Library Links: June 2021

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Hello Library Linkers!

There are many observances this month that are so incredibly important! Library staff would like to take time to honour National Indigenous History Month, please check out our blogpost linked in the newsletter below. We’d also like to invite you to engage with our Transgender Health Guide to represent Pride month. Have a marvelous June and please always feel free to reach out to us via email: hslibrary@smh.ca

Resources Supporting Indigenous Cultural Safety

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Library team members have curated list of resources to support Indigenous cultural safety. This blog post represents a small snippet of these resources, check out the full list of resources here.

Books in library collection

Moving aboriginal health forward : discarding Canada’s legal barriers / Boyer Y.
From the ashes : my story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way / Thistle J.
Colonized classrooms : racism, trauma and resistance in post-secondary education / Cote-Meek S.

Scholarly articles

  • Kerrigan V, Lewis N, Cass A, Hefler M, Ralph AP. (2020) “How can I do more?” Cultural awareness training for hospital-based healthcare providers working with high Aboriginal caseload. BMC Medical Education. 20:1-11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7260793/
  • Nelson, S. E. and K. Wilson (2018). “Understanding barriers to health care access through cultural safety and ethical space: Indigenous people’s experiences in Prince George, Canada.” Social Science and Medicine 218: 21-27. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30316132/

Multimedia resources

Interior Health Aboriginal Cultural Safety Video Series
Interior Health podcast series. bi-weekly installments produced by Aboriginal Health and Wellness Communications where they explore the intersection of health
First Nations Health Authority: Cultural Safety and Humility Webinar Series

Training

Ontario Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Training by  Indigenous Primary Health Care Council (IPHCC) https://clri-ltc.ca/resource/ics-training/ 

New and improved library search interface at St. Joseph’s and Providence!

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Unity Health Toronto Library Services has been working hard to harmonize the library collections for all three hospital sites to provide equitable access to resources wherever possible, for more information please visit our blog. Library Services is excited to announce the next phase of this harmonization work, which are new and improved search functionalities and interface at St. Joseph’s and Providence! Utilizing the University of Toronto’s catalogue, library users at St. Joseph’s and Providence will be able to search for print and electronic material at their home library in one simple search bar. Combining the print and electronic material into one search bar will simplify the searching process for library material at these sites.

What’s changing?

St. Joseph’s

St. Joseph’s library website – new search bar: coming soon! Type your search in here:

You’ll be directed to a new page hosted by the University of Toronto. Please note: you do not need to be affiliated with the University of Toronto to use or borrow St. Joseph’s print and electronic material.

St. Joseph’s new library catalogue hosted by University of Toronto will look like this:

Providence

Providence’s library website – new search bar: coming soon! Type your search in here:

You’ll be directed to a new page hosted by the University of Toronto. Please note: You do not need to be affiliated with the University of Toronto to use or borrow Providence’s print and electronic material.

Providence’s new library catalogue hosted by University of Toronto will look like this:

Some examples

Results will be shown on the University of Toronto library site like so, we’re a part of a shared catalogue with other health sciences libraries so you might see availabilities from other sites as well as our own. Note: For off site access please ensure you are properly logged into the VPN to access material.

Example of a eBook available at St. Joes
As mentioned above, resources may be available at numerous different sites, this is because we are a part of a health sciences library network. Even though you may see multiple hospitals listed, every result listed on the results page will be accessible as part of the library collection for your home site
Example of what a print material may look like at Providence
Example of an e-journal

When are the changes happening?

Changes will be rolling out over the next several months, want to stay informed for Library upgrades, changes, and news? Signup for a monthly Newsletter here, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and feel free to email us at hslibrary@smh.ca. The new search interface for St. Joseph’s and Providence are just the beginning of many new and exciting changes that will be coming from the Library!

Are you hiring a student to do a systematic review, scoping review, etc. project?

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To ensure a smooth and positive experience for students and guarantee the rigour of KS projects, follow the six elements highlighted in this primer. Feel free to contact the library for more resources to support students further.

Primer for supervisorsDownload

Things to consider before getting involved with a systematic review (Students edition)

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Are you a student interested in partaking in a knowledge synthesis (KS) project (e.g. systematic review, scoping review, etc.) as part of your placements or positions with Unity Health Toronto? This primer is for you.

Primer for StudentsDownload