These take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Monday 19th May 10:00 to 11:30Friday 23rd May 15:00 to 16:30Thursday 27th May 15:00 to 16:30Mon 23rd June 13:00 to 14:30Thursday 25th June 10…
These take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Monday 19th May 10:00 to 11:30Friday 23rd May 15:00 to 16:30Thursday 27th May 15:00 to 16:30Mon 23rd June 13:00 to 14:30Thursday 25th June 10…
Tackling your summer projects can be daunting. The library is here to support you every step of the way. We currently have a new book display in the Reading Room at Keppel Street, focusing on several resources which can help you complete your Master’s dissertation with confidence.
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These take place on:Tues 30th May 15:00 to 17:00Weds 31th May 09:30 to 11:30Fri12nd June 13:00 to 15:00
Mon 19th June 13:00 to 15:00Tues 20th June 09:30 to 11:30Weds 21st June 15:00 to 17:00
All the…
Each year, the National Library of Medicine updates the MeSH headings used to tag and index items added to the Medline or PubMed database. This is to update the terminology to keep up with changes in practice and also to edit any terms which have been found to be problematic…
These take place on: Tuesday 17th May 09:00 to 11:00Wednesday 18th May 15:30 to 17:30Thursday 19th May 13:00 to 15:00
Monday 27th June 13:00 to 15:00Tuesday 28th June 09:00 to 11:00Wednesday 29th June 15:30 to 17:30Thursday 30th June…
The US National Library of Medicine has released the edits for their medical subject headings (MeSH) for 2020. These are used to index articles added to the PubMed and Medline databases, and are also used by other databases including the Cochrane Library. The MeSH terms are updated every year to…
Introducing a new service for researchers, staff and MSc students working on MSc Projects
Peer-review of systematic review search strategies
You can now have your systematic review search strategy peer-reviewed by a Librarian. The peer-review is based on the Peer-Review for Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS) guidance…
As usually happens at this time of year, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) update the MeSH headings used to index their Medline/PubMed database. Full details can be found on the NLM Technical Bulletin, 425. Changes which may be of interest to LSHTM researchers have been highlighted below.
Changes…
If you have done any systematic review searching, you will have spent time removing duplicate references from your results. Faced with the prospect of deduplicating 26k results, I put out a plea/rant on twitter.
If anyone knows of a system which is good at removing duplicates from >20…
I attended the EAHIL Conference held in the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama from 11-13 July. EAHIL is the European Association for Health Information and Libraries and it was great to meet and learn from health librarians from across Europe and further afield.
I was presenting in…
World Health Day, 7 April 2025
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Effective Literature Searching: relevant for MSc Projects – booking now available (Summer Term, all sessions on Zoom).
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World Tuberculosis Day 24th March 2025
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The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1925
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Nutrition, Diet and Fasting in March
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