Health Library News

The installation of the new Library Search system (replacement for the Catalogue system) is expected to take place 1st July. Over the implementation period 1st to 4th July please check the Keele Campus home page for details of where to search library resources and how to access your library account. We will update our pages as soon as possible. Note: NHS users can still access NHS-subscribed resources via the Healthcare Resources page .

Message from HDAS: We will be conducting essential service maintenance on Tuesday 28th June 2016 during the evening. Current HDAS will continue to be available, however any new saved searches created after 5pm may not be available after the work is complete.  Saved searches in current HDAS will be available again from Wednesday morning.  Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Health Library and Keele University are changing to a new library system and catalogue. Our new catalogue ‘Library Search’ will be available for you to use from 4th July. As part of the change – the way library loans are managed will change from 4th July onwards. To keep track of your due dates, you will need to log into your library account online by: Going to the library website www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary Click ‘Library Search’. Click on ‘Sign in’ in the top right hand corner, and click ‘NHS users’ in the next screen. The credentials you will need to sign in to your account will be the same as you currently use – your library card barcode is your User ID. Once signed in click on ‘My Account’ and your list of current loans and due dates will display. If you have any problems logging in please contact the library and we will look into it, tel: 01782  679500. Beginning 4th July library loans should start to automatically renew if they have not been  re...

Have you checked out our new blog yet? The Information Skills for Health blog is here to help you to get to grips with our resources as well as support development of your information skills. You’ll find lots of short learning opportunities, including: Searching tips & tricks Resource features eTutorials Revalidation support And more… Subscribe to Information Skills for Health by Email

We have been informed that there will be some disruption of the telephone system, 18th & 19th June, due to maintenance work. You may experience some problems getting in touch. It should only be of short duration. If you have problems please try again later in the day.

Have you tried one of our most popular resources? Medicines Complete gives you online access to a wide range of specialist drug reference ebooks, including: the BNF & BNFc Handbook on Injectable Drugs Herbal Medicines Martindale: the complete drug reference Stockley’s Drug Interactions Kucers The Use of Antibiotics And others You can browse the individual titles or search across all publications. Access Medicines Complete using either your Keele computer username / password or your NHS Athens username / password. The list of ebooks available to you will depend on the organisation you belong to. Find a link to Medicines Complete from our Healthcare Resources page or Medical Databases page . For help, guidance and tutorials see here.

12th - 18th June 2016 By 2035 it is estimated that the number of people living with diabetes will rise to 535 million. Over the last two years it has led to the deaths of between 1.5 and 5.1 million people world-wide. Diabetes UK aims to care for, connect with and campaign on behalf of all people affected by and at risk of diabetes, reaching people with diabetes in local communities across the UK.  This year Diabetes Awareness Week’s theme is Setting the Record Straight and it is seeking stories from individuals living with diabetes. In doing so its goal is to raise awareness of the disease among the population of the UK in order to prevent its increase. For further information please see: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/ http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Get_involved/Diabetes-Week/ Health Library resources For anyone interested in diabetes and the management of diabetes, the Health Library offers numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find var...

Information Skills for Health: Introduction to Literature Searching : Do you need some help when you start a literature search? Our etutorial Introduction to Literature Searching can help get you sta...

Do you struggle to find reliable sources of information? Do you want to improve your literature searching skills? Why not book yourself onto one of our training courses : Get help finding the right information via the Internet Learn how to conduct a literature search and use our databases to get information quickly Find high-level good quality systematic reviews and evidence summaries using the Cochrane Library and similar resources Start to develop your critical appraisal skills Get to grips with Refworks All these sessions are: Run at the Health Library: Presented by qualified librarians Delivered to small groups Give you plenty of hands-on practice Book yourself on a session by getting in touch with our Training Team or book online .

Do you work for our NHS partners and need a bit of help at the library? We have developed a number of etutorials to get you started: Supporting NHS Staff – find out about the facilities and services we have to help you in your work Using the Health Library – have you been too shy to visit? Explore the library online to help you to orientate yourself at the library NHS Athens Registration – get an Athens username / password so that you can access the NHS online resources Finding NHS Resources – want to know what resources you have access to? It might be more than you think. This etutorial will tell you all about our NHS resources.

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: An introduction to health psychology / Val Morrison and Paul Bennett Foundations of health promotion / Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills Renal and urinary systems /Timothy Jones series editor Dan Horton-Szar, faculty advisor Kevin Harris Launching your career in nursing and midwifery : a practical guide / Annabel Smoker Clinical skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners / Angela Whelan and Elaine Hughes Person-centred approaches in healthcare : a handbook for nurses and midwives / Stephen Tee New eBooks include: Nutrition, health and disease [electronic resource] a lifespan approach / By Simon C. Langley-Evans. An introduction to health psychology [electronic resource] / Val Morrison and Paul Bennett. Predicting and changing health behaviour [electronic resource] research and ...

Do you want to go mobile? Check out our Mobile Essentials for the NHS page to find out about the essential healthcare resources we offer you that you can access via your mobile devices: Evidence-based support tools Search for research Mobile Apps Mobile-friendly websites