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CASP web address changed

The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) has moved web address. You can now find it at http://www.casp-uk.net/ Our web pages have been updated. For more help on Critical Appraisal see our Critical Appraisal links or attend our Rapid Critical Appraisal training session .

Library Catalogue Changes

The screen for the Library catalogue has been updated this week. You can still get all the same functionality to help you to find the items you need but it now has a much simpler search interface and cleaner screen. Catalogue Search Screen You can read more about the changes here .

Cochrane Library Update

The Cochrane Library have updated their interface and article display screen. Enhancements include easier navigation and improved links. You can read all about it here New functionality for the Cochrane Library

Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery e-Access

The access route for the ejournal Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery has changed: American Version – is now available via NHS Athens for our UHNS users. British version – is now available to UHNS users via an additional username and password. Please see the entry on the NHS My Journals list for details. You can access the NHS My Journals list using your Athens username and password. These access routes will hopefully avoid the IP access problems that we have been having and provide additional access off the NHS network.

Use it or lose it – Print Journal Survey 2011

We are running a survey for our print journals throughout August, September and October to assess how much they are being used. If you use a print journal either just to browse or whether photocopying an article, please can you make sure that you complete the tick-box attached to the front of the journal. Thanks. You can search for print journal titles via our catalogue.

Health Inequalities Bulletin no. 27, June-July 2011

Click here to access the bulletin . This bulletin is produced by the North Staffordshire NHS Outreach Library and Information Service for Primary Care Trusts in North Staffordshire. It aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews on health inequalities which have been published in the previous two months. Sources covered include: NHS Evidence, Department of Health, Cochrane Library and King's Fund.

Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin no. 54, July 2011

Click here to access the bulletin This bulletin is produced by the North Staffordshire NHS Outreach Library and Information Service for Primary Care Trusts in North Staffordshire. It aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews on clinical effectiveness that have been published in the previous month. Sources covered include NHS Evidence, Department of Health, Cochrane Library and King's Fund.

Changes to Refworks

Refworks will be updating to a new version at the end of this year. In preparation for this move you can now try out the new version – please see the Campus Library Refworks web page for more information, including guides and video. Note that Refworks is only available to Keele users via their Athens username.

New Books for July 2011

You can browse all the latest titles added to the catalogue this month. Titles include: Fundamentals of skeletal radiology / Clyde A. Helms.  Interprofessional teamwork for health and social care / Scott Reeves ... [et al.].  Oxford handbook of general practice / Chantal Simon, Hazel Everitt, Francoise van Dorp  Psychology in the real world : community-based groupwork / Guy Holmes with Mandy Barratt ... [et al.] The importance of vision in preventing falls / College of Optometrists  Check the catalogue for the full collection.