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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!

How to read a paper involving artificial intelligence (AI) by Paul Dijkstra et al

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 librarykeylldarree@gov.im 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.

Image of a journal article with annotations to explain different sections.

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?

Alt: Research in context panel for Lancet paper entitled "Comparison of supplemental breast cancer imaging techniques—interim results from the BRAID randomised controlled trial". Copyright: 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.

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)

Screenshot of mentimeter produced word cloud which shows the question "Where do you do your best work?" and the answers "with multiple screens, alone in silence, messy spare room, in bed, work, at desk, paper, studio, desk, running, home, walks, entire floor, quiet space, bath - for ideas, in the shower cubical"

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?

As an extra bonus, filling out the survey enters you into a draw for a Thie Bee voucher!

Cartoon image of a megaphone on with two speech bubbles, one thumbs up, and one thumbs down coming out of it.

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

The meaning behind the emoji 🤔 | The Children's Society In this blog we take a deeper look at why young people are using emoji's to hide their conversations from parents and what you can do to help keep them safe online.

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...

Keyll Darree Library, the Isle of Man's only health and social care library, puts out a new display on the theme of Science and Anti-Science.

Keyll Darree Library, the Isle of Man's only health and social care library, puts out a new display on the theme of Science and Anti-Science.

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.

Photograph of a skeleton holding the book "Untypical"

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.)

How to spot fake news poster which encourages the reader to: consider the source, read beyond the headline, check the author, look for supporting sources, check the date, consider whether it is a joke, check your biases, and ask the experts.

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!)

Photograph of a skeleton holding a book titled "When I Was Me"

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

Photograph of the self service machine in Keyll Darree library.

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!

2025 Events Schedule | Neurodiversity Celebration Week We've created a diverse schedule of events for you to enjoy during Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025! All events are free of charge.

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

Alternative sources of US Federal Government Information - Library, Archive & Open Research Services blog With the transition to the new government in the United States, we are seeing some...

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...

Thank you very much for sharing!

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!

Light pink postcard with a bright outline, scattered with hearts. Text at the top of the postcard reads "I knee-d you to know how much I love you" then there is an image of a pair of knee bones. Underneath is written "To:" and "From:" with space for names to be added.

and of course there's options, we want to make sure you find the most appropriate resource.

A postcard with a light pink, dark pink, and white striped border. The text at the top reads "We be-lung together!" then there is a central image of a human anatomy model torso. Either side of the torso are red love hearts. Underneath "to:" and "from:" are written with blank space to add names.

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

a cartoon of a penguin wearing a mohawk and a hawaiian lei with the word work underneath it ALT: a cartoon of a penguin wearing a mohawk and a hawaiian lei with the word work underneath it

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

Picture of a turnip carved for hop tu naa with the words "Carve out time to visit keyll darree library this hop tu naa" in bright green font.

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