Clinical Guides: Monash Health Library Newsletter: December 2022

Library News

We wish you a safe and relaxing holiday season! We are here to support your information needs during the festive period.

Library support is available on business days – contact us via phone, email, in-person, or through our live website chat. If you get in touch afterhours, we will action it the next day.
Request services are running as per usual – you can still request articles and literature searches.
Our library spaces remain open 24/7 – if you need a break, a meeting room, or somewhere to hot desk.
Access eBooks and journals via our website – anytime, anywhere. When prompted, log in with your regular Monash Health username and password.
Borrow hard copy books 24/7 by signing up for print borrowing and then scanning the QR code at the Library front desk.

Summer Reading

To align with other wellbeing initiatives at Monash Health, our popular Mind & Matter collection has had a fresh injection of books for wellbeing – below is a sample of your summer reading options. See a full list of our new books here.

Why has nobody told me this before?: Everyday tools for life's ups & downs
From managing anxiety, dealing with criticism or battling low mood, to building self-confidence, finding motivation or learning to forgive yourself – this book offers easy, practical solutions that might just change your life.
I thought it was just me (but it isn’t): Making the journey from “What will people think?” to “I am enough”
Brené Brown (PhD, LMSW) shows us that our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity, and our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we’re all in this together.
Lost connections: Why you’re depressed and how to find hope
Johann Hari uncovers nine causes of depression and anxiety, and looks at how scientists are discovering seven very different solutions – ones that work.
The Space Between the Stars
A heart-rending, at times funny, and uplifting tribute to love and our innate need to connect to the natural world, a celebration of the reassuring cycle of renewal that sustains and nourishes us all.

Library Favourites

Looking for something a bit different? Below are just a few examples of AccessMedicine content that you might not know you have access to – try them out over summer.

Harrison's Podclass – high-yield discussions of key internal medicine topics, presented as board-style case vignettes.
Procedural Videos – tutorial videos for various specialties, some as short as approx. 30 seconds.
2 Minute Medicine – concise daily literature reports of breaking medical literature and seminal studies.

Nursing Times – providing news, analysis, best practice, and opinion – is now available to all Monash Health employees. Activate your free access by signing up here. For more high-quality nursing information, visit our Nursing Resource Guide.

From 19th December, BrowZine will send weekly email notifications with links to new articles from your favourite journals. To get started, create your free BrowZine user profile, and follow your favourite journals by saving them to your virtual ‘My Bookshelf’ (see our BrowZine User Guide).