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This information affects NHS, SCONUL and Alumni members. If you have a library card, you will have set up a password for an online library account, which you access through the library catalogue Library Search . This is used to login to your account to view your book loans, renew items and place requests on items.  The system which manages the login details is changing to increase security. Please be aware if you have a password that is fewer than 8 characters you will find that from January 2020 that you will not be able to log in to Library Search. To avoid this - in advance please reset your Library Search password to meet the security criteria. If you have not reset your password before January 2020, you will need to contact the library to request a temporary password reset so that you can access you account and set your own password. Please contact the Health Library at 01782 679500 or Library, Education and Resource Centre at 01785 236113 Please see the i

There will be reduced opening hours at the Health Library over the Christmas period. Monday 23rd to Tuesday 24th Dec - 9:00am to 4:30pm Wednesday 25th Dec - Closed Thursday 26th Dec - Closed Friday 27th Dec - 9:00am to 4:30pm Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th Dec - Closed Monday 30th to Tuesday 31st Dec - 9:00am - 4:30pm Wednesday 1st Jan 2020 - Closed Please check before you visit.

Have you got the right skills to succeed? Don’t forget that you can check your literature searching skills at any time by taking  our Check Your Skills etutorial.  Complete the quiz to learn about the skills you have, then check your action plan to see what you can do to improve them. Was this helpful? We would like to know more about what online learning opportunities you need from the Health Library and how we can best deliver them. Please  complete our  survey  to let us know how we can improve our service. 

If you are embarking on an elective or placement during November / December / January: You are welcome to continue to loan items from the library, but please be aware that normal loan periods will still apply. Items may be requested by another user and recalled. Late return of requested items will still incur fines. Automatic renewals will run as normal, but if you wish to try to avoid having an item potentially due for return at a time when you really cannot come in, you can attempt to renew your books early via your account on Library Search.

If you don't get chance to come into the library for a training course, remember that we also have online learning opportunities. You can  complete our etutorials  to learn more about how to use our resources or develop you own information searching skills.  Getting Started eTutorials Get started with our most popular resources  such as journals and databases, learn what articles are and how you can find full-text. Tutorials are available for both Keele and NHS users. Information Skills eTutorials Developing your information skills is an important aspect of studying and working. These are skills which will help you to identify, find, evaluate and manage the information that you need so that you can effectively and efficiently find the right material for your studies and work. Completing our Information Skills etutorials  will help you to start to develop the right skills that you will use throughout your university and working career. Make the most of the library and c

Here at the Health Library for North Staffordshire we offer you a number of online learning opportunities: eTutorials Online Guides & Support Health Library YouTube channel Information Skills for Health blog You can use these services to learn more about the Health Library’s resources and develop your information skills. Online learning is sometimes also referred to as elearning, technology-enhanced learning, technology-enabled learning or learning online. We would like to know more about what online learning opportunities you need from the Health Library and how we can best deliver them. Please complete our   survey to let us know how we can improve our service. Even if you don’t use our services we would like to learn more about why that is.

Alcohol awareness week is coordinated by the Alcohol Change UK. Over 1,700 public health teams, workplaces, GP surgeries, pharmacies, hospitals, charities and other community groups across the country took part in and organised events for the 2018 campaign. This year's theme is “Alcohol and me” and is hoped to offer a chance for the UK to get thinking about drinking - it’s a week of raising awareness and campaigning for change. For more information surrounding alcohol awareness, please visit the Alcohol Change UK and NHS Choices websites: https://alcoholchange.org.uk/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/ RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of and supporting those who have suffered from alcohol related conditions, the Health Libraries both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find a variety of items as well as i