Information Skills for Health

Ebsco have 2 sessions in January to help you to get to grips with the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub. Click on the link below to book your place. Exploring the new NHS Knowledge & Library Hub This 60--minute webinar provides a comprehensive introduction to the updated Hub (EBSCO Discovery Service) accessible nationally across NHS England. By the end of this session participants will be able to: Navigate and identify key features of the updated Hub interface Conduct evidence searches using Natural Language to find relevant records Combine search terms and searches for more precise results. Save and export records in RIS and other formats for use with reference management tools Create, store, and retrieve saved records using the MyEBSCO account. Wednesday, 7th January 2026 @ 2.30pm   Tuesday, 20th January 2026 @ 10.00am 

  Have you registered for your NHS OpenAthens account yet? What's stopping you? Don't think it's worth it? Everyone says don't bother? Separate the fact from the fake. Complete our etutorial NHS OpenAthens - what's fact or fake? to learn the facts and get your NHS OpenAthens username. Learn more about NHS OpenAthens accounts from our web page .

 Ebsco are running 2 training courses this month. These courses cover the new ebsco database interface and will only be suitable for our Keele University users. Please click the link to book your place. Supporting Systematic Reviews using EBSCOhost – Part 1 Searching (60 mins) The first of a two part session will introduce the concepts of searching the healthcare literature to support systematic reviews from initial framing of a question, to demonstrate search using PICO(T), searching both keywords and subject terms for CINAHL and MEDLINE on the new EBSCOhost interface. Tuesday 6th January - 10.30am Wednesday 21st January - 2.30pm Supporting Systematic Reviews using EBSCOhost – Part 2 Managing Results (60 mins) This session will introduce options for managing search results after searching the literature on CINAHL and MEDLINE, on the new EBSCOhost interface, in support of systematic reviews. Tuesday 13th January - 10.30am Wednesday 28th January - 2.30pm