Use Filters to focus searches on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

 The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub allows you to execute simple searches across a wide range of resources. The results list can often be quite extensive. Use the filters to focus your search results.

The K&L Hub offers you a wide range of filters. From the initial search results page you can select:

• Full-text – whether the item is available to you in full-text
• Peer reviewed – whether articles have been peer reviewed
• Date – short range of publication dates to select. Note that you can customise the publication date range further in the All filters panel
• Source type – such as books, articles, reports, reviews ect

The All filters button will reveal the filters panel. You can see what filters you have already selected and choose from a wide range. Some important filters to consider are:

• Library Catalogue Only – to view books and ebooks on the Hub which are available for you borrow from the libraries’ collections
• BMJ Best Practice – to focus on evidence-based guidelines
• Publication date – select Date Range to enter your own dates
• Limit by Subject – this can focus your results by subject heading, so focusing on content where the main topic is covered by your keywords

There are also a range of filters which help you to focus on the content provider / publisher / publication. These are only useful if you are searching for a specific item and you know these details.

Go to your Hub

Start searching now - go to our NHS K&L Hub page – make sure you select the correct instance of the Hub for the organisation you work for.

More help

For more help using the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub:

• Check our recent blog posts:
• Key features on the new NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: get to full-text information quickly
• Complete our etutorial Knowledge and Library Hub tutorial
• Arrange a training session with our training team
• Go to our Knowledge and Library Hub help page
• Contact the Health Library