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 Got a reference for an article? Need to find the full-text? Not sure if we have an NHS subscription to the content you need? Do you want to: Get full-text easily Feel confident and calm Impress colleagues Save time Or are you happy to: Search lots of resources Get frustrated Ask colleagues and friends Waste time You can check for your access to full-text articles and journals by using simple tools to search NHS resources. This will give you links straight to the full-text, no matter which platform holds our content. Complete our tutorial Find full-text articles and journals in the NHS to learn how to easily get to the full-text content you need. screen-shot of the etutorial showing avatars Emma and Dan You will learn: How important NHS OpenAthens is The one place to access these easy-to-use tools How to search for the DOI How to use NHS Knowledge & Library Hub How to use the Browzine journals list Why LibKey Nomad is so important How you can make searching on google scholar e...

 We recognise that NHS staff need easy, quick access to online full-text resources. You can access a wealth of resources and it is important to be able to access them efficiently so that you can apply improved knowledge and develop patient care. Ensure you use key resources to make sure you can get to full-text content quickly. Start by checking these resources: NHS OpenAthens username Your NHS OpenAthens username unlocks full-text from a wide range of online resources. Most of our subscribed resources can be access by the single OpenAthens username. Register for your NHS OpenAthens username - step-by-step instructions NHS Knowledge and Library Hub You can search the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub for full-text content. The Hub includes a wide range of NHS-subscribed resources, including articles, journals, databases and ebooks. You can execute a search across multiple resources. The results list will indicate the available full-text options, including requesting article...

 Not sure where you can get access to full-text articles for your studies and research? We’ve got the web page just for you. Keele University students and staff can take a look at our new page Articles for Keele . Here you’ll find step-by-step instructions to getting straight to the full-text. Search Library Search Use advanced search options in Library Search Check the Journals A-Z list for full-text options Link to the Keele subscriptions from Google Scholar Make sure you bookmark the new page so that you can quickly check for full-text options. Here’s a quick reminder: Need more help? Get in touch with the Health Library if you need any help accessing the articles you need.

  We know that getting to the full-text of an article can sometimes throw up unexpected errors. The complicated nature of multiple resources all linking together means that there are a lot of moving parts that all need to work together seamlessly .   Here are some of the common issues that we come across:   Too many results returned on the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub   The NHS Hub can return thousands of items from a search. Use the filter options on the results page to focus your results and get the article you need.   Read our blog post for more info: Focus search results using filters on the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub   ePub ahead of Print availability   ePub ahead of print refers to articles that are published ahead of the next expected issue. There can be problems with their availability.   Read our blog post for more info: ePub ahead of p rint   Problems a ccessing NHS Resources on the Keele Network   We know that...

 We know that getting to that elusive full-text article can sometimes feel like you’re wandering in a maze; you’re prevented access at every turn. Well, we’ve got 5 key tools to help you get straight to the full-text. Before we get started remember that, as an NHS member of staff, you’ll need to have your NHS OpenAthens username for when you need to log in. Complete the online form to register. Let’s start. Here’s what we’ll be looking at: You’ll find all the tools on our web page Articles for the NHS: finding full-text articles . So, what do you know about the article you’re looking for? Full reference including the DOI or Pubmed ID Have you got a full reference? Perhaps from a reference list, a database search or sent to you from a colleague? Perhaps it looks like this: Ultrasound-guided genicular nerves block vs. local infiltration analgesia for total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial, Cuñat et al Anaesthesia, 2023 Feb;78(2):188-1...

 We have a new web page for our NHS users - Articles for the NHS: finding full-text articles . Make the most of all the new resources we have for you and get to full-text articles quicker. Have you got your reference ready? You can use: LibKey IO - to search for article unique identifiers DOIs or Pubmed IDs NHS Knowledge and Library Hub - to search for article titles or journal titles LibKey Browzine - to search for journal titles and find full-text LibKey Nomad - to find full-text access on publisher websites Get more info on our new Articles for the NHS  web page from our blog post Get your full-text NHS article .

The Health Library subscribes to a range of online journals specifically for our NHS users. You can find out what is available by logging on to your NHS Journals A-Z list with your OpenAthens username . You'll be able to search for a particular journal title and see whether it is available, what holdings are covered and where you can access the title from. Note that we buy journal titles from different databases, platforms and publishers. The title you need may be available from a different platform to the main publisher. To find out how to search for the full-text access of a journal title, check our step-by-step instructions on our Information Skills for Health blog. To learn more about NHS ejournals complete our online tutorial .

Our Information Skills for Health blog can help you to develop your skills and become an evidence-based practitioner. You can find help on: Accessing full-text articles Completing etutorials How to complete a literature search How to use our resources Key features of resources Mobile-friendly resources Online good quality healthcare-based resources Step-by-step instructions Support for revalidation Tips and tricks when searching for the right information Training opportunities Video demonstrations You can sign-up to receive the latest blog posts in your inbox: Enter your email address (delivered via Feedburner) Supporting: Evidence-based Practice :: CPD ::  Revalidation :: Patient Care

If you can’t access the full-text of an article then you may need to apply for an Inter-Library Loan. We will try to get you a copy of the article from another library. But… first things first – have you checked our available collections ? Check Library Search for the print version of the journal and article – is it already sitting on our shelves? NHS staff should check the NHS A-Z Journals List. You’ll need to log on with your Athens username. You can then check for the journal title of the article to see if it is included in our online subscription. Check Library Search to see if the article is available via Keele resources. Keele users will be able to access Keele resources either via the Keele network or by logging on with their Keele username / password. NHS library members can access Keele networked resources by requesting a temporary Keele login for walk-in access. If you still can’t find the full-text, then double-check on Google Scholar to see if a full-text ...