The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub now has a new look.
It is still the place to go to find information, articles, e-books and journals from a range of healthcare specific resources for our NHS customers; and also to find out about print books available at both of our Health Libraries.
It is still the place to go to find information, articles, e-books and journals from a range of healthcare specific resources for our NHS customers; and also to find out about print books available at both of our Health Libraries.
If you are on a Trust computer the desktop link to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub will now take you to the new interface.
Below is a guide to the new interface.
Search page:
1. Log in using your NHS OpenAthens username / password.
2. Enter your search keywords into the search box. You can search for a topic, a journal article, a book or a journal title. Suggested text is presented for popular search terms. You can select these or ignore them and use your own keywords.
3. Advanced search options are available. You can combine search terms here.
4. Select PICOT to search using the PICO tool.
5. If you prefer to search by asking a question - toggle on the natural language search option, then put your question in the search box.
6. For more in-dept searching in healthcare bibliographic databases, and for extra clinical decision making tools select Further Resources. This list will depend on your organisation’s subscriptions.
7. Select a tile for quick access to some of our clinical decision tools.
8. Select a tile to link to key library information and services.
9. Check the OpenAthens registration link to register for a NHS OpenAthens account, if you don't already have one.
10. Link to the A-Z journals list to check for the availability of journal titles.
11. Link straight to the Health Library web page.
12. If you need any help, email us - click on Ask-a-librarian for the library contact details.
Results page:
1. Search results are presented in the centre of the page.
Below is a guide to the new interface.
Search page:
1. Log in using your NHS OpenAthens username / password.
2. Enter your search keywords into the search box. You can search for a topic, a journal article, a book or a journal title. Suggested text is presented for popular search terms. You can select these or ignore them and use your own keywords.
3. Advanced search options are available. You can combine search terms here.
4. Select PICOT to search using the PICO tool.
5. If you prefer to search by asking a question - toggle on the natural language search option, then put your question in the search box.
6. For more in-dept searching in healthcare bibliographic databases, and for extra clinical decision making tools select Further Resources. This list will depend on your organisation’s subscriptions.
7. Select a tile for quick access to some of our clinical decision tools.
8. Select a tile to link to key library information and services.
9. Check the OpenAthens registration link to register for a NHS OpenAthens account, if you don't already have one.
10. Link to the A-Z journals list to check for the availability of journal titles.
11. Link straight to the Health Library web page.
12. If you need any help, email us - click on Ask-a-librarian for the library contact details.
Results page:
1. Search results are presented in the centre of the page.
2. Narrow the results of your search using the quick filters shown underneath the search box.
3. All filters - offers even more options to focus the results by applying a range of filters such as source type, date range, subject, database, language etc.
4. Click Relevance to sort your results by date.
5. Click Show to increase the number of results displayed per page.
6. Access options are presented for each item. These could include links to access the full text online or as a pdf. For some e-books and for physical books there will be a link: Find at my health library, to access the item or obtain further details via the Health Libraries’ catalogue.
7. Request this item - you can request an article from the library if it is not available in full-text.
8. You can combine the results of several searches by clicking on Recent activity. You will then be able to select the search lines you wish to combine and then click on the icon
to choose one of the options: AND, NOT, OR.
9. Login and MyEBSCO allows you to save searches and records.
10. You can save items to your folder by clicking the save icon
11. You can save a search or create an alert by clicking on these 3 dots.
12. My dashboard – this is where you can find your saved items and alerts.
13. Start a new search.
3. All filters - offers even more options to focus the results by applying a range of filters such as source type, date range, subject, database, language etc.
4. Click Relevance to sort your results by date.
5. Click Show to increase the number of results displayed per page.
6. Access options are presented for each item. These could include links to access the full text online or as a pdf. For some e-books and for physical books there will be a link: Find at my health library, to access the item or obtain further details via the Health Libraries’ catalogue.
7. Request this item - you can request an article from the library if it is not available in full-text.
8. You can combine the results of several searches by clicking on Recent activity. You will then be able to select the search lines you wish to combine and then click on the icon
to choose one of the options: AND, NOT, OR.9. Login and MyEBSCO allows you to save searches and records.
10. You can save items to your folder by clicking the save icon
11. You can save a search or create an alert by clicking on these 3 dots.
12. My dashboard – this is where you can find your saved items and alerts.
13. Start a new search.
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