HEAR (Health Evidence Awareness Report): resource for biomeds and dietiticians: Jan 2017 edition out now

HEAR (Health Evidence Awareness Report) is a useful resource for biomeds and dietetic students and the latest edition for January 2017 is now available, The purpose of HEAR is to provide specialised information to health professionals (and the public) about key health topics. Each issue is the result of the collaborative effort of librarians from health organizations across Ireland.

This month, the focus is on obesity and resources include fast facts, media myths, the latest evidence and some helpful sites and research articles. Previous editions have focused on diabestes and online medical resources.

HEAR is made available via LENUS (the Irish Health Repository). Keep any eye out for the next one and access previous editions via LENUS
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New eBook titles in Science, Dietetics, Research Skills and Engineering

Science
Clinical Cardiac Pacing (Ellenbogen, 2011) 
Essential Concepts of Electrophysiology and Pacing (Ellenbogen, 2014)
Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests (Wu, 2006)
Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics (2012)


Nutrition
Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes (Goff, 2016)
Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Gastroenterology (Lomer, 2014)
Clinical Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Disease (Buchman, 2006)
Clinical Nutrition in Practice (Katsilambros, 2010)


Engineering
Handbook of PI and PID Controller Tuning Rules (O'Dwyer, 2009)
World Scientific Handbook of Energy (Crawley, 2013)
Solar Energy (Crawley, 2016)

Research & Study Skills
Doing Narrative Research (Andrews, 2008)

Grant Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Research Proposal (Crawley, 2016)
How to Write a Thesis (Murray, 2011)
Publishing Journal Articles (Becker, 2012)


Click on the links to access. Remember you need a DIT Library PIN to access the eBooks off campus.Any problems ask us.

DT223 eDissertations now available to download

Final year projects /e-dissertations for the BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2014 cohort are now available to view and download via the DIT Library Website.

To access:

• Start at the DIT Library Website
• Using the 'Search the Library Catalogue' box menu choose TITLE search and input DT223
• View the project listing and click to open and view the title you require.
• A DIT Library Pin is needed to access the pdfs.

Any problems contact us.

Manual of Dietetic Practice (5th ed) update

New for nutrition students: copies of the Manual of Dietetic Practice textbook (5th edition by Joan Gandy) are now available in the Short Loan and Lending sections of the Library. The shelf number is 615.854.
Click here for more details. An eBook version is also available.

New science eBooks available from today

 

Click on the image above to access the eBook. Or browse MyiLibrary for the full textbook collection. You will need your Library Pin if accessing an e-text off campus. Any queries contact us.

Manual of Dietetic Practice : 5th edition: 2014

The newly published edition of the Manual of Dietetic Practice (5th edition, 2014) by Joan Gandy is now available as an eBook. Click on the book title link above to access. You will need a Library PIN if accessing the textbook outside the DIT network.

Hardcopies of the title are also on order and should arrive in to both the Short Loan and Lending collections shortly.

FAO DT223 dietetics students: McCance & Widdowson Composition of Foods 2014 now available

After many publication delays over the past year, copies of the new edition of McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods (7th Summary edition, IFR, 2014) are finally available for use from the Short Loan Collection at the Library info desk. More copies are on the way for the Lending Collection.

Nutrition and dietetics eBooks now available

Click on the eBook image to link to the textbook. If accessing from outside the DIT network you will need a DIT student number and Library PIN. To see the full listing use the DIT MyiLibrary eBook resource.

Nutrition & Dietetics eResources

A new Subject Gateway section for Nutrition and Dietetics students is now available. Click here to view.  The link contains subject specific project and assignment information e-resources for undergraduate students and research related information resources for postgraduate students.