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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?  

 New dates are available to book on our Searching Ovid Medline training course. Searching Ovid Medline Thinking of writing your own research paper but unsure where to begin? This one-hour course will help you develop a robust search strategy which can be transferred into other databases for maximum paper retrieval. Run by UHNM and Keele Librarians, this course will help you build the ‘Literature review’ section of your paper using Ovid Medline. This course is aimed at NHS staff and Keele academics and researchers working on NHS projects. You will require an NHS OpenAthens username. Wednesday 25th February 12:30pm Book your place online Wednesday 18th March 12:30pm Book your place online Get ready Prepare before you go - complete the etutorial Introduction to Literature Searching so you are ready to make the most of the training.

 New dates are available for students to book on our Searching Healthcare Databases course. Searching Healthcare Databases Navigating healthcare databases to answer clinical questions can be tricky. Why not join us for a 45-minute Nutshell session and learn some key tips to get you started? Learn how to build a robust and transferable search strategy. Discover how to use the PICO framework, Boolean and MeSH (thesaurus) correctly.  Wednesday 18th February 1:10pm Book your place online Thursday 26th February 5:10pm Book your place online Get ready Prepare before you go - complete the etutorial Introduction to Literature Searching so you are ready to make the most of the training

 AMED is the  Allied and complementary medicine database, providing abstracts covering subjects within allied health therapies as well as some nursing topics. This has previously been provided to NHS staff via the Ovid platform. Access to this database has now moved to the Proquest Dialog platform; note that this is different from the Proquest platform that we currently use for other databases. AMED is provided by NHS England as part of the NHS core content collection. Proquest provide additional help to using their resources on this website . All relevant links have been updated in the NHS Resources page on the Health Library website . You will need your NHS openAthens login to access this database. If you need any assistance using this database please contact the Health Library training librarians  library.healthlibrarytrainers@keele.ac.uk

 HDAS the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search facility will close 31 st March 2022. After this date, all your saved searches and alerts will be deleted . Export your saved searches or alerts NOW ! When it’s gone, it’s gone. How to export your saved content Check the instructions on the HDAS website Read our blog post for videos and instructions on exporting from HDAS and importing into Ebsco, Ovid and Proquest More Help Please contact our training team if you need any assistance.

 Get good quality, healthcare specialist information and research quickly – search our databases. What are databases? Database contain bibliographic information around a wide range of, often subject specialist, journals. You can use a range of tools available via the database interface to search for articles on your topic. Tools include: free-text searching, thesaurus or subject term searching, options to combine keywords and searches, and filters such as date of publication and patient characteristics to focus your search. Most databases allow you to set up alerts so that you are notified when new material is added and you can save and share your search results. We subscribe to healthcare databases to help you to find good quality information in your specialist areas. Keele Databases Keele University has subscribed to some core healthcare databases such as: AMED (Allied & Complementary Medicine Database) - Database of references to journal articles in alternative...

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 library provides access to a range of bibliographic databases, clinical search engines, point of care tools, full-text ejournals and ebooks via the library website. Search our databases and tools to find the latest or best evidence to support your decisions for patient care or improving services. You’ll find a full list of resources on  our healthcare resources page . Get Access: Register for an NHS Athens username / password  so that you can access our databases and full-text resources. We manage Athens access locally and help you to maintain your username. UHNM Values:

All the Keele online resources most suitable to help our midwifery students are available from one web page – the Midwifery Databases page . You’ll find easy access routes to searchable databases and our online collections. Screen-shot of the Midwifery Databases page Here you will find links to: Core Databases – the essential databases to support midwifery topics Social Sciences Databases – additional databases if you are looking at wider topics Other Healthcare Resources – useful freely available online resources Books / eBooks – links to Library Search and major medications references Journals / eJournals – A-Z journals list to help you to check whether you have full-text access to the articles you find Mobile Essentials for Keele – mobile friendly websites and apps that help you to access specialist resources on the go Training & Tools – links to training opportunities and online learning Help & Guidance – find out more about how we can help you

All the Keele online resources most suitable to help our medical students are available from one web page – the Medical Databases page . You’ll find easy access routes to searchable databases and our online collections. Screen-shot of the Medical Databases page Here you will find links to: Books / eBooks – links to Library Search and major medications references Journals / eJournals – A-Z journals list to help you to check whether you have full-text access to the articles you find Core Databases – the essential databases to support medicine topics Additional Databases – additional databases if you are looking at wider topics Other Useful Resources – useful freely available online resources Help & Guidance – find out more about how we can help you Getting Started eTutorials – learn how to use our most popular resources Information Skills eTutorials – develop your information skills so that you can complete literature searching effectively Mobile Essentials fo...

All the Keele online resources most suitable to help our nursing students are available from one web page – the Nursing Databases page . You’ll find easy access routes to searchable databases and our online collections. Screen-shot of the Nursing Databases page Here you will find links to: Core Nursing Databases – the essential databases to support nursing topics Social Science Databases – additional databases if you are looking at wider topics Other Healthcare Resources – useful freely available online resources Books / eBooks – links to Library Search and major medications references Journals / eJournals – A-Z journals list to help you to check whether you have full-text access to the articles you find Mobile Essentials for Keele – mobile friendly websites and apps that help you to access specialist resources on the go Training & Tools – links to training opportunities and online learning Help & Guidance – find out more about how we can help you

The web page listing available resources for our Keele midwiferystudents has been updated. Resources have been split up into new sections: Screen-shot of Midwifery Databases page Core Databases – here you’ll find all the important midwifery-specific links to the databases you’ll need when searching for articles Social Science Databases – use resources in this section if you are looking for topics on the social sciences and education Other Healthcare Resources – here are some important freely available Internet resources Books / eBooks – use Library Search to find books and ebooks Journals / eJournals – go straight to the Keele Journals A-Z list to check whether you can access the full-text articles you find Mobile Essentials for Keele – here you’ll find links to some important healthcare-related apps and websites Training & Tools – in this section you’ll find links to the Health Library training courses and online etutorials as well as a link to the eLearn...

The web page listing available resources for our Keelenursing students has been updated. Resources have been split up into new sections: Screen-shot of the new Nursing Databases page Core Databases – here you’ll find all the important nursing-specific links to the databases you’ll need when searching for articles Social Science Databases – use resources in this section if you are looking for topics on the social sciences and education Other Healthcare Resources – here are some important freely available Internet resources Books / eBooks – use Library Search to find books and ebooks Journals / eJournals – go straight to the Keele Journals A-Z list to check whether you can access the full-text articles you find Mobile Essentials for Keele – here you’ll find links to some important healthcare-related apps and websites Training & Tools – in this section you’ll find links to the Health Library training courses and online etutorials as well as a link to the eL...

Dynamed  is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool providing you with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of diseases and conditions. It has a simple and easy to use search box that helps you to find clinical summaries and guidelines as well as the latest practice-changing research. Access It Find a link to Dynamed on  our Healthcare Information page . Use your  NHS Athens  username to login. Available for UHNM users only. More Help Try our etutorial  Using Dynamed Check  our Dynamed help page Find more Dynamed blog posts on  our Information Skills for Health blog

Ovid will be carrying out maintenance of their services over the next few days: Thursday 24th August Saturday 26th August Monday 28th August This may impact on access to our Ovid resources for short periods, in particular: Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) database eJournals hosted by Ovid Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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 .

Dynamed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool providing you with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of diseases and conditions. A simple and easy to use search tool helps you to find clinical summaries and guidelines as well as the latest practice-changing research. Screen-shot of the Dynamed search page Use Dynamed to support you during clinics, ward rounds and case discussions. Access It Find a link to Dynamed on our Healthcare Information page . Use your NHS Athens username to login. Available for UHNM users only. More Help Try our etutorial Using Dynamed Check our Dynamed help page Find more Dynamed blog posts on our Information Skills for Health blog

The new version of HDAS has now been implemented by NICE. Please see the following information regarding what you should do… NICE Evidence Services Library Bulletin - HDAS switch-over date NICE Evidence Services Library Bulletin - HDAS training materials & migration information NICE Evidence Services Library Bulletin - HDAS Updates; Important Information, Act Now