Information Skills for Health

  This guide is intended for NHS staff who are members of the Health Library for North Staffordshire (based at Royal Stoke University Hospital) or Health Library at County (based at County Hospital, Stafford). What is it? Library Search is a discovery tool allowing users to search Keele University’s online resources as well as the book collections for Campus Library (based at Keele University), Health Library for North Staffordshire and Health Library at County. NHS staff can mainly use Library Search to find books and ebooks, available from any of the 3 libraries. You can link to Library Search from the Health Library home page NHS staff should be aware that databases, journals and articles available on Library Search relate to Keele University online subscriptions only . None of the NHS subscribed databases, ejournals or articles can be searched via this tool. How to Access… Who is it for? Library Search is freely available on the Internet and anyone can run a search to see what is a

 The login route to the full-text of the American Journal of Psychiatry has changed. Please now use the OpenAthens login option with your OpenAthens username / password. This title is available to staff working at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare. To access full-text journals please check our NHS journals A-Z list .

 Are you struggling to find the information you need for your literature search? Are your regular resources letting you down? Take a look at our Literature Searching Sites page. Here you'll find links to a wide range of resources - most of which you can search for free, without any login. There are links to: Databases Reviews Guidelines Reports Clinical Trials Theses Search engines Grey literature Open Access Please note that some sites do not offer free full-text access. You will need to check whether you have access via our collections ; or you can request an inter-library loan .

  What is Clinical Key? Clinical Key is an easy to use Clinical Search engine, providing you with access to a range of evidence-based full-text content, including journals, ebooks, topic summaries, clinical overviews, videos and patient information leaflets. How to Access… Who is it for? Clinical Key has been subscribed for staff at UHNM only. Log in You can log in using your NHS OpenAthens username. Once logged in you can activate your account. You’ll need to do this if you want to take advantage of all of the advanced features of Clinical Key. All NHS-based resources are listed on the Health Library website : Key Features Clinical Search Engine Use the search engine to search across a wide range of content, including Medline, for your clinical question. Predictive text is used to help you enter your search terms and filters are available to help you to focus your search. Core eBooks Over a thousand eBooks are available for a wide range of clinical specialities. Some books include rel

 We are currently experiencing problems with access to BMJ Case Reports for UHNM users. The problem has been reported to the publisher and we hope that they will be able to provide a fix soon. Apologies for any inconvenience.

What is BMJ Best Practice? BMJ Best Practice is an evidence-based, point-of-care, clinical reference tool. You can get access to the latest information to support clinical decision-making. Information includes guidelines and recommendations relating to theory, diagnosis, management and follow-up to a wide range of diseases, conditions and symptoms. How to Access… Who is it for? BMJ Best Practice is available to all NHS staff in England. You can access it using your NHS OpenAthens username. Log in You can login either via our Healthcare Resources page or directly from the BMJ login screen: Key Features Key features of BMJ Best Practice include: Simple Search Interface You can use the simple search box to look for your key search terms. Alternatively you can browse through the content by specialty. Latest Evidence Important updates are presented on the home page. You can also see all the references used to create the content. Videos There is a small collection of procedural videos

 What steps do you need to follow to help you to find articles for your assignments? When you complete an assignment you'll need to find a range of articles on a particular topic. We can help you to get started. Complete our tutorial to learn more about articles, projects and planning: Find an article for a project

 Do you have a reading list, reference list or bibliography and you're not sure how to find the articles? We have a tutorial for you to complete. It will explain the different parts of a reference, what you need to look for, what you have access to and where you can search for full-text. Find an article from a reference Screenshot from tutorial You can also check out our related tutorials to learn how to find journals: Find an NHS Journal Library Search in a Nutshell for Keele students

 Are you a new student at Keele University? Are you looking for articles for your assignments? Not quite sure what you need? Complete our short etutorial to learn how to recognise and find articles and why they are so important to your studies. What is an article? Boxes of journals on a shelf