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EndNote Web workshops in June

EndNote Web workshops in June

If you're planning your dissertation or other project, you'll need to know how to manage bibliographic references.

EndNote Web is a reference management tool, available free to members of the University.

To learn how to use EndNote Web, book yourself a place on one of our workshops, which are open to all students:

• Tuesday 4 June, 13:15-15:15
• Wednesday 12 June, 13:15-15:15

Find out more and reserve your place at: http://www.york.ac.uk/it-services/training/students/

Royal Marsden Hospital manual of clinical nursing procedures - available electronically!

The 'Royal Marsden Hospital manual of clinical nursing procedures' is available electronically!   This means you can access it from any internet enabled PC!   Simply go to Yorsearch and type a few keywords from the title into the search bar and click Search e.g.     From the results select 'Royal Marsden Hospital manual of clinical procedures' by clicking on the title or 'View 5 editions or versions'     Then select 'View electronic resource' to be taken through to the resource.       You may be required to entered your York username and password if accessing this resource off campus.   We are always looking for feedback on our resources, if you have any commonts about this resource sor any others please email them to lib-science@york.ac.uk  

New books and More Books!

Below is a selection of some of the new books that have been added to the Library's science collections in the last couple of months. Some of these were completely new titles and some were additional copies of well used texts.

If you feel that there should be some further copies of some of the texts you find most useful in the Library then don't miss this opportunity to click on the 'More Books' button on YorSearch and send your request through.

We are also keen to receive your suggestions for new books for the Library as well so if you wish to suggest a new title instead then please do so!

A selection of new books that have been added to the collections

Nielsen, Michael A. Quantum computation and quantum information / Michael A. Nielsen & Isaac L. Chuang. New ed., 10th anniversary ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Soltys, Michael.  An introduction to the analysis of algorithms / Michael Soltys. 2nd ed. Singapore ; London : World Scientific, c2012

Zimbardo, Philip G. The time paradox : using the new psychology of time to your advantage / Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd. London : Rider, 2010.

Watkinson, John. The art of digital audio / John Watkinson. 3rd ed. Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, c2001.

Friedman, Daniel P. Essentials of programming languages / Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand. 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2008.

Feitelson, Dror G. Optical computing : a survey for computer scientists / Dror G. Feitelson. Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, 1988.

Bocij, Paul. Business information systems : technology, development and management / Paul Bocij, Andrew Greasley, Simon Hickie. 4th ed. Harlow : FT Prentice Hall, 2008.

Fidel, Raya. Human information interaction : an ecological approach to information behavior / Raya Fidel. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2012.

Bridges, William. Transitions: making sense of life's changes / William Bridges. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2004.

Pilbeam, Keith. International finance / Keith Pilbeam, Professor of International Economics and Finance, City University. Fourth edition.

The sonification handbook / Thomas Hermann, Andy Hunt, John G. Neuhoff (eds.). Berlin : Logos, 2011.

Sedgewick, Robert. Algorithms in C / Robert Sedgewick. 3rd ed. Boston ; London : Addison Wesley, 2001.

Pozar, David M. Microwave engineering / David M. Pozar. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2012.

Stearns, Samuel D. Digital signal processing with examples in MATLAB® / Samuel D. Stearns, Donald R. Hush. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL ; London : CRC Press, c2011. 

Bridges, William. Transitions : making sense of life's changes / William Bridges. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2004.

Brambilla, Marco. Model-driven software engineering in practice / Marco Brambilla. San Rafael, Calif. : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2012.

HCI remixed : essays on works that have influenced the HCI community / edited by Thomas Erickson and David W. McDonald. Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, c2008.

Designing the search experience : the information architecture of discovery / [edited by] Tony Russell-Rose, Tyler Tate. Amsterdam : Elsevier, Morgan Kaufmann, c2013. 

2 weeks left to request MoreBooks

The MoreBooks scheme at University of York is running until 24th May, make the most of the scheme by requesting MoreBooks...

Just click on the MoreBooks icon on the catalogue record to request the purchase of an additional copy. Or to suggest an item we do not have in stock go to the New titles through MoreBooks form and fill in the details of the book you want.

All material requested through the MoreBooks scheme will be purchased using the Information Bundle money, ie not from departmental funds. To increase availability ebooks will be purchased where possible.

If you have any questions, please contact lib-orders@york.ac.uk.

More Books!

Have you used the Library More Books scheme yet?

You may recall that the Library ran a More Books scheme back in February. The scheme was set up to enable users to request additional copies of any texts in the Library that you felt there should be more copies of.

Well, after a very successful campaign More Books has returned so if you didn't take advantage of it last time, now's your chance! The scheme has been running since 24 April and is running until 24 May so there's still time to get ordering. You don't just need to request additional copies. You can also request copies of books that the Library doesn't have at all as well. Simply visit the new titles through More Books form and make your request! 

Please note that there may be occasions where we are unable to obtain an item. If that is the case we will let you know why.

New books for Health Sciences - April 2013

Dementia / edited by Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius. Chichester : Wiley, 2002. xiv, 398 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Temple, Jenny. : Becoming a registered nurse : making the transition to practice / Jenny Temple. London : SAGE/Learning Matters, 2012. viii, 152 p. ; 25 cm.

Bloomfield, Jacqueline. : How to pass your OSCE : a guide to success in nursing and midwifery / Jacqueline Bloomfield, Anne Pegram [and] Carys Jones. Harlow, England : Pearson, 2010. xiii, 118 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Learning disabilities : toward inclusion. Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2011. xii, 569 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Post-traumatic stress disorders : concepts and therapy / edited by William Yule. Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c1999. xvi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Campbell, Alastair V. : Moderated love : a theology of professional care / Alastair V. Campbell. London : SPCK, 1984. viii, 151 p. ; 22 cm.

Adult nursing : preparing for practice / edited by Dave Barton [and] Andrée Le May. London : Hodder Arnold, 2012. xiv, 322 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Dogra, Nisha, 1963- : Nursing in child and adolescent mental health / Nisha Dogra and Sharon Leighton. Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2009. xii, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Hanas, Ragner. : Type 1 diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults / Ragnar Hanas. London : Class Pub., 2012.

Emotions in midwifery and reproduction / edited by Billie Hunter and Ruth Deery. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. xx, 248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Accident and emergency : theory into practice / edited by Brian Dolan, Lynda Holt. London : Baillière Tindall, 2013. 1 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.

CBT for anxiety disorders : a practitioner book / edited by Gregoris Simos and Stefan G. Hofmann. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013. pages cm.

CBT for schizophrenia : evidence-based interventions and future directions / edited by Craig Steel, Chrlie Waller Institute for Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment, University of Reading. x, 274 p. ; 26 cm.

CBT for schizophrenia : evidence-based interventions and future directions / edited by Craig Steel, Chrlie Waller Institute for Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment, University of Reading. x, 274 p. ; 26 cm.

Clinical judgment and decision making in nursing and interprofessional healthcare / edited by Mooi Standing. Maidenhead : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2010. xix, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Clinical judgment and decision making in nursing and interprofessional healthcare / edited by Mooi Standing. Maidenhead : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2010. xix, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Communicating health : strategies for health promotion / [edited by] Nova Corcoran. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2013. p. cm.

Medical disorders in pregnancy : a manual for midwives / edited by S. Elizabeth Robson and Jason Waugh. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. xxi, 367 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Practice development in nursing / edited by Brendan McCormack, Kim Manley, Angie Titchen. Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. p. cm.

Practice development in nursing / edited by Brendan McCormack, Kim Manley, Angie Titchen. Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. p. cm.

The midwife's labour and birth handbook / edited by Vicky Chapman [and] Cathy Charles. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. xvii, 394 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

The midwife's labour and birth handbook / edited by Vicky Chapman [and] Cathy Charles. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. xvii, 394 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Your foundation in health and social care / [edited by] Graham Brotherton, Steven Parker. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2013. p. cm.

Bannink, Fredrike : Practicing positive CBT : from reducing distress to building success / Fredrike Bannink. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. xiii, 304 p. ; 23 cm.

Barker, Janet. : Evidence-based practice for nurses / Janet Barker. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2013. p. cm.

Barrett, David, 1972- : Care planning : a guide for nurses / David Barrett, Benita Wilson, Andrea Woollands. Harlow, England : Pearson Education, 2012. xiii, 242 p. ; 24 cm.

Baughan, Jacqui. : Compassion, caring, and communication : skills for nursing practice / Jacqui Baughan, Ann Smith. Harlow, England : Pearson, 2013. xv, 192 p. ; 24 cm.

Bilsen, H. P. J. G. van. : Cognitive behaviour therapy in the real world : back to basics / Henck van Bilsen. London : Karnac Books, 2013. xiii, 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Bilsen, H. P. J. G. van. : Cognitive behaviour therapy in the real world : back to basics / Henck van Bilsen. London : Karnac Books, 2013. xiii, 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Cameron-Taylor, Erica. : The palliative approach : a resource for healthcare workers / Erica Cameron-Taylor. Keswick : M & K Update Ltd., 2012. ix, 114 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Cameron-Taylor, Erica. : The palliative approach : a resource for healthcare workers / Erica Cameron-Taylor. Keswick : M & K Update Ltd., 2012. ix, 114 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Carr, Alan, Dr. : Family therapy : concepts, process and practice / Alan Carr. Chichester : John Wiley, 2012. xviii, 531 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Caulfield, Helen : Accountability / Helen Caulfield. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2005. xiii, 176 p. ; 25 cm.

Cowdell, Fiona : "That's How We Do it...We Treat Them All the Same" : An Exploration of the Experiences of Patients, Lay Carers and Health and Social Care Staff of the Care Received by Older People with Dementia in Acute Hospital Settings / Fiona Cowdell. Cambridge : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013. p. cm.

Dealey, Carol. : The care of wounds : a guide for nurses / Carol Dealey. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. vii, 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Dealey, Carol. : The care of wounds : a guide for nurses / Carol Dealey. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. vii, 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

DiCenso, Alba, 1952- : Evidence based nursing : a guide to clinical practice / Alba DiCenso, Gordon Guyatt, Donna Ciliska. St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Mosby, 2005. xxxiv, 600 p. ; 23 cm. + 1 laser optical disc.

Ellis, Peter. : Understanding research for nursing students / Peter Ellis. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2013. p. cm.

Gabe, Jonathan. : Key concepts in medical sociology. London : SAGE, 2013. p. cm.

Glasper, Edward Alan. : How to write your nursing dissertation / Alan Glasper, Colin Rees. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

Glasper, Edward Alan. : How to write your nursing dissertation / Alan Glasper, Colin Rees. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

Gopee, Neil. : Mentoring and supervision in healthcare / Neill Gopee. Thousand Oaks, CA ; London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011. xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Jasper, Melanie. : Beginning reflective practice / Melanie Jasper. Andover : Cengage Learning, 2013. 1 v. ; 25 cm.

Jasper, Melanie. : Professional development, reflection, and decision-making / Melanie Jasper ; with contributions from Georgina Koubel, Gary Rolfe, and Paul Elliot. Oxford : Blackwell, 2006. x, 254 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Jolley, Jeremy. : Introducing research and evidence-based practice for nursing and healthcare professionals / Jeremy Jolley. Harlow, England : Pearson, 2013. p. ; cm.

Papworth, Mark. : Low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy : a practitioner's guide / Mark Papworth, Theresa Marrinan, Brad Martin. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2013. p. cm.

Ritchie, Dawn, 1966- : What is nursing? : exploring theory and practice / Dawn Ritchie and Carol Hall. Exeter : Learning Matters, 2012. 1 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Ryan, Frank, 1944- : Cognitive therapy for addiction : motivation and change / Frank Ryan. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. 231 p. ; 24 cm.

Ryan, Frank, 1944- : Cognitive therapy for addiction : motivation and change / Frank Ryan. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. 231 p. ; 24 cm.

Taylor, Georgina. : Using health policy in nursing practice / Georgina Taylor. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2013. p. cm.

Temple, Jenny. : Becoming a registered nurse : making the transition to practice / Jenny Temple. London : SAGE/Learning Matters, 2012. viii, 152 p. ; 25 cm.

Williams, Emma : A CBT Approach to Mental Health Problems in Psychosis / Emma Williams. [s.l.] : Speechmark Publishing Ltd, 2013. p. cm.

Game-based teaching and simulation in nursing and healthcare [electronic resource] / Eric B. Bauman, editor. New York : Springer, c2012. 1 v.

Reflective practice in nursing / edited by Chris Bulman, Sue Schutz. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

Reflective practice in nursing / edited by Chris Bulman, Sue Schutz. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

The art and science of mental health nursing : a textbook of principles and practice / edited by Ian Norman and Iain Ryrie. 1 volume : illustrations (black and white).

Coughlan, Michael. : Doing a literature review in nursing, health and social care / Michael Coughlan, Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013. p. cm.

Cranmer, Pam., author. : Preparing for nursing ethical practice / Pam Cranmer, Jean Nhemachena. 1 volume.

Howatson-Jones, Lioba. : Reflective practice in nursing. Exeter : Learning Matters, 2013. 184p.

Mander, Rosemary. : The politics of maternity / Rosemary Mander and Jo Murphy-Lawless. Abingdon : Routledge, 2013. 239 p. ; 24 cm.

Mander, Rosemary. : The politics of maternity / Rosemary Mander and Jo Murphy-Lawless. Abingdon : Routledge, 2013. 239 p. ; 24 cm.

Morris, Arlene H. : Transformative learning in nursing [electronic resource] : a guide for nurse educators / Arlene H. Morris and Debbie R. Faulk. New York : Springer Pub. ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2012. xv, 300 p.

Nettleton, Sarah, 1960- : The sociology of health and illness. Cambridge : Polity, 2013. 1 v. ; 25 cm.

Scott, Ian, 1964- : Practice based learning in nursing, health and social care : mentorship, facilitation and supervision / Ian Scott, Jenny Spouse. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

Scott, Ian, 1964- : Practice based learning in nursing, health and social care : mentorship, facilitation and supervision / Ian Scott, Jenny Spouse. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

Sullivan, Eleanor J., 1938- : Practical leadership and management in healthcare : for nurses and allied health professionals / Eleanor J. Sullivan, Gayle Garland. Harlow, England : Pearson, 2013. p. ; cm.

Wigens, Lynne : Mentorship and clinical supervision skills in ealth care : learning through practice / Lynne Wigens. [s.l.] : Cengage Learning, 2013. p. cm.

The midwife-mother relationship / edited by Mavis Kirkham. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. xviii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

Evidence-based paediatric and adolescent diabetes / edited by Jeremy Allgrove, Peter G. F. Swift and Stephen Greene. Malden, Mass. : Oxford : Blackwell, 2007. xi, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Forensic CBT : a handbook for clinical practice / edited by Raymond Chip Tafrate & Damon Mitchell. pages cm.

Models of madness : psychological, social, and biological approaches to psychosis / edited by John Read and Jacqui Dillon. pages cm.

Nursing : decision making for practice / edited by Karen Holland, Debbie Roberts. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 1 v. ; 25 cm.

Routledge handbook on the global history of nursing / edited by Patricia D'Antonio, Julie A. Fairman, and Jean C. Whelan. pages cm.

Routledge international handbook of qualitative nursing research / edited by Cheryl Beck. Abingdon : Routledge, 2013. p. ; cm.

Younger mothers and older mothers : maternal age and maternity care / edited by Tracey A. Mills, Debbie M. Smith and Tina Lavender. London : Quay Books, c2012. xi, 185 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Alfaro-LeFevre, Rosalinda. : Applying nursing process : the foundation for clinical reasoning / Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2014. p. ; cm.

Benner, Patricia E. : From novice to expert : excellence and power in clinical nursing practice / Patricia Benner. Upper Saddle River, N.J. ; London : Prentice Hall, 2001. xxviii, 307 p. ; 21 cm.

Boyd, Claire. : Clinical skills for nurses / Claire Boyd. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

Boyd, Claire. : Clinical skills for nurses / Claire Boyd. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. ; cm.

Campbell, Alastair V. : Moderated love : a theology of professional care / Alastair V. Campbell. London : SPCK, 1984. viii, 151 p. ; 22 cm.

Clarke, Janice, author. : Spiritual care in everyday nursing practice : a new approach / by Janice Clarke. 1 volume ; 23 cm.

Cormier, L. Sherilyn (Louise Sherilyn), 1946- : Interviewing and change strategies for helpers / Sherry Cormier, Paula S. Nurius, Cynthia J. Osborn. Belmont, Calif. : Andover : Cengage Learning [distributor], 2013. xviii, 619 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Egan, Gerard. : The skilled helper : a problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping / Gerard Egan. Australia : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2014. xv, 464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Gaag, Mark van der, 1953- : CBT for those at risk of a first episode psychosis : evidence-based psychotherapy for people with an "at risk mental state" / by Mark van der Gaag, Dorien Nieman, and David van den Berg. pages cm.

Polit, Denise F., author. : Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice. 1 volume : illustrations (black and white).

Quinn, Francis M., author. : Quinn's principles and practice of nurse education / Francis M. Quinn and Suzanne J. Hughes. 1 volume ; 25 cm.

Roberts, Dave, MSc, author. : Psychosocial nursing care : a guide to nursing the whole person / by Dave Roberts. 1 volume.

Rolfe, Gary. : Critical reflection in practice : generating knowledge for care / Gary Rolfe, Melanie Jasper and Dawn Freshwater. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. xiv, 228 p. ; : ill. ; 24 cm.

Siviter, Bethann. : The student nurse handbook : a survival guide / Bethann Siviter. Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2013. p. ; cm.

Taylor, Roger. : God bless the NHS / Roger Taylor. London : Faber and Faber : Guardian Books, 2013. xviii, 334 p. ; 22 cm.

Walker, Hilary, author. : Studying for your midwifery degree / by Hilary Walker, Siobhan Scanlan. 1 volume.

Williams, Valerie. : Learning disability policy and practice : changing lives? / Valerie Williams and Kelley Johnson. pages cm.

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