better way to kick off the festivities with our old friend Dominick the Christmas Donkey - enjoy!!!
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Take Five - December 2011
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Post by Anna
The latest edition of Take Five is packed full of new websites, research funding opportunities,training courses and current awareness.
LATEST Research Funding Update - Fellowships and Studentships
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Post by Anna
The latest issue of the Research Funding Update can be viewed by following this link
Previous editions of the update can be viewed here
Friday, 25 November 2011
Learn something new in 20 minutes - how 'bite size' training works
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Some rights reserved by takomabibelotPosted by Andy
The Bite Size team have recently penned a short feature in Information Today on ScHARR Bite Size - you can read about here:
"It's hard to get people to commit to long training sessions. But at ScHARR, 'bite' size sessions for research, training and collaboration are having a big impact."
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create Customized Research Portals
Posted by Andy
Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create Customized Research Portals
- DOI:
- 10.1080/15424065.2011.626346
pages 367-381
Available online: 22 Nov 2011Abstract
The Information Resources team within the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield has a long-standing interest in the application of new and emerging Web 2.0 technologies for research, learning, and teaching.
In early 2008, members of the group began to discuss the development of customized web portals, also referred to as personal start pages, to aggregate various streams of specialist information relevant to researchers within the School and in the wider National Health Service (NHS) research community. This paper documents the background to the portals, their development, and reflects on the challenges and issues the team encountered.
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Take Five - November 2011
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Post by Anna
The latest edition of Take Five is packed full of new websites, research funding opportunities,training courses and current awareness.
You can view it here
An archive of the Take Five Newsletter and other research funding updates can be viewed here
Thursday, 17 November 2011
ScHARR Bite Size at Internet Librarian International 2011
Internet librarian 2011 - Bite Size Technology Sessions to Support Research, Teaching and Collaboration
View more presentations from Andrew Tattersall
Posted by Andy
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for some time, but just to say that I delivered a presentation at the excellent Internet Librarian International 2011 in London late last month. The slides from my presentation are above. It was a really good conference with some a wide variety of interesting hot topics, including both opening sessions on the Thursday and Friday. Klaus Tochtermann, from Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, University of Kiel and Professor of Computer Media opened proceedings on ''How the Future Internet Will Shape Libraries.'
Kevin Anderson opened Friday looking at the problem of information overload and for the first time in my information career found someone who covered the topic so adeptly. Kevin was followed by his wife Suw Charman-Anderson who delivered an equally stimulating presentation on the power of crowd-sourcing.
Other highlights included the ever inventive Phil Bradley and 50 of the latest web sites and tools he had discovered to a packed room. Brian Kelly showed us ‘What’s on the Technology Horizon?’ Whilst Karen Marie Øvern, Gjøvik University College delivered an interesting presentation on her role of teaching academic skills rather than information literacy.
I’m already looking forward to Internet Librarian 2012
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Monday, 7 November 2011
ScHARR Bite Size for Teaching - Wednesday 9th November - 2.30pm - Eric Wilkes Room - Supporting Students - Sources of Help
Posted by Andy
Please come along and join us for another Bite Size session for teaching, do we need to mention there will be cakes?
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Bite Size - Scirus Search Engine
Post by Anna
Yesterday Bite Size session covered the science search engine Scirus. If you missed the session then view the You Tube video from Warner Memorial Library.
Scirus is a science-specific search engine enabling you to search for patents, peer-reviewed articles, theses and scientists and institutional homepages, an excellent source to search for grey literature.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Suffer from Information Overload Syndrome - IOS?
Posted by Andy
I saw this brilliant and amusing video as part of Kevin Anderson's plenary presentation at Internet Librarian International 2011 in London last week. I don't know about you, but if there is such a thing as information overload, I've been suffering with a mild case for some years now. Enjoy.
Monday, 31 October 2011
ScHARR Bite Size for Research - Tuesday 1st November - 2.30pm - Eric Wilkes Room - Scirus Search Engine
Posted by Andy
Do you need to search patents, theses, scientists' homepage and institutional
repositories. Come along to find out about searching Scirus, described as the
most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. Scirius' focus is
scientific items and it has over 440 million scientific items indexed at last count.
Results can be exported in RIS format so can be put straight into Reference
Manager, Mendeley or Endnote.
repositories. Come along to find out about searching Scirus, described as the
most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. Scirius' focus is
scientific items and it has over 440 million scientific items indexed at last count.
Results can be exported in RIS format so can be put straight into Reference
Manager, Mendeley or Endnote.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
October Edition of Take Five
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Post by Anna Cantrell
The latest edition of Take Five is packed full of new websites, research funding opportunities,training courses and current awareness.You can view it here
An archive of the Take Five Newsletter and other research funding updates can be viewed here
Monday, 3 October 2011
ScHARR Bite Size for Research #15 - Video and Podcasting in ScHARR - 2.30pm - October 5th - Eric Wilkes Room
Posted by Andy
with Andy Tattersall and Chris Blackmore
The use of video and audio content within Universities is becoming increasingly
common as we move further down the path towards a digital world. This is
especially the case with blended and elearning as a means to deliver content and
engage with students. Video and audio can also be employed as a valuable and
effective marketing tool for our department and courses through mediums such
as the University’s streaming video server 'uPlayer', YouTube and potentially iTunesU. It can be
applied in our research and gives a quick snapshot of what ScHARR does that in
the past meant pages and pages of text. Andy Tattersall and Chris Blackmore will
look at the benefits of audio and video and show the work they have already
done in support of ScHARR’s IHTA P&R course amongst other things. In the
session they will share the many things they have found out along the way as to
what makes a good and bad video.
common as we move further down the path towards a digital world. This is
especially the case with blended and elearning as a means to deliver content and
engage with students. Video and audio can also be employed as a valuable and
effective marketing tool for our department and courses through mediums such
as the University’s streaming video server 'uPlayer', YouTube and potentially iTunesU. It can be
applied in our research and gives a quick snapshot of what ScHARR does that in
the past meant pages and pages of text. Andy Tattersall and Chris Blackmore will
look at the benefits of audio and video and show the work they have already
done in support of ScHARR’s IHTA P&R course amongst other things. In the
session they will share the many things they have found out along the way as to
what makes a good and bad video.
Friday, 30 September 2011
World's Biggest Coffee Morning @ ScHARR!
Yet again, our very own Vanessa Rogers has come up trumps with her annual Macmillan Cancer Support coffee morning. Love her or love her, you can't say she doesn't know how to throw a (tea) party!
The cakes and conversation are still flowing as I type! A final total raised will be revealed soon, but for now, view the slide show by clicking here.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
ScHARR Bite Size - What is it all About?
ScHARR Bite Size by Andy
ScHARR Bite Size are lively, informal 20 minute taster sessions held at Regent Court with a dual focus on research and teaching. Co-run by Andy Tattersall and Jenny Freeman, Bite Size has been running since 2010 and has run nearly 30 sessions on everything from social networks to how (not) to display data. The sessions all begin at 2.30pm on various days of the week and are open to any members of staff from the Medical Faculty and beyond. Bite Size cakes are provided and there's always time for a quick ten minute discussion and Q&A afterwards. Staff can add the Bite Size calendar to their own calendar by typing: scharrbitesize@gmail.com into their list of additional calendars.
Research Funding Update: Projects and Programmes - 23rd September 2011
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Post by Anna
View the latest issue of the Research Funding Update by following this link
Previous editions of the update can be viewed here
Friday, 23 September 2011
ScHARR Bite Size For Teaching #12: MOLE 2, Thursday 29th September 2.30 Eric Wilkes room
Posted by Andy
This Bite Size session will include a showcase of some of the differences between
MOLE1 and the new MOLE2 virtual learning environment. It will highlight some
of features which have been discontinued and then look at some of the exciting
new of the pedagogical and technological tools which are included in MOLE2.
Finally, advice will be given on how to spring clean any modules which have been
freshly migrated to MOLE2 preparing them for successful delivery!
ScHARR Bite Size for Research - Data, Copyright and the Cloud - Prezi slides
Data, Copyright and the Cloud on Prezi
Posted by Andy
The cloud is an ever-popular term that hear mentioned on BT adverts, associated with Apple and Microsoft products, dropped in amongst various tech programs on the tv and in the press. What is the cloud, should we take notice of it? The simple answer is yes, like fashion we're tied to wearing only the clothes that are available in the shops driven by the designers (unless you can stitch together your own clothes). The technology designers drive how we work and they want us up the cloud as quick as possible (unless you can stitch together your own programs).
Cloud computing is the process of using software and accessing data without the need of knowing where the phsyical location and configeration of the system that runs the services is. It allows the use of data and tools from any location via an Internet connection. Whilst the data you employ with these services has become open for scrutinty, whether it be personal or private content. It has also highlighted the short-comings in copyright legislation as the law stays one or two steps behind the technology.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Friday, 16 September 2011
ScHARR Bite Size for Research - Data, Copyright and the Cloud - Tuesday 20th September - 2.30pm - Lecture Room 2
posted by Andy
The cloud is an ever-popular term that hear mentioned on BT adverts, associated with Apple and Microsoft products, dropped in amongst various tech programs on the tv and in the press. What is the cloud, should we take notice of it? The simple answer is yes, like fashion we're tied to wearing only the clothes that are available in the shops driven by the designers (unless you can stitch together your own clothes). The technology designers drive how we work and they want us up the cloud as quick as possible (unless you can stitch together your own programs).
Cloud computing is the process of using software and accessing data without the need of knowing where the phsyical location and configeration of the system that runs the services is. It allows the use of data and tools from any location via an Internet connection. Whilst the data you employ with these services has become open for scrutinty, whether it be personal or private content. It has also highlighted the short-comings in copyright legislation as the law stays one or two steps behind the technology.
How we teach is a particular area of concern, as after 20 years of using PowerPoint aided with 'stolen' images and content from the Web - we are now hosting this content on the Web and the Cloud - this bad practice (that most of us have been guilty of some time or another). Whether this is the Internet or Intranet is irrelevant. To go in the direction we are going without taking heed of copyright leaves us open for scrutiny and attention that we would not wish to entertain.
This session run by myself gives a brief overview into where we are going, the problems we face and how we could do a few simple things to avoid any serious pitfalls.
As always, bite size cakes will be available, please bring a long a hot drink.
Monday, 12 September 2011
ScHARR Bite Size for Teaching #11 - Thursday 15th September - 2.30pm - Eric Wilkes Room - Voice Works
Posted by Andy
Although teaching and other professional presentations typically involve quite a lot of talking, few of us have had lessons in, or feedback on, how to make sure our verbal communication is listener-friendly. This session aims to provide handy hints on how to get the best out of your vocal equipment in your face-to-face and online teaching sessions and research presentations and (hopefully) get you playing with your voice, using free, downloadable programs, to develop a lively and captivating voice!
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Bite Size - Google Apps - RE-ARRANGED
Posted by Anthea
Please note that the bite size session on Google Apps which was scheduled for Wednesday 7th September has been rearranged for January 2012 (date tbc). This is take into account planned changes in what Google offer.
Rest assured though, the bite size train keeps a-rolling with the next session taking place on Thursday 15th September at 2.30pm (Eric Wilkes Room) covering Voice Works. For a full schedule of the sessions, see: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAfW4kVMubksQHDjhOk5imChYzIfA8SNCk5qdtbuu-1zJIwmVtRCU9CLuDUnf7XvL3xvH77jgfdVe5hj8fHfteW-g20r6f2Y5HOLH3Zvw_668Ek5LaM6rSQ1mBGi6h4wqaOdDF1Y7P_c/s1600/bite+size+master+autumn+2011.jpg
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Take Five - September 2011
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Post by Anna Cantrell
The latest edition of Take Five is packed full of new websites, research funding opportunities,training courses and current awareness. You can view it here
Friday, 26 August 2011
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
ScHARR Bite Size for Research and Collaboration - Wednesday 7th September - 2.30pm - Google Apps
Posted by Andy
Please try and join us for what will be a very interesting first Bite Size session of the Autumn as we rummage in that big bag of Web tools that is Google Apps.
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Happy 20th Birthday to the WWW
Posted by Andy
It is a very Happy Birthday to the World Wide Web this month as it reaches its 20th birthday - and they said it would never last. The big question is, how would we all go on without it now? - we'd be knee deep in reference books watching cats do the funniest LOLs on ITV1; social networking would be some horrible team exercise on a staff away day and a flashmob would be descending on your parent's house for dinner without calling first, that's where we'd be, oh and we'd all be outside a little bit more
Here's how it all happened apparently...
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Research Funding Update - Fellowships and Studentships
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Post by Anna
The latest issue of the Research Funding Update can be viewed by following this link
Previous editions of the update can be viewed here
Previous editions of the update can be viewed here
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Research Funding Update: Projects and Programmes - 29th July 2011
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Post by Anna
The latest issue of the Research Funding Update can be viewed by following this link
Previous editions of the update can be viewed here
Previous editions of the update can be viewed here
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
July edition of Take Five
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Post by Anna
The latest edition of Take Five is packed full of new websites, research funding opportunities,training courses and current awareness.
You can view it here
You can view it here
To join the Take Five distribution list please contact me, Anna Cantrell by email a.j.cantrell@sheffield.ac.uk or phone 0114 2220894
An archive of the Take Five Newsletter and other research funding updates can be viewed here
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Research Funding Update - Fellowships and Studentships
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Post by Anna
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Andrew Booth awarded the Cyril Barnard Memorial Prize
Posted by Ruth
On Tuesday 12th July 2011 Andrew Booth, Reader in Evidence Based Information Practice and Director of Information at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield was awarded the Cyril Barnard Memorial Prize.
The Cyril Barnard Memorial Prize is awarded by the Health Libraries Group Committee in recognition of outstanding services to medical librarianship and is awarded every three years. The award was presented at the CILIP Health Libraries Group Annual General Meeting at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
Congratulations to Andrew!
Monday, 11 July 2011
Harry Potter and The Well of Medical Research
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Posted by Anthea
Anyone looking for a bit of inspiration for writing week or 5 minutes diversion, see this article in the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/health/hc-harry-potter-medical-literature-0720110707,0,6346726.story
It seems Harry Potter has become a source of material for some researchers, including studies around emergency department visits, "Hogwarts headache", and psychotherapy. See PubMed for a list of Potter-related studies: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22harry%20potter%22
Sunday, 10 July 2011
How the web was won.... by our very own Andy Tattersall!
Well its been a while coming, but IR's Andy Tattersall has finally taken his rightful place among the pages of Health Information and Libraries Journal. The abstract for his article 'How the web was won....by some' is available online at:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2011.00945.x/abstract
Its an essential read for all library and information professionals with an interest in web 2.0, its history and what it means for them!
Posted by Claire
Thursday, 7 July 2011
A Postcard from EAHIL
Photo by Helen
Posted by Andy
Our roving information specialist Helen Buckley Woods reports from EAHIL 2011
Hello from the EAHIL conference in Istanbul. The theme of this year’s conference is “Active Learning and Research Partners in Health” With delegates from 38 countries there is a positive feeling of sharing best practice and a real sense of partnership across Europe and beyond. I must be feeling that conference optimism – long may it prevail! The conference is in full flow and amongst others I have attended sessions on using the Kirkpatrick model to evaluate e-learning in Prague presented by Helena Bouzkova and Adela Jarolimkova and “e-learning in pills” Funda Topez described the creation of online short films as a cost-effective and time effective alternative for training health care professionals in the business of accessing the research literature. I have also had the pleasure of delivering a pre-conference workshop on active learning and the relationship between the research evidence and teaching practice in information literacy. Tomorrow is the last day with sessions including those on e-readers and e-text and knowledge management.
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