Information Skills for Health

 When you are conducting your literature search make sure you use the best, most appropriate resources. Get straight to get the information you need without wasting time on irrelevant resources. Learn more about different types of resources by completing our etutorial Select the Right Resource . For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 You can now see the most popular training options via the quick links listed at the top of the training page . The list includes: popular etutorials popular help pages in the online guides and support section easy access to training booking options For more help accessing Health Library training options just get in touch .

 Check the filter options in any of the resources you use to find articles. Filters can help you to focus your search results and avoid looking at irrelevant material. Complete our new etutorial Applying Filters to Focus Results to learn how to use filters and improve your literature searching. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 Boolean operators are essential for helping you to focus your searches. Use the boolean operators AND, OR and NOT to  improve your searching and only focus on the topics you need. Complete our etutorial Combining Searches with Boolean Operators to learn how to use  AND, OR and NOT to combine search terms. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 A thesaurus can help you to identify more keywords for your searching. You can select more technical terms and expand your search to identify more information. Complete our etutorial Using a Thesaurus to learn how using a thesaurus will help you to find more articles on databases. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 Develop your search skills so that you can effectively search for all the information you need. Start by learning how to identify your keywords and phrases and use wildcards and truncation. Complete our new etutorial Identify your Search Terms . For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 We've updated our popular tutorial Introduction to Referencing and Plagiarism . Now includes more interactive features and quiz. Learn what plagiarism is and how important referencing is. Learn more about how to develop your information skills by  completing our online tutorials .

Have you tried one of our  Information Skills eTutorials ? Let us know what you think. We are always looking to improve our service and value your comments. Complete  our  online feedback form Need more help? Please  contact the Health Library  if you need any help. Check our  Information Skills for Health blog  for more news about our etutorials.

 Get your literature search off to a good start - make sure you analyse your question to focus your searching.  Complete our new tutorial More Analysis Tools to learn about the tools that can help you to develop your healthcare question. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 PICO is a tool that can help you to create clinical questions and focus your searching. Try our etutorial Using PICO ; learn what PICO is and try our quiz. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 Ready to start your literature search? Get off to a good start by analysing your question to make sure you focus your search and don't waste your time. Complete our tutorial Analyse your Question to learn how to breakdown your question to help to identify the information you need. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

  The following books have been added to ClinicalKey for January: Cell Biology  (Pollard, Thomas) 4th ed; ISBN: 9780323758000; Package/Collection: Medical Education Essentials; New edition (replaces 9780323341264);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20180054031 Current Surgical Therapy  (Cameron, John) 14th ed; ISBN: 9780323796835; Package/Collection: Surgery Essentials; New edition (replaces 9780323640596);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20200001362 Developing The Digital Lung  (Newell, John D.) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323795012; Package/Collection: Radiology Extended; New to CK;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20190055306 Endosonography  (Varadarajulu, Shyam) 5th ed; ISBN: 9780323878005; Package/Collection: Gastroenterology & Hepatology; New edition (replaces 9780323547239);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20210003588 Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology  (Srivastava, Amita

 Looking for the latest articles in a key topic? Want to check journals available in your specialty? Check the journal collection in Clinical Key for full-text access. Clinical Key is a clinical search engine, giving you access to a wealth of evidence-based resources to support confident clinical decision-making and in-depth reading for research and professional development. Hundreds of journal titles are available in Clinical Key. Browsing Journals Browse the journals collection by paging down on the home page to the Journals button.  You can look for journal titles by category, A-Z list or keyword (via the search box). You can also search through the journal collection by running a search from the main search box – select journals from the resource type and enter your search terms. Watch this video Take a look at our short video for a demonstration of how to find journals on Clinical Key and access the full-text: Access Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff. Acces

  LibKey Nomad is a browser extension purchased by NHS / HEE for all NHS staff to use. It gives you instant details on how you can access the full-text of articles on scholarly or publisher websites. Step-by-step instructions to install LibKey Nomad 1. Go to the LibKey Nomad website . 2. Select the button  Get LibKey Nomad Now. This will take you to the browser options. 3. Choose the browser you use. 4. Click the Get button to install LibKey Nomad from the extension library. Note that this page may look slightly different depending on the browser you selected. 5. Confirm Add extension to your browser. 6. Select your organisation. Search for your organisation so that LibKey Nomad can link to your subscribed journals: University Hospitals of North Midlands (search for north midlands) North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare (search for Staffordshire) Primary Care and ICB staff in Staffordshire and Stoke (search for Staffordshire) (use this for GPs and GP practice staff too) 7. LibKey No

 F ollow these top tips from Rachael, one of our training and information support librarians, to improve your literature searching. The Keele University Study Matters podcast team talked to Rachael about literature reviews. Listen to the podcast to: Learn what a literature review is Get Rachael's top tips for completing a successful literature review Learn to avoid common mistakes Find out how conducting a literature review can support your general skills development Get tips for academics supporting students Listen to the podcast on  the Study Matters channel .

 Do you need a quick refresh about how to conduct a literature search? Complete our etutorial Literature Searching Flashcards answer the questions double-check the steps you need For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 Make literature searching easier - Download this literature searching overview and action plan Get an infograph of the key literature searching steps to help you to remember them Complete your own action plan and checklist to make sure you don't miss a step For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 Complete this online course from Keele Campus Library to get quickly up to speed with the key concepts of literature searching, including: What is literature searching? Creating a search strategy Conducting a search Refining search results Complete Literature Searching in a Nutshell [Keele log in required] For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 Use this literature search plan to keep a record of the search terms that you use and how you combine them. This will help you when you need to re-run any searches or if you want to refine your search. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library