Health Library News

The new schedule of training courses held at the Health Library is now available. You can sign-up to learn about: Health Information on the Internet Literature Searching using Databases Cochrane Library Critical Appraisal Refworks These courses are available free to our NHS users and Keele staff and students. Book online to reserve your place.

To read the Mental Health and Social Care current awareness bulletin no.317, 26th September 2011, please click here

To read the Mental Health and Social Care Bulletin no. 316, Monday 19th September 2011, please click here

We have developed a range of online learning modules to help you to use our facilities, services and resources effectively. These are mainly aimed at our new nursing students but anyone can have a look to see if they can help. It wont take long to have a look; most last only a few minutes and you can jump to the section you need. We’ve included presentations, videos and quizzes for you to have a go yourself. Get started with our Welcome Tour to help to learn all about what we can do to for you. Then check out the Finding Resources module to help you to locate the resource you need. The Using Resources section will give you a basic introduction to getting started with books, journals and databases. Once you gain more confidence try our Information Skills section to learn how to search for information effectively. Look in the Library for our leaflets and bookmarks.

Keele University staff and students will now be able to access Keele e-resources off-campus by using their normal Keele log-in , so no more ATHENS! We hope this will make the process easier for you and also increase the use of our resources. More information available here .

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The Health Library will be holding a Book Sale between Saturday 24th September and Friday 30th September. Hundreds of recently discarded medical and nursing textbooks covering a wide range of subject areas will be available at bargain prices. Included in the Sale will be some books from our existing Book Sales trolley which will now be available at reduced prices.  Come along and get yourself a bargain - first come, first served! Books can be paid for by cash or debit card. Check our opening hours .

Welcome to all the new students starting here at the Clinical Education Centre. We are here to support you throughout your studies, providing you with access to information resources, study space and training. You can find out all about our services for you on our website Drop by and take a look. Have a look at our online Welcome tour or take a look at our frequently asked questions page to get the basics.

The journal “Lancet Neurology” is now available online to our NHS UHNS Athens users. You can search for our journal titles via the NHS My Journals list – see our journals web page for links.

The journal “Movement Disorders” is now available online to our NHS Athens users. You can search for our journal titles via the NHS My Journals list – see our journals web page for links.

NHS Athens users can now access BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care for free during 2011 as part of a promotion for the title. Click the sign in button on the right-hand side, then follow the Athens links to login with your NHS Athens username and password.

NHS Athens users can now access the Handbook of Practice Management online via a link from our Healthcare Resources page . From the introductory section: “Handbook of Practice Management is not just a factual guide. It is also a source of professional wisdom about managing a general practice. The authors, two practice managers and two GPs, have worked in a variety of practices and the Handbook draws on their wide experience.”

You can browse all the latest titles added to the catalogue this month. Titles include: Ankylosing spondylitis in clinical practice / Joachim Sieper, JÃrgen Braun. A-Z of neurological practice: a guide to clinical neurology / Andrew J. Larner ... [et al.]. Frozen section library: head and neck / Qihui 'Jim' Zhai New solutions for the heart : an update in advanced perioperative protection / Bruno K. Podesser, David J. Chamber (editors). Young people and alcohol: impact, policy, prevention, treatment / edited by John B. Saunders, Joseph M. Rey Check the catalogue for the full collection.

To read the Mental Health and Social Care Bulletin no.315, Monday 12th September 2011, please click here

To read the Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin no.314, 5th September 2011, please click here

To read the Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin no.313, Monday 29th August please click here

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.

There will be maintenance to the Athens systems during 6th September. This may cause some disruption to the My Athens portal, self-registration services and admin functions. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. You can find links to Athens news items on our Athens page .