Health Library News

We're more than just books - we provide you with a range of specialist services to support your work, research and studies. Here's some stats for you: Last quarter, July to September 2019, we: completed 32 literature searches supported 169 new Athens accounts supplied 50 inter-library loan requests delivered 124 training sessions Poster showing the stats for last quarter Make sure you're making the most of your membership of the library and ask about how we can support you.

Need a quick refresher or want a short introduction to the basics? Try our new In a Nutshell training sessions. In only 30 minutes you can learn: How to use Library Search to find books quickly How to find articles for your assignments How to use RefWorks to manage your references Sessions are available at the Health Library on Mondays or Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:00pm. Check online for dates available and to book to reserve your place.

IT will be undertaking some essential server maintenance on the Health Library Forms platform on Tuesday 15th October, from 8:00 pm for up to 2 hours.  During this time the Health Library online forms will be unavailable. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Make sure you check out our website to get all the info about what the Health Library can offer you. You’ll find everything that the Health Library delivers listed on our website – library facilities that you can use, services to support you and resources that you can access. And if you can’t, don’t be afraid to ask us. “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

You can find the Health Library page on Facebook . Follow our page on Facebook for information about: service updates, resource updates and the latest training opportunities. Our Facebook notifications are monitored regularly although not constantly. If you would like to contact us via Facebook please feel free to either leave a comment on a post or message us. Please remember that Facebook is a public space and behave accordingly; take care of your personal information. “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

For help 24/7 you can use our Live Chat service . This might be helpful if you are working online. Go to our website and click on the Live Chat logo at the bottom of the page. You’ll be connected to library staff during Mon-Fri, daytime hours and our out-of-office service at other times. “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

If you would like to get in touch with staff at the library for help or queries you can always email us at health.library@keele.ac.uk “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

The death of a baby is not a rare event. It can happen to anyone. Every year, thousands of people in the UK are affected by the death of a baby or experience pregnancy loss. The Baby Loss Awareness Week is an opportunity for parents, their families and friends to acknowledge and remember their precious babies who have died. It is led by Sands (Stillborn and Neonatal death charity) in collaboration with 70 charities in the UK. Throughout the week bereaved parents, their families and friends, unite with each other and others across the world to commemorate the lives of babies who died during pregnancy, at or soon after birth and in infancy. Baby Loss Awareness Week is also a platform to call for tangible improvements in research, care and policy around bereavement support and highlights bereavement support and services available for anyone affected by the death of a baby at any stage. For more information surrounding pregnancy loss or infant death, please visit the SANDS website:...

If you want to use the library services you can make a request online by using our online forms . Complete our online forms to request the following: Inter-library loan request for a book that is not available within our collections Inter-library loan request for an article that is not available within our collections Literature search request to a member of the Librarian team Stock suggestion to be added to our collections Training course booking to reserve your place “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

Follow the Health Library @ceclibrary on Twitter for the news about the library as well as the latest healthcare news headlines. Follow us on Twitter for information about: service updates, resource updates and the latest training opportunities. We’ll also pass on information about published research and guidelines as well as the latest news. We follow a wide range of local and national healthcare twitter feeds. You can find out more about the following types of twitter feeds: North Staffs NHS Tweeters Keele Twitter Links NHS-Based Organisations Let us know if you would like your organisation to be added to our lists. Our Twitter notifications are monitored regularly, although not constantly. If you would like to contact us via Twitter please feel free to either tweet or DM us. Please remember that Twitter is a public space and behave accordingly; take care of your personal information. “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

You can contact the Health Library online by completing our online Contact Us form . If you have any comments, complaints or compliments that you’d like to make about the Health Library, its facilities, services and resources then feel free to use our online form. The library management will consider your comments and get back to you if you want them to. “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”

The latest available training dates have been added to the Keele scheduled library training programme . Make sure your are prepared for the year ahead by developing your skills in literature searching, critical appraisal and using refworks. To reserve your place contact the Training Team or complete our form .

During your time at Keele and while working on NHS placements, students with the School of Nursing and Midwifery and Medical School will use a number of different logins and accounts. Here is a short explanation of what they are: Keele Computer Username & Password Your Keele computer username and password is given to you by Keele IT. It is a single login that gives you access to the Keele network as well as online library resources. You should contact Keele IT if you have problems with this account. If you have problems accessing online resources please contact the campus library . NHS / HE OpenAthens Account Your NHS / HE OpenAthens account is given to you in your 1 st or 2 nd year of study. It starts nhsac …This login will give you access to core NHS-subscribed online resources. NHS / HE accounts are managed by Campus Library and you should contact Steve Parton or Paul Johnson if you have problems with this account. NHS IT Account You may be given an ...

Learn more about how you can use the Library in a digital world Follow us on Social Media Follow our twitter feed @ceclibrary and Facebook page for more information about using the Library’s digital services Sign-up to our Blogs Sign-up to our blogs to learn more about online resources and services. Get updates in your email inbox: Health Library News Information Skills for Healthcare Learn more about… Connect Online with the Health Library – all the different ways to keep in touch with the library Fun Facts – about some of our online services Go Mobile – download and install key NHS-subscribed mobile resources

Do want to learn more about how to use our resources and find the best evidence?  We've got courses that can help you to get to grips with Medline, Clinical Key, the Cochrane Library, Dynamed, TRIP and BMJ Best Practice. You can also update your skills on critical appraisal to make sure you're selecting the best articles. Find out more on our NHS training page and request your place by completing our form . If you can't make any of our scheduled dates then get in touch with the training team to arrange a 1-to-1 session.