Health Library News

Our anatomy books are always very popular. Don’t forget that you can access some of the books online – try out our Anatomy Online Reference collection . There are no renewal dates and you’ll not incur any fines. If you want more help in using ebooks take our quick etutorial to get you started.

If you find that we don't provide access to the book or journal article that you need, then you can request an inter-library loan (ILL). We will then try to find a copy of the item and borrow it, or get a photocopy, from another library. The relevant information and request forms for ILLs are available on our website.

We hold books on a wide range of specialist topics. You can find The Stroke Book by Torbey and Selim at RC 270 8 T6.

Are you interested in the research that local staff publish? We have gathered together some of the healthcare-based research published by staff at Keele University and our NHS partners.

If you are a final year nursing student, are preparing for your dissertation and will be attending either a dissertation literature searching workshop or a one to one training session then please complete these activities first: Start your Plan Introduction to Literature Searching - complete this etutorial to make yourself aware of the key things that you need to think about. HL_LiteratureSearchPlan_pdf - print out and start to fill out the literature search plan. This will help you to focus your search. Clarify your Question Identify your Question - this tutorial will help you to break your question down into its component parts. Using PICO - if you have a patient-based clinical question the PICO tool can help you to identify the key elements that you will need to address. Add your question to your search plan. Identify Keywords Develop your Search Skills - learn how to identify and combine keywords. Using a Thesaurus - a thesaurus is a valuable tool t...

You can find specialist reading material in the Health Library, such as Cancer and its Management (Tobias and Hochhauser). This book is on the shelves at shelfmark RC 270 8 T6.

If you are starting your dissertation or looking to do your first research project. Then take a look at our Researchers Online Reference reading list . Here you’ll find a number of easily accessible ebooks to help you to get started with your project. Getting Started – learn how to plan your project Appraise the Evidence – support for literature searching and critical appraisal Evidence-based Medicine – the background to evidence-based medicine and how to carry it out Using Statistics – support specifically for health-based students Writing Up & Getting Published – help and guidance on writing up your dissertation

You can link to our catalogues from the Health Library home page - check the Quick Links options. You can use the catalogue to: search for print books search for print journals access ebooks renew your borrowed books

The ABC series is another popular series at the Health Library. Soar et al's ABC of Resuscitation can be found on the shelves at RC 87 9 S6.

Come and check out the book sale in the Health Library; lots of bargains still available.

Our NHS staff can find out all about the different facilities, services and resources we have specifically for them by checking out our Information for NHS Staff page.

Here is a selection of new titles added to the catalogue this month. Browse all the latest titles here or check out the “New Books” display in the library. New books include: Being mortal : illness, medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande. Diagnostic imaging of child abuse / Paul K. Kleinman. Dorland's dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations / Jablonski. Essential geriatrics / Henry Woodford foreword by James George. Health care professionalism at a glance / Jill Thistlethwaite and Judy McKimm. Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders / Dr Samar Reghunandanan, Dr Naomi Fineberg, Dr Dan Stein. Orthopaedic biomechanics made easy / Shahbaz S. Malik, Sheraz S. Malik. Physical aspects of care : nutritional, dermatologic, neurologic, and other symptoms / edited by Judith A. Paice. Reflections on Community Psychiatric Nursing / Tony Gillam. Standards and ethics for counselling in action / Tim Bond. Succeeding as a hospital doctor : the experts...

You can find a number of the popular Oxford Handbook series in the library, including the Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine by Ramrakha et al, at shelfmark RC 86 7 R2

If you want to find out a bit more about who we are and what we do you can browse out About Us section . You'll find some of our regular reports listed in the Reports section .

The book sale at the Health Library starts this Monday 5 th October. We will have a wide range of medical, midwifery and nursing texts no longer needed in our collection. So pop along and pick up a bargain. Items are sold on a first come first served basis; items will not be held for later payment.

We have noticed that some people have had problems using the BNF App, where despite having a workable NHS Athens username / password the app appears to indicate that you are not allowed access. We have found a strange work-round that seems to work. Once you have set up your NHS Athens username go to the NHS HDAS databases and log in. If you are able to login OK, select a database (any will do), then log out. Then repeat the process of logging in and out again. Now go back to your BNF App; it should work OK and let you log in.