Health Library News

We are expecting some noise and disruption in the library this morning as the installation of the new shelving gets underway. We will also be moving some of the book stock to the new shelving, which should be completed by the weekend. This will make part of our collection more visible and easily accessible. We apologise for any inconvenience these activities may cause.

IT have installed a new scanner in the IT suite, so scanning facilities are back to normal. You will need to log on to the attached PC using your Keele computer username / password. NHS members can request a temporary login to allow them to use the scanner. Ask at the counter (you will need your library card).

On Wednesday morning, 26th February, some new shelving is being installed in the Health Library, and surplus units removed. There may be some noise and disruption during this time. We will be moving some of the book stock to the new shelving, which should be completed by the weekend. This will make part of our collection more visible and easily accessible. We apologise for any inconvenience these activities may cause.

Using the NHS Journals A-Z list is the best way to find out whether we have a subscription for the journal that you are looking for. However following a recent enhancement by NICE, there is currently a bug in the login process. To search for our NHS journal subscriptions: Go to our Journals page Click the NHS Journals link Click the link “OpenAthens Login” (top-right-corner) Login with your NHS Athens username / password Click the link “OpenAthens Login” (top-right-corner) again until this displays your name You can then search for your journal title. Keep clicking the OpenAthens Login link until you can see your name

If you are having problems using the NICE HDAS databases interface to complete your literature searches you can use some alternative links to access the native databases. Go to the Healthcare Resources page and page down until you get to the section ” Alternative Logins – when HDAS isn’t working ”. Click the section header to expand the section. You can now see links to the individual databases. Screen-shot of the Alternative database login links You will still need your NHS Athens username and password to login to the resources.

We are experiencing problems accessing the Handbook of Practice Management, which is normally available to our NHS Athens users. It has recently changed platforms and this has caused us some problems. We are working with our providers to resolve the issue. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.

You can find the latest list of published research from our local staff on our Staff Publications web page Here we have gathered together some of the research published over the past year by our partner organisations: Keele University North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust University Hospital of North Staffordshire

Athens / Eduserv / NICE have updated the NHS Athens self-registration form and the Athens administration interface that we use to manage your accounts. This has resulted in a few changes that may affect you. Web address changes – some of the URLS that you may have used previously may no longer be available. If you have bookmarked these you will need to change them. We are trying to keep all URLS on our Athens page up-to-date. If any resource URLS change we will maintain them on our Healthcare Resources page . Please check there if you are having any problems. Self-registration and re-registration – if you are registering for a new Athens username then you will notice that the form has changed substantially. Detailed instructions are included on the form. Validation of your email address has been enhanced and you need to search for your NHS organisation. If the data you have entered for these 2 items do not match then you will be warned although you can continue with the form. N...

The British Journal of General Practice has moved platform this year. While all accounts are being set up to access articles on the new platform you will not need to login. The publishers have confirmed that the current contents, archive and other pages will be free to access for the next few months. You can link to the British Journal of General Practice via our My Journals list .

We have had to change a number of our ejournal subscriptions this year. Unfortunately some subscriptions have had to be terminated and we have switched 4 titles from print to the online collection. You can find a full list of the changes on our NHS eJournals Information page. To check for a particular journal title, please check our complete list via the NHS Journals A-Z list . If you need help in using this list please try our Finding NHS eJournals etutorial or ask a member of staff.

Here are the final 2 photos in our photo teaser competition. Leaving something out of hours? Return your books out of hours You'll need your card Use the self-service machine to take out books You'll find links to all our photos on our website .

Here is our final photo. Where is this? We hope that you have had some fun trying to guess our photo teasers.

It's the last day of our photo teaser competition - just for fun. Do you know where this is?

Here are the answers for our photo teasers for today. A new "oo" New books on display for you to browse Where is the latest research? Latest journal issues are here: lots more online

How are you doing with our photo teasers? Here is photo 8.

You can browse all the latest titles added to the catalogue in the past month. Here is a selection of new titles. New books include: Attachment theory in adult mental health : a guide to clinical practice / edited by Adam N. Danquah and Katherine Berry Forensic psychiatry : clinical, legal, and ethical issues / edited by John Gunn and Pamela J. Taylor How to write well : a guide for health and social care students / by June Keeling, Hazel M. Chapman, Julie Williams Nurse as educator: principles of teaching and learning for nursing practice / edited by Susan B. Bastable Occupational therapy and older people / edited by Anita Atwal and Anne McIntyre Partnership working in health and social care / Jon Glasby and Helen Dickinson New eBooks include: Clinical oncology : basic principles and practice / Anthony J. Neal, Peter J. Hoskin How to do a systematic literature review in nursing : a step-by-step guide / Josette Bettany-Saltikov. Neonatology : management, procedure...

It's day 4 of our photo teaser competition. Here is photo 7.

Here are the answers to the teaser photos for today. Did you get any right? Handing something in? You can print your assignments here Don't set off the alarms You can take your books out at the main counter

Here is another photo teaser for you to guess.

Here is photo 5 from our photo teaser competition which we're running to celebrate our library, a s part of the celebrations for National Libraries Day.   Where do you think this is?

How did you get on with the photo teasers for day 2? Use the catalogues in the rotunda to search for items in the library You need to use the side-entrance at the weekend and during the evening. The green button lets you out.

You might need to know where this is if you're working late. On your way out?

Here is the next photo teaser, number 3. Where is this?

Have you guessed the answers to our photo teasers? Might you consider making a purchase? We have regular book sales What goes here? You can use the cash-loader to add money to your Keele / Library card There'll be more photo teasers during the week. Check the display board in the library, here on our blog or see our Twitter feed .

Here is the second photo teaser in our competition. Where would you use this?

As part of the celebrations for National Libraries Day we're running a photo teaser competition - just for fun. Do you know what this is?

We’ll be running Literature Search Q & A drop-in sessions during this week. If you need a bit of help getting started or are struggling to find the right bit of information pop along and talk to our librarians. Monday 3th February 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Training room in the Library Tuesday 4th February 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm CEC FF43 Wednesday 5th February 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm CEC GF27 Thursday 6th February 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Training room in the Library Friday 7th February 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Training room in the Library Download the poster here .

It’s National Libraries Day on Saturday 8 th February. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating libraries. During this week we are going to give you lots of opportunities to learn more about your Health Library. #NLD14 #justforfun Health Library MOT Why not start by checking your Health Library knowledge by taking a library MOT? Try our online MOT or use the print version here . You’ll find the answers here . Ask a Question Have you got a burning question but are too afraid to ask? Post it on our display board. Take a speech bubble, write your question, pin it to the board, we’ll post the answer later. Literature Search Q&A We’ll be running drop-in literature search sessions through-out the week. Check in the library for times and location . Our librarian team will be waiting to help. Photo Teaser We’ll be running a teaser photo competition during the week. See if you can guess where in the library this is: It’s just for fun. More… C...