Health Library News

NHS users can now access the British National Formulary (BNF) and BNF for Children via your mobile. Apps are available via the NICE website . You will need your NHS Athens username and password to access the full-text.

You can now find edition 64 of the British National Formulary (BNF) in the Health Library. You can also find the latest edition of the BNF for Children as well. Both titles are also available online via Medicines Complete - check on our catalogue for the link. You will need to login to access the full-text using either your Keele University computer login details or your NHS Athens username and password.

We’re half-way through our big book sale. Come on down to the Health Library to pick up a bargain. Lots of previous editions of popular titles are still available at knock-down prices. Ends Saturday. Bargains at the Book Sale You can pay via cash or credit/debit card.

Athens will be carrying out maintenance to their systems during 28th to 30th September. Users may experience temporary delays for a short time during this period. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Are there any tweeters out there? You can follow @ceclibrary to get all the latest news from the Health Library. We’ll tell you all about our resources as well as pass on anything significant from a wide range of health organisations that we follow. Follow @ceclibrary for the latest news

Why not like our Facebook page ? You can then get all the latest news about the Health Library including information about new books, new resources, changes to facilities and services as well as photos and videos to help you to find your way around and use all our resources. We also pass on lots of news from Keele University and many health-related organisations. Find us on Facebook Add a comment to let us know what you think.

You can now book on our scheduled training courses for October through to December. Our training courses include: Health Essentials Online   – a revamped course helping you to find all the essential websites for good quality health-related information Literature Searching – using either Keele-based Ebsco databases   or NHS-based HDAS databases , learn how to find relevant journal articles for your research Cochrane Library introduction   – a thorough introduction to help you to find systematic reviews Refworks – (Keele users only) a hands-on course helping you to get to grips with this reference manager tool Rapid Critical Appraisal   – a practical course providing you with an introduction to critical appraisal, including discussion of a journal article. We have a special full-day course Finding the Evidence   for NHS users, which incorporates key aspects of many of the courses listed above. You can book online or contact the training team t...

Get up-to-date evaluated and validated evidence-based guidance for a wide range of conditions and diseases from DynaMed . Designed to use at point of care and updated daily. DynaMed is available for UHNS staff, accessible via your NHS Athens username and password. See our Healthcare Resources page for links and more information , including guides, video demonstrations and how to get the smart phone app. Use the simple search box to find information on a range of conditions and diseases

If you’re new to the Health Library you can find out what we have on offer for you by taking a virtual tour of our facilities, services and resources. We have photo tours where you can learn about the library essentials such as where we are and opening times, as well as what facilities you can use. And you can get a basic introduction to all the different types of resources we have including books, ejournals and databases. The start of the Using the Health Library photo tour

The Health Library Book Sale will begin 22nd September. Old stock and previous editions of popular titles will be available at knock-down prices. First come, first served! Books can be paid by for cash or credit/debit card. Check our opening times and come down to pick up a bargain.

You can browse all the latest titles added to the catalogue in the past month. Titles include: Clinical leadership : bridging the divide / edited by Emma Stanton, Claire Lemer and James Mountford  Effective teamwork: practical lessons from organizational research / Michael A. West.  Essential neonatal medicine / Sunil Sinha, Lawrence Miall, Luke Jardine.  Fundamentals of nursing: concepts, process and practice / Barbara Kozier ... [et al.].  Managing and leading people / Charlotte Rayner and Derek Adam-Smith  Check the catalogue  for the full collection. You can browse through a selection of our new books placed on the new book display shelves. Complete the new book slip inside the book to reserve a copy to borrow. New books on display at the Health Library Like our Facebook page for the latest info about our popular titles.

Students please note that from 5th October Keele Cards MUST be produced in order to borrow items from the Health Library. This is to bring the Health Library into line with policy at the main Campus Library. No other forms of ID or reciting your card number will be accepted. Keele Cards are also now the only way to do printing and photocopying, and self-service book issues.

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.

Please note that the Athens Account Administration website will be undergoing maintenance between 07:00 and 09:00 UK time on Tuesday 11th September. There could be some disruption to this service during this maintenance window which will affect administration functions. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Keele academic staff from Keele Basic Bites have interviewed our Health Library manager Jonathan Hutchins . You can find out what he has to say about what is on offer for you at the Health Library.

Additional information on installing/using the new Write N Cite (version 4) is available within “Write N Cite & Related” section of Campus Library's RefWorks page .

Information from Campus Library about Talis Aspire logins.

Information from the Campus Library about their opening hours during September.