Make the most of your digital skills – tips and tricks 11-15

 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 11 to 15:

11. Explore NHS eBooks

eBooks offer you a wealth of information. NHS staff can access ebooks conveniently and easily via the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub. Learn how to search for ebooks and read them online by following these instructions

• Finding eBooks on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub – step-by-step instructions

12. Install the Clinical Key App

Get information quickly to support day-to-day clinical decisions. UHNM staff can install the Clinical Key app for articles, overviews, guidelines and much more...

• Clinical Key mobile app - new instructions

13. Explore NHS resources via the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub

Avoid the hit and miss of searching google. Up your #DigitalSkills and search the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub (the Hub). Complete simple searches and get easy access to full-text. Learn more:

• Making the most of the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

14. Hints and tips on writing an academic paper

Share your knowledge by writing - for assignment, dissertation, thesis, research paper and so on. Complete our tutorial Writing an Academic Paper for hints and tips on writing your academic paper.

• Write an academic paper

15. Get Library Links for Google scholar

Use your #DigitalSkills to make Google Scholar searching easy. Get quick access to NHS full-text articles when searching on Google Scholar, link to your library subscriptions to access full-text straight away. Here's how:

• Link to NHS full-text articles in Google Scholar

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.