Information Skills for Health

  NHS staff can access a wealth of online resources to support studies, work, continuous development and best practice in patient care. Get access to ebooks, journals, articles, databases and clinical tools with a single username / password –   your NHS OpenAthens username . Register online Complete the online form  to get your OpenAthens username. For more help follow these  step-by-step instructions  or watch our video: For a quick overview of some of the resources available watch our short video: Need more help? Not sure if an NHS OpenAthens username is for you? Complete our online tutorial  NHS OpenAthens - what's fact or fake . Want to learn more about the resources we have on offer? Take a look at our  Finding NHS Resources  etutorial. Need more help managing your NHS OpenAthens username? Check our  NHS OpenAthens web page . Get in touch with the Health Library  for more help finding the information you need. 

 The Health Library holds a superb range of healthcare books and ebooks. It includes specialist collections as well as key texts for students and professionals. How do you get what you need quickly? Use our online catalogue, Library Search, to find the key book or ebook that you need. Take a look at the essential features to use to quickly: Log in to your account Check your account status Search for a title Find out where to pick it up Access an ebook Focus your search results Explore our interactive tutorial Find books and ebooks on Library Search below to learn more Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content Need more help? For links to all resources please see the Find section of our website. Check the Training section of our website for all training opportunities, including etutorials, courses and workshops. Contact the Health Library for more help.

 Learn more about the patient experience so that you can better support your patients. Our Patient Voices collection gives you access to books written by patients about their journeys coping with a wide range of conditions and diseases. Any member of the library can borrow from the Patient Voices Collection. Visit the library to browse the shelves or check the collection online via our catalogue Library Search to see what you'd like to try. Patient Voices Collection by Cheryl Kent Need more help? NHS staff can join the Health Library. Please see our website for more information . Keele University staff and students are already members. Contact the Health Library for more help.

 Get support for your wellbeing from the Reading Well collection. This collection of books aims to support your mental health, provide inspiration and just be fun! You can borrow self-help titles as well as mood-boosting books such as poetry and popular novels. Any member of the library can borrow from the Reading Well Collection. Visit the library to browse the shelves or check the collection online via our catalogue Library Search to see what you'd like to try. Reading Well Collection by Cheryl Kent Need more help? NHS staff can join the Health Library. Please see our website for more information . Keele University staff and students are already members. Contact the Health Library for more help.

  A library full of books – what could be more glorious? Well, we’re bound to say that aren’t we? But every book is there with you in mind. So, how can books help you? You can access established information from textbooks, read recommended reading lists, get evidence-based guidance, practice exam questions, learn more about your patients’ journeys or just disappear into a fictitious world to take a break. Get started by completing our short etutorials or blog post instructions to help you to find books and ebooks: Using a Book  - learn how to find the information you need quickly by using chapter headings and the index. Using eBooks  - complete this tutorial to learn more about using ebooks to find information and bookmark your key pages. Library Search for NHS Users  - this presentation introduces you to Library Search, the library catalogue. NHS staff can learn how to find books on Library Search and within the Health Library. Finding eBooks on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hu

  We have updated our new etutorial Searching with Cinahl . This now includes interactive images helping you to explore the features of the various functions; giving you a more interesting learning experience. screen-shot of an interactive image in Searching with Cinahl presentation Try our updated etutorial now . Think you know everything about the Cinahl database? Give our quiz a go to find out what you know.