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Update your digital skills this #KNOWvember23

 Digital skills are an important aspect of daily and modern work life and particularly impact on healthcare delivery and healthcare workers ongoing professional development. The Health Library offers you a number of opportunities to support your digital skills development.

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Which resources may help?

Health Library Information Skills eTutorials

Our online tutorials are designed to give you the basics in information skills. These skills help you to identify your information needs, develop strategies to search for that information, use the best resources to obtain that information, then appraise and reference your results and communicate your findings.

You can complete presentations, interactive tutorials and videos, in your own time, at your own pace.

Training delivered by the Health Library

To develop your skills further or if you need more tailored support book on one of our training courses. Our training team offer 3 specific courses:

  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
  • Literature Searching on Medline
  • Searching the Cochrane Library for Systematic Reviews

You can book a 1-to-1 session, either online or face-to-face. You can also arrange a group session for your department meeting or work group.

To arrange a tailored session please get in touch with our training team with your requirements.

Information Skills for Health blog

For key information about how to use our resources and bite-size learning opportunities, check our Information Skills for Health blog. Here you’ll find videos, step-by-step instructions and hints and tips to help you to develop your digital skills, use resources effectively to efficiently find the information you need.

Watch our video for a quick overview of all the ways the Health Library can support your digital skills:

Learn more…

Complete our online tutorials, book a training session or take a look at our Information Skills for Health blog to learn more about accessing resources and completing an information search.

Need more help?

Contact the Health Library for help accessing or using online resources

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