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Make the most of your digital skills – tips and tricks 1-5

 We’ve been sharing tips and tricks on twitter/X to help you to develop and demonstrate your digital skills and use them to deliver best patient care. It is a reminder of the many ways that the Health Library can support you.

Here are tips 1 to 5:

1. What are digital skills?

First of all, let’s start by checking what digital skills are. Watch our video for a brief overview of the types of skills we’re looking at and how the Health Library can help:

2. What are Literature Searching Skills

So, are you ready to find the right information? Where do you start? Start with our Beginner's guide to literature searching - find out what digital skills you'll need.

3. NHS OpenAthens Account

You’ll need the right login to access online resources. NHS staff need to register for an NHS OpenAthens account so that you can search databases and access full-text online resources.

4. How to create an academic poster

Sharing your work is an important aspect of study and work. An academic poster offers you an opportunity to demonstrate your digital skills and share your work in a visually attractive way.

5. How to find ebooks on Library Search

Library Search is our online catalogue and a great tool that can help you to find ebooks.

Need more help?

You’ll find lots of help on our Information Skills for Health blog, including posts on how to develop your skills and use our resources.

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