Happy Lunar New Year to #KDLibrary library users and friends who celebrate! For those who fly home across or transcontinentally, we offer a small leisure reading collection to enjoy at the Sea Terminal, airports or on board. May the Year of the Horse be filled with happiness & good fortune. #Fiction

💬 Perspective: Aluminum exposure from routine vaccines is significantly lower than dietary sources, and current evidence supports vaccine safety with no identified health risks. bit.ly/4r5e63l

Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a “robust alternative or replacement” for current cervical cancer screening by a clinician, finds a BMJ study from China www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Post–intensive care syndrome (PICS) refers to new or worsening physical, cognitive, or mental health impairments experienced by more than half of intensive care unit (#ICU) survivors. 🧵

As the only health and social care library on #IsleofMan Keyll Darree Library supports NGOs and charities, including Ed Space and offer resources relevant to their needs. #PublicHealth, #MentalHealth promotion and #SuicidePrevention are subjects we cover.

It's #DLDday. Thank you to Alan @keylldarree.bsky.social for putting up this wonderful display. The Isle of Man is playing their part in raising awareness of #devlangdis . This year I think the students have eaten all the snacks!!

There may be some brief power dips in the library this evening from 18:00 onwards. Don't panic! We will make sure there are paper sheets available so you can sign your books out if the self-service machine goes off.

"Medical students who are present at patient consultations may believe they blend into the background, but the opposite is often true." Medical students must recognise that patients may observe and interpret their every move, writes Daniel Sokol www.bmj.com/content/390/...

It's important to use your critical appraisal skills when trying to find information online. Remember that your library staff are here to support you in your research!

We have DynaMed in addition to UpToDate! Each has its fans at Manx Care but we hope colleagues will try them out and tell us what you think. There are different ways to access these point of care tools, the new library display teaches you how!

Reading a research paper that involves using AI in clinical settings? This article has questions to help you critically appraise AI papers: bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...

Remember that gov.im is down for maintenance today! Need to find our library catalogue? kdonline.gov.im Looking for the Discovery Service? tinyurl.com/KDdiscovery Need anything else? Email [email protected] or ring 642993

June is Pride Month in commemoration of Stonewall Riots. #KDLibrary features the year in review (LGBTQ+ related news headlines and scientific breakthroughs in 2024) and new resources that are of interest to our health and social care community.

What would you want to know? We're working on putting together some information for new students, including breaking down different types of resources, referencing, and academic phrasing. What would have been helpful for you to know when you started university?

Additional imaging techniques detect early stage cancers missed by mammograms in women with dense breasts, finds trial. Explore the research ▶️ tinyurl.com/y49dy8u2

The fact that GenAI often gets 95% of something 'right' is really problematic. Because people don't robustly check it, and so the 5% that is utter nonsense slips through, causing untold credibility damage.

Happy #InternationalNursesDay to all of our wonderful nurses! "As nurses you provide essential nursing care to the people of our Island. You provide this with compassion, dignity, kindness and respect for patients, families and carers." - Sheila Lloyd (Manx Care)

What's THE best way to research? There isn't one! But we don't always make that clear. Today, at Islands of Innovation, Stacey talked about focusing on the searcher before we look at the searches - here are some audience contributions from the session. So, tell us, where do you do your best work?

Why take part in our library survey? We listen! We have already made changes based on feedback: - New writing groups - A conference paper session - "Did you know...?" feature on our Current Awareness Bulletin. There's still time to have your say! surveymonkey.com/r/UNA25short

Four Canadian authors argue that the harm is quite significant, especially to more vulnerable populations such as seniors and those with heart conditions. What do you think?

KD Library's newsletter is out! Get the most of our resources and learn about a #ManxCare colleague's solo mission to help academic libraries 7,000 miles away to build their collections. 🇮🇲🇬🇭 tinyurl.com/kdnews13

Recently, emojis and their meanings have become central to conversations about teenagers. Parents are not expected to understand every emoji, but staying informed will help keep young people safe. Read more about young people’s use of emojis: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/b...

New display is up at #KDLibrary bulletin board, featuring books on #Science & #Anti-Science. It offers food for thought amid a dangerous but growing movement that threatens scientists, research & public health institutions. Eligible users can also search for relevant e-resources with #OpenAthens.

It's Autism Acceptance Month and we want to take the opportunity to spotlight some of our resources. Un-typical is a practical handbook to make the world a simpler, better place for autistic people to navigate. You can find more here: kdonline.gov.im/HeritageScri...

Work for Manx Care or DHSC and want some advice on critically appraising your sources? Get in touch with the library - our staff are always happy to help recommend tools or provide training (group or one to one.)

We won't be posting any April Fools today, but it's a great time to remind you about some tips and tricks for spotting fake news. We think this poster from IFLA is a great guide to help you think critically about the news today (and every day!)

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, you can find some of our relevant resources here: kdonline.gov.im/HeritageScri... One of our personal favourites is When I Was Me, kindly modelled by Skeleton Bob. #TDOV

Our staff will be out of office for a meeting between 11:30 and 12:30 today, but remember that you can use the self service machine to return and issue resources. Instructions are on the left hand side. Want a demo? Just ask!

📣 www.neurodiversityweek.com/events 🎉 The schedule is now live, Happening next week (and free): #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent

Worried about accessing US Federal information in light of the recent and ongoing changes in the country? Check out this helpful blog from @lshtm.bsky.social's library, archive, and open research service team: blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2025...

We're going to be adding "Podcast Corner" to our Current Awareness Bulletin (a weekly shot of health and social care news). Do you have recommendations for health and social care podcasts? We'd love to hear from you!

Forgotten to get a card for tomorrow? Don't worry, the library team are always here to support you.

Whilst every brain is different and you cannot oversimplify, this resource has a handy guide about the different #Neurodiverse conditions, as well as associated reasonable workplace adjustments. accessgeneration.co.uk/app/uploads/... #Dyslexia #Autism #ADHD #Dysgraphia #Dyspraxia #Dyscalculia

It's hop tu naa tomorrow! While you're carving your turnip why not carve out some time to visit KD Library? Can't make it in person? Remember our online catalogue: kdonline.gov.im Offsite delivery form: tinyurl.com/KDoffsite and Discovery service (for online resources): tinyurl.com/KDdiscovery