Skip to main content

App of the Month – Health Library on Twitter

Why not start the year by following the Health Library on Twitter?

You can keep up-to-date, via your mobile devices, wherever you are, with the news from the Health Library by following us on twitter.


You will be able to:
  • Learn about new resources
  • Get updates about any changes at the Health Library
  • Discover more about our services
  • Keep up-to-date with important health-related headlines


Screen-shot of the Health Library twitter feed

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Make sure you use information ethically

 It is important that you recognise and credit the original creators of the information you use in your own studies and work. This is a significant aspect of your digital skills. You can do this by including references. Learn why this is so essential to your studies by completing our etutorial: Introduction to referencing and plagiarism Keele University students can also use RefWorks to help them to manage references. Complete the Keele online tutorial: Manage your references in a nutshell More eTutorials Find all our online tutorials on the Information Skills web page on the Health Library website . More help Contact the Health Library if you need any help finding the information you need.

Stay up-to-date with updates in your field

 Healthcare is a regularly changing industry and a plethora of content is published every year. Staying up-to-date, or managing your current awareness, whether for your professional regulations, current practice or keeping up with the latest research is an important element of your work and studies. You can use your digital skills to stay up-to-date and manage the increasing amount of new information. Learn more about staying up-to-date and the tools you can use by completing our etutorials: What is current awareness? And why do you need it Current awareness tools Learn more about the tools you can use to stay up-to-date Introduction to KnowledgeShare Watch this video for an overview of KnowledgeShare for NHS staff More eTutorials Find all our online tutorials on the Information Skills web page on the Health Library website . More help Contact the Health Library if you need any help finding the information you need.

Is the information you find good quality?

It is important that you check the information you find from your searches to ensure that it is good quality and is relevant to your question. The Health Library can help you. Complete our tutorials to develop the right digital skills to evaluate and critically appraise the information and articles you find. 1. Start by learning about the CRAAP checklist; watch this short video 2. Learn more about how to evaluate information on the Internet by completing our tutorial Evaluating information on the Internet 3. Learn more about Critical Appraisal Tools which will help you to critically appraise the research articles that you find More eTutorials Find all our online tutorials on the Information Skills web page on the Health Library website . More help Contact the Health Library if you need any help finding the information you need.