Oxford Journals: Social Sciences

 

There are 38* full text social sciences journals available online via Oxford Journals.

You can search the whole collection easily and it’s very easy to set up RSS feeds/alerts for your favourite journals. Contact Jane if you have any questions.

 * Journals include British Journal of Criminology, Contemporary Economic Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Public opinion Quarterly and Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society.

Linking Teaching & Research in Disciplines & Departments – April 2007

Linking Teaching and Research in Disciplines and Departments – April 2007 is a paper published by the Higher Education Academy.

The paper supports the effective links between teaching and discipline-based research in disciplinary communities and in academic departments and is written by Alan Jenkins, Mick Healey and Roger Zetter.

Statistics Insight

Statistics Insight is a fantastic service from Business Insight, a business information service based at Birmingham Central Library.

It contains a free, searchable statistics database which uses a range of sources such as trade journals, official sources, and market research.

Oxford Journals: Humanities

 

There are 46* full text humanities journals available online via Oxford Journals.

You can search the whole collection easily and it’s very easy to set up RSS feeds/alerts for your favourite journals. Contact Jane if you have any questions.

 * Journals include American Literary History, British Journal of Aesthetics, Contemporary Women’s Writing, Oxford Art Journal, Screen and Twentieth century British History.

National Knowledge Week: Parkinson’s Disease

This week is the National Knowledge Week for Parkinson’s Disease, organised by the new Specialist Library for Neurological Conditions. The Knowledge Week focuses on the latest evidence for the diagnosis, treatment and management of the condition.

Midwifery Resources

 

Some handy stuff just published of use for midwives:

Breastfeeding: off to the best start - a new leaflet for expectant and new mothers on the benefits of breastfeeding, published by the Department of Health.

Diabetes in Pregnancy- the final report of the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) including key finding for women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Perinatal Mortality- also from CEMACH, look at evidence for the major risks for perinatal mortality.

Protected: Summaries of New Education Documents May 2007

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Conservation evidence

A web site aimed at increasing the effectiveness of conservation management measures by promoting the sharing of knowledge about past cases. These are submitted to an online, peer reviewed journal – Conservation Evidence - which is freely available in html and in PDF formats. Also available are summaries of reports and published papers relating to conservation interventions. The site’s database can be searched or browsed.

New Education Documents May 2007

The following key Education documents have been published in May 2007.

Convenient summaries of the documents, produced by the Document Summary Service at the University of Bristol, are available in the Reports section of the Reference area on the first floor of the Library shelved at 370.942 DOC.

University of Worcester students and staff can also read the summaries online here on “Update”. See the entry headed “Protected: Summaries of New Education Documents May 2007″ - ask at the library Enquiry Desk for the password. 

Statistics on Drug Misuse

Just published by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, 2007 Statistics for Drug Misuse. Includes information on drug misuse in children and adults as well as the consequences for health outcomes.