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Ebsco is changing the interface for its databases, such as Cinahl and Medline. These databases are used for running literature searches. The platform for ebsco databases is also called ebscohost. The change is expected to take place on the 14 th July. Have you saved searches or search alerts? You will need to act to avoid losing things you have saved. Why is EBSCOhost changing? There has been little change to EBSCO databases over a number of years.   EBSCO say the new version will offer an enhanced experience and allow the addition of new features. What isn’t changing? Your access to EBSCO databases will continue to be via the Health library website and your existing NHS OpenAthens login.   The account you use to save things (My EBSCO) will be retained although some content will be lost if you do not act. What do I need to do?   Will I lose my saved searches? If you do not use EBSCOhost or ebsco databases then no action is required. If you do use EBSCOhos...

 The NHS will be moving to a new version of the EBSCOhost interface used to search journal literature including the CINAHL database.  The transition is expected to take place on the 14 th July.  Action may be required if you have have saved searches and regular alerts set up. You can continue to access the databases from the Health Library website , using your NHS OpenAthens username. We will share opportunities to learn more about how to search on the new EBSCOhost shortly. Some FAQs have been created to support the change – please do look and take action to ensure you do not lose saved work. What is happening to EBSCOhost and what do I need to do as a user?  

  Get the right evidence for your studies, revalidation, professional development and work. Search the Ebsco databases for good quality, topic-specific articles. Which databases? Our users can access a range of databases from different platforms (Ebsco, Ovid, Proquest). Keele staff and students have access to AMED, Cinahl, Medline and PsychInfo from Ebsco NHS staff can access Cinahl and Medline from Ebsco NHS staff can complete our tutorial Which NHS database do you need? to learn more about NHS databases and platforms. Who can access them? Ebsco databases are purchased for you. They are not freely available on the Internet. You will need a login to access them: Keele staff and students – access your resources immediately on campus via the Keele network. Off-campus you will need to log in using your Keele login details. Find more information on the campus online resources help page NHS staff can log in using your NHS OpenAthens username / password. You can find ste...

** NHS HDAS (healthcare advanced search database) will close 31st March 2022. ** If you use NHS HDAS to complete your literature searching and set alerts then you need to act now! If you use NHS HDAS to search Cinahl, Medline, Amed, Embase or any NHS bibliographic database, then you need to act now! Which database should you search? Which platform hosts them? Check our online tutorial Which NHS database do you need? to find out. Make the switch! Move any saved searches and alerts to the database host platforms Start your literature searching on the host platforms Get more help from our NHS databases help page Contact the training team for help using the host platforms

We have changed our subscription to the Ebsco Medline database from the "Complete" version to the "Full-Text" version. Note: You may now not be able to access the full-text of some ejournals you used before The Full-text version does not mean that all journals it contains are available as current full-text journals You can access all NHS subscribed resources from our healthcare Resources web page .

Since we now have wifi for Keele users at the Health Library I thought that you might be interested in the Ebscohost app which allows you to search our main Keele-based healthcare databases such as Medline and Cinahl. Thanks to a student for bringing this to my attention. I have been able to set this up for an Android device, so I’m guessing that the iphone app will be very similar. To get instructions and links relevant for the app: Go to your subject page on the Health Library website , eg Nursing Databases, Midwifery Databases or Medical Databases Click the link for the Ebsco database you usually use eg Medline or Cinahl (note that it doesn’t matter which and the app allows you to search multiple databases) Login using the Shibboleth login option if prompted, entering your Keele University computer username and password when needed. Go to the bottom of the page and click the link “iphone and android apps” This asks you to enter your email address. Enter your Keele email addres...

The Cinahl database is the C umulative I ndex to N ursing and A llied H ealth L iterature. It holds the bibliographic records of thousands of journals giving you access to many full-text articles and specialises in nursing and allied health related topics. You can search across the database to find information about the topics you are researching.There are lots of features to help you to focus your search, including: Subject headings Patient focus limits like patient age or gender Date limit feature to limit to the date range that you need Publication type selection – for example so that you can concentrate on reviews, controlled trials or case reports and so on Search history to allow you to view your previous searches Search combinations to combine your searches using AND or OR to increase the focus of your search or expand your search to include more elements You can find all the bibliographic information about the articles retrieved such as author, journal title, yea...

EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance Saturday 29th June, 03:00 – 07:00 am on the e-journal full-text access servers. This may affect your access to their databases and ejournals during this time. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

We have noticed an issue when trying to access ebsco ejournal titles from the A-Z lists – both for Keele University and NHS ejournal lists. It seems to be a particular issue if you have logged into NHS Athens but then go to access some Keele journals. If you get an error after clicking the ebsco link for a journal title you can still access the full-text by logging on to the database link instead. The database links can be found on our website at: Nursing Databases (Keele) – click the Cinahl or Medline or Psychinfo link Midwifery Databases (Keele) – click the Cinahl or Medline or Psychinfo link Medical Databases (Keele) – click the Cinahl or Medline or Psychinfo link Healthcare Resources (NHS) – click the HDAS link We have reported the error to our suppliers and apologies for any inconvenience.

We have been experiencing problems accessing NHS ejournal titles that are available via the Ebsco databases such as Cinahl, Medline with full-text etc. This appears to affect in particular users trying to access these titles from the Keele computer network. The problem has been reported to Ebsco and we hope that they have a solution soon. Apologies for all the inconvenience caused.

Ebsco will be carrying out maintenance at 11:00pm on 22 nd February, carrying on through to Saturday 23 rd 3:00am. There may be some temporary disruption during this time affecting access to Ebsco databases and ejournals. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Our suppliers have corrected the problem we were having with some access to Ebsco Medline with full-text. Our NHS Athens users should now be able to access ejournal titles within this database. This subscription covers our main 4 Athens groups which includes: Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership: North University Hospital of North Staffordshire Apologies for any inconvenience caused while this problem has been sorted out.

EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance on 1 June 2012 from 13:00 – 22:00 GMT. Users may experience access issues to ebsco databases and journals during this time.

Edit: This issue has now been resolved At present there appears to be an issue with exporting references from the Ebsco databases to RefWorks. Both companies are aware of the issue and are currently working to resolve the matter. No further problems exist to accessing either the Databases or RefWorks. Edit: This issue is affecting all Ebsco folders and not just the Keele link to RefWorks.

Any Keele students or staff using the Ebsco health care databases may notice some changes! The screen has a cleaner fresher look, quick hover over display of article abstracts, share your results via Facebook, MySpace, Del.icio.us etc, choose your favourite citation styles to display (unfortunately Harvard isn't in there), quickly add related reference to your saved folder (now more visible and easier to manage) and much, much more. We will be updating our training materials, so why not come along to one of our Wednesday afternoon training sessions or ask at the help desk for a guided tour. For further information please contact Mariet Schepers on (01782) 556583.

The Health Library will be resuming NHS literature searching training courses from the start of May, details and online booking available on the Health Library website . This course is now available to all Keele nursing and medical students, and supporting staff. Additional help sessions are also available for all Keele health faculty staff and students using the Ebsco database interface. Details on courses offered are on the Health Library website . Please contact the Library for further details on training in the workplace or one to one refresher sessions.

Attention all Keele Students! Currently there is a problem with accessing journals through the Ebsco A-Z list. We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible. All journals should still be accessible by logging into MyAthens ( http:// auth.athensams.net/my/ ) and checking under the journal provider. Most University journal subscriptions will be located under Science Direct and Blackwell Synergy . Please contact the library if you have any queries or problems.