The 2010 e-HLbc Training Materials Contest Awards are presented to two librarians from the post-secondary and health sectors whose training materials help users get the most out of resources available through e-HLbc.

For the Heath Sector, the award is presented to Brooke Ballantyne-Scott, Fraser Health Authority, for her help sheet, “How to Search CINAHL in EBSCO: Step-by-Step Instructions”.

For the Post-Secondary Sector, the award is presented to Jeremy Buhler, BC Libraries Cooperative, for his series of screen casts, “MEDLINE tutorials (OvidSP): Learn to search MEDLINE for journal articles in Biomedicine”.

Honorable mention: Duncan Dixon, from Trinity Western University, for his screencast series “CINAHL Search Tutorials”, in flash and with accompanying PDFs.

In making their selection, the e-HLbc Training Committee noted Jeremy and Duncan’s innovative approach commitment to the principle of using new technologies to improve learning, teaching and training. The committee was also particularly impressed by Brooke’s thoroughness and attention to detail in presenting CINHAL searching strategies.

These training materials, and many more, can be found on e-HLbc’s website at http://ehlbc.ca/training/training-resources/.

Congratulations once again to Jeremy and Brooke!

Need a refresher course on searching Medline? Are you new to library instruction and need assistance developing training?

EBSCO is offering a number of online training sessions in November and December to help you hone your searching skills, navigate EBSCO’s administrative resource suite, and become a better trainer.

Sessions include:

• Best Practices: Promotional Tools from EBSCO
• CINAHL
• EBSCOadmin
• EBSCOadmin–Reports & Statistics
• Medline
• EBSCO Support Site Navigation
• A-to-Z Comprehensive Overview
• LinkSource and A-to-Z Basics
• LinkSource and A-to-Z Comprehensive Overview

Go to the Upcoming Training Sessions page of the e-HLbc website for further information on upcoming online sessions.

The following message is forwarded on behalf of Ovid.

Have questions about gathering statistics from EBSCO or Ovid? Contact the e-HLbc Administrative Centre.

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Dear Ovid Customer:

Ovid Web Gateway Stats will be retired on Thursday, February 18, 2010. The Ovid Web Gateway Stats link will be removed from the Admin Tool on this date.

Going forward, you will have access to all of your Ovid subscription usage statistics through the OvidSP WebStats tool introduced in the spring of 2008. An improved, intuitive reporting tool, OvidSP WebStats includes COUNTER compliant reports, which means they conform to the highest industry standards set forth by COUNTER, a highly respected international organization that sets standards on the recording and reporting of online usage statistics.

If you are new to using OvidSP Webstats, please sign up for one of our OvidSP WebStats training sessions.

For all other questions regarding OvidSP WebStats, please contact Ovid Customer Support support@ovid.com.

Thank you for your attention to this matter regarding your Ovid subscription usage statistics. We look forward to continuing to provide your institution with the products and tools you need to support your institution’s research needs.

Regards,

Wolters Kluwer Health - Ovid

The Winter issue of e-Wire Magazine, featuring the Electronic Health Library of BC is available and can be viewed at http://ehlbcnews.bcahc.ca/.

Highlights of this issue include:

• Notes from the Chair: Happy New Year! As we begin a new year of collaboration, it’s important to celebrate the successes we’ve experienced over the last year while recognizing the challenges that lie ahead.
• News and Events: e-HLbc provides an update on STAT!Ref negotiations; Shannon Long is announced as the new Management Committee health sector representative; the Training Committee holds a Training Materials Contest; and much more.
• Member Profile: Nicola Valley Institute of Technology is a unique public post-secondary institution. It’s governed by First Nations, and its educational programs and services are reflective of Aboriginal perspectives, values and beliefs. NVIT is also e-HLbc’s newest affiliate member.
• Success Story: Discover how the Northern Health Research and Evaluation Program works with practitioners to educate and support the use of evidence-based decision making, facilitate knowledge translation, and assist in quality assurance projects.
• Also: Read about how the Vancouver Coastal Health library team uses RSS feeds to create a targeted current awareness website.

Your feedback is important to us! Contact us at info@ehlbc.ca with any comments, questions, or article submissions for future issues of e-Wire Magazine.

The following is a message forwarded from Pan-Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force.

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February 1, 2010

Canadian Cochrane Subscribers and Stakeholders:

The Cochrane national license pilot via Wiley will cease on February 1, 2010.

The Pan-Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force thanks you for your support. As a result of the pilot, compelling data has been gathered that provides a solid rationale for a national license.

The Cochrane pilot, which began April 2009, ran in parallel to the work of the Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL) Task Force. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has recently approved multi-year funding of $800,000 to establish a Canadian Virtual Health Library. A key priority for the CVHL will be the development of a sustainable model for funding and supporting national access to The Cochrane Library on an ongoing basis. The ideas and input from Cochrane subscribers and stakeholders will be essential to the development of a successful strategy.

While work towards a permanent funding model continues, all existing subscribers should renew their own subscriptions for 2010. Your commitment and support has been critical in laying the foundation to move this important initiative ahead.

In order to communicate with Canadians about the end of the trial, Wiley will be creating a branded webpage in early February to which Canadians will be referred, offering a survey/feedback option, allowing them to sign-up for more information and for future email communications and the option to sign up for a free 6-month individual trial.

Background
The Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA/ABSC) and the Canadian Cochrane Centre (CCC) created a Task Force with representatives from CHLA/ABSC, CCC and key subscribers to develop the business case for pan-Canadian access to The Cochrane Library; to investigate funding for a national license for The Cochrane Library; and to position The Cochrane Library as a key component of the proposed Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL).

Questions and comments
Your continued support for national licensing The Cochrane Library is important to the success of the CVHL. A national Cochrane license will not only ensure comprehensive access to a key evidence-based health information resource. The pilot has also shown clearly the value and effectiveness of a collaborative network of libraries in ensuring access to a full range of information resources and services, accessible to all health knowledge workers. Questions and comments are welcome.

Please watch for further communications from the Canadian Virtual Health Library team.

Dianne Kharouba
pastpresident@chla-absc.ca
613-562-5418

The Pan-Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force
Dianne Kharouba, Chair, CHLA/ABSC Past President

The Task Force is a joint effort of The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre and the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada.