Information Skills for Health

Make the most of your academic reading and get the information you need from books quickly.  Books are still important! We provide collections that will support your studies and professional development as well as provide you with leisure and wellbeing opportunities. Complete our short etutorial Using Books to learn: why books are still so important how to find library books how to get the information you need for your references how to use books effectively to get to the information you need quickly Our tutorial includes video demonstrations of where to find your reference details and how to search the different sections of a book. screen-shot of the list of videos available in the tutorial

 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 ...

 The Health Library offers healthcare and nursing assistants a wealth of resources to help you develop your career and support the patient care you provide. Here are a few of the key resources to get you started: British Journal of Healthcare Assistants The British Journal of Healthcare Assistants journal is specially designed for healthcare / nursing assistants. It provides career advice, introduces new skills and constructively supports practice. This journal is available online. You will need an NHS OpenAthens username / password to log in. Follow these instructions to: Get an NHS OpenAthens username Log in to British Journal of Healthcare Assistants You can also sign-up to receive the latest articles published straight to your inbox. Follow these instructions to set that up . Books Here is a selection of books that can help to support you. Join the library and you will be able to borrow any books within the library. Clinical skills for healthcare assistants a...

 Library Search provides the library catalogue which includes all the books in the collections held at the Health Library (CEC), Campus Library and Health Library at County. NHS staff use Library Search differently from Keele University staff and students. Make sure you make the most of your library membership by learning how to use Library Search to get the information you need. Follow our  presentation for NHS staff Library Search for NHS for an introduction to the main features of Library Search. For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

 Books are a valuable resource, especially for finding established information. Make sure you get to the information you need quickly for your assignments. Complete our etutorial Using Books . For more help with literature searching: Take a look at  more etutorials Book a training session Contact the Health Library

  M idwifery students need to find the best, most relevant information and evidence to complete their assignment s .   Keele University buys a wide range of different types of resources to give you access to good quality information.   Books and eBooks   You can borrow bo oks and access ebooks by searching for your topic on Library Search. Library Search holds information about all the books / ebooks available to Keele students. You can borrow books from either the Campus Library or Health Library .   Read our blog post f or instructions on how to read a n ebook on Library Search .   Running a s imple s earch on Library Search   You can also run quick, simple searches on Library Search for articles and journals , as well as books / ebooks . The results may include a wide range of content as Library Search includes resources across the many disciplines covered by Keele courses.   See our blog post for instructions on running simple search...

  You need to develop background knowledge in the subject area you are studying, working in or researching. Access to established information provides you with standards and proven content helping you to identify existing practices, recommendations and gaps in the knowledge-base. Books (and ebooks) are an excellent source of background knowledge! Resources to help you to find background information: Library Search    This is the library catalogue. You can search for books across our 3 libraries (Health Library, Campus Library and Health Library at County). You can request a title be saved for you to collect later. You can request to pick up a title from a different library to its host library. You can also access ebooks via Library Search. Most titles are available to Keele users; titles available to NHS users are more restricted. Access Library Search To request print books: All users can search Library Search for books (within our collections) and ebooks...