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If you are not sure how to find or use our online resources, then try our Getting Started etutorials . You’ll find help in getting access, how to search and accessing full-text. eTutorials are available for our most popular online resources, both Keele and NHS. Most are very short; you can jump to the section you need and some include video demonstrations. You can learn more about what the Health Library has to offer you from our online tours . All our etutorials allow you to download and save our etutorial reflection document which you can add to your portfolio.

Learn how to complete a literature search by completing our Information Skills etutorials . Our Information Skills etutorials are short, interactive tutorials that help you to develop the skills you need to find information effectively. Start with an Introduction to Literature Searching – complete the starter search plan for your project or assignment. Then go on and complete more etutorials to improve your search skills . You can complete and save our etutorial reflection document to keep a record for your eportfolio.

Printing services are now back up and running in the IT Suite (CEC).

Customers will not be able to print from the Keele University PCs, due to an IT systems upgrade on Saturday 21st January. We anticipate printing services will resume later on Saturday, once IT confirm that the update is complete. In the meantime: if you need to print – save items to a memory stick and bring it to the library counter.  Library staff will print the items and take payment at the till.

Clinical Key is proving to be a popular resource for our UHNM users. We hope that you are finding it useful. As well as using SmartSearch to find answers quickly, you can also look for journals, articles and books . Try the advanced features such as: Presentation Maker and Saving Articles Our etutorial Using Clinical Key gives you an overview of the key features.

Information Skills for Health: TRIP Pro for NHS Users : The NHS subscription to TRIP Pro has been renewed for 2017. All NHS staff can access the professional version of the TRIP databases via th...

Looking for unusual patient cases? Then you can search BMJ Case Reports and read the full-text. Want to share an unusual case? Then you can submit your own BMJ Case Report. BMJ Case Reports are available to UHNM staff. You can view the full-text by logging in with your NHS Athens username. For details of how to submit your own report please see our BMJ Case Reports help page .

Dry January is Alcohol Concern's flagship campaign. The campaign is a chance to ditch the hangover, reduce the waistline, and save money by giving up alcohol for 31 days.  Instead of talking about what fun (or not) you might have drinking, this sparks off lots of different conversations about the benefits of having a break from drinking. These are the sort of conversations that Alcohol Concern wants to have with people. In January 2014 according to Alcohol Concern, over 17,000 Britons stopped drinking for that month. While there is controversy as to the efficacy and benefits of the practice, a 2014 survey by the University of Sussex found that six months following January 2014, out of 900 surveyed participants in the custom, 72% had "kept harmful drinking episodes down" and 4% were still not drinking. For more about Dry January, please visit the Alcohol Concern website: https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk RELATED HEALTH LIBRARY RESOURCES   For anyone studying ...

Why not start the new year by refreshing or updating your skills? Check our training programmes for Jan-Mar 2017 . You can sign-up to: Health Essentials Online Literature Searching with Databases Evidence-based Databases Rapid Critical Appraisal Refworks (Keele only) Training sessions are delivered at the Health Library by professional librarians. Sessions include lots of opportunity for hands-on learning. You can book online or contact our training team .