Health Library News

There will be disruption to the Inter-Library Loan Service (ILL) during the current restrictions. Although we are trying to supply an ILL service some of our source libraries are not available and this means it is taking longer to source items and fulfil requests.  To help us please do not submit more than 5 requests, and do not submit further requests until your previous requests have been fulfilled or resolved. Please submit any requests for  journal articles via the online form and we will deal with them if possible. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Here is a quick run-down of how you can access the NHS-subscribed online resources you need: Log In You will need your NHS OpenAthens username and password to get access to subscribed resources. Please see our NHS OpenAthens page for information about how to register and maintain your account. If you are having problems with your account please contact your OpenAthens administrator or the eResources Librarian. Library Search You can use Library Search to find ebooks. The journals and articles available via Library Search are Keele subscriptions and you will not be able to access these Many of our popular print books are also available as ebooks. Follow these simple steps to read an ebook . Oxford Handbooks Online We have an online collection of Oxford handbooks for UHNM staff. Note that this collection is not available via Library Search. Please go to the Oxford handbooks page on our website for a list of titles available and link to the ebook. You will ...

Here is a quick run-down of how you can access the Keele-subscribed online resources you need: Log In You will need your Keele computer username and password to get access to subscribed resources. If you are having problems with your account please contact the Keele IT department . Library Search You can use Library Search to find ebooks, ejournals and to run simple searches to find articles. Make sure that you log in to Library Search with your Keele computer username and password. This will help you to get to the full-text more easily. Many of our popular print books are also available as ebooks. Follow these simple steps to read an ebook . Databases For nursing and midwifery students Nursing and midwifery students will find the most relevant databases for their subject on their subject page . Use these specialist databases to find articles. Make sure you use the links on this page as most of the time the link will take you straight to the login page...

The Health Library is currently closed due to the coronavirus / covid-19 restrictions. Whilst the Library building will not be available we are trying to run as many services as we can remotely during the lockdown. If you need to get in touch with the library there are a number of routes you can use: Email The Health Library email account health.library@keele.ac.uk is being monitored on a regular basis. Please contact us if you have any queries. Health Library Home Page We have a link on the Health Library home page to all the service changes occurring due to the current restrictions. Just click the button to find out what is happening. Twitter You can follow us on Twitter to learn more about how we can help you during the current lockdown. The account is monitored regularly if you need any help here. Facebook If you prefer you can also follow our Facebook page. Again we will be monitoring regularly to check if there are any comments or messages.

The Health Library will close from 5:00 pm today 23 March until further notice due to coronavirus / covid-19 restrictions. Please check our home page for details of the availability of individual services - we will be trying to run some of these remotely. Remember that online resources will be available. Please contact the Health Library with any queries.

Group training sessions at the Health Library are cancelled until further notice. Anyone who requires a one-to-one session should contact the library trainers for further information. Email:  library.healthlibrarytrainers@ keele.ac.uk Telephone 01782 679583/563

Borrowing The library service is currently open if you wish to borrow items. Please use the self-service machines. Please check opening times as these may change. Renewals Items currently on loan will be renewed automatically.  Requests Requests are being suspended. Returns You can return items by post or at the library. Please use the self-service machines if possible. Please check opening times as these may change.

The Health Library will close at 2:30 pm on Sunday 22 March.  This is due to staffing issues related to restrictions caused by corona virus / covid-19. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

In the light of recent developments due to Covid-19, the Health Library will be reducing its opening hours in order to maintain a sustainable service. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice opening hours will be as follows: Monday - Friday       8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday - Sunday   10:00 am - 5:00 pm All services are expected to operate as normally as possible within these restrictions. Contact You can contact the Health Library via email  health.library@keele.ac.uk Campus Library Please see the  Campus Library website  for current library service availability.

We’ve released new training dates for our training programme.  We have a range of training opportunities available at the Health Library this Spring. We now have short bite-sized courses as well as our regular programme of comprehensive courses. There are 2 programmes - one for  Keele students and staff  and one for  NHS-based staff . Develop your skills and learn more about our resources, so that you can find the evidence to support decision-making and patient care. You can book online or by contacting our training team: Book on an NHS-based course Book on a Keele-based course Contact the training team

We’re celebrating 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. We’d like to showcase all the great work that you do by collecting some of your stories. What do you do? What do you enjoy most? What would you pass on to students and new recruits? We’ll then share your stories by displaying them in the library. #YearoftheNurseAndMidwife logo and photo of a group of nurses Get Involved Send us your story: Contact Cheryl at c.kent@keele.ac.uk for a story template Or Go online at https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/findaform/peoplestories/ to submit your story Please share this post with your colleagues so that we can showcase as many different stories as possible.

There have been a number of changes to the individual journal subscriptions this year for NHS staff. New Titles The Health Library has subscribed to a new collection this year, called the Ovid High Impact collection. This collection includes 85 titles: A&A Case Reports A&A Practice Academic Medicine Advances in Anatomic Pathology AIDS AM Express American Journal of Gastroenterology American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Journal of Surgical Pathology Anesthesia & Analgesia Anesthesiology Annals of Plastic Surgery Annals of Surgery Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis: A Journal of Vascular Biology Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Cancer Nursing Circulation Circulation Research Clinical Journal of Pain Clinical Journal of...

If you are embarking on an elective or placement during March or in April / May: 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 thus need to be returned. 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.

You can find the latest list of published research from local NHS staff on our Staff Publications web page. Here we have gathered together some of the research published over the past year by our partner organisations: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare University Hospital of North Midlands CCGs in North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Note: that this list is drawn from Pubmed, where the Author/Affiliation field includes our partner organisations.