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  A full range of services and resources are available to you across our Health Libraries at the Royal Stoke Hospital and County Hospital. Use the below QR code or link to access our online guide for further details of the services available, and for links to the library membership form, NHS OpenAthens account registration form, and further information. Doctors in training Library Guide  

If you are a Keele healthcare student studying at the CEC or on placement within the NHS, make sure you make the most of your Health Library. The Health Library, based in the CEC on the Royal Stoke site, is a joint Keele University / NHS library. Your Keele card is your library membership card. Use our good quality resources and develop your skills to make your studies a success. If you’re studying at the CEC, working on placement or just live near-by, feel free to pop in. Complete our online tutorial Welcome to Keele Students to learn more about what we offer you.

  Have you missed your NHS Health Library induction? Not sure if you can remember everything? Don’t worry! We have an online version that you can take your time with. Complete our NHS Online Library induction to learn: Why you need the Health Library – oh yes you do! What you need to be able to access online resources Which resources will be most useful to you Which resources you can use on your mobile phone What help you need to become a confident searcher How we can find information for you Complete our NHS Online Library induction –  make sure you setup your settings in the tutorial first so that you get the correct information for the NHS organisation that you work for. screen-shot of the settings available  in the induction etutorial What did you think of our online induction? What would you change? Did we miss something out? Let us know. Please complete our feedback form so that we can improve our service. You can find more etutorials on our w...

 Make the most of your Health Library Keele University students studying in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences can use the Health Library at the Clinical Education Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital site. Your Keele card is your library membership card. Use your library service to make sure you use good quality resources and develop your skills to make your studies a success. If you’re studying at the Clinical Education Centre, working on placement or just live near-by, feel free to pop in.  We're here to help. Find out more about our facilities, services and resources – take a look at our Health Library Showcase for Keele Students . You can watch a video or complete a short tutorial.

  Make sure you find the best information for your assignments so that you succeed on your course. Keele students have access to some great training opportunities at the Health Library. Start with your Health Library induction Make sure you attend the Health Library induction arranged by your tutor. Missed it already? Complete the online tutorial Keele students Library Welcome to learn how we support you. Complete our online tutorials Start to develop your searching skills by completing our short online tutorials . You’ll learn about the skills you need and develop them to help you complete good quality literature searches. Book a Nutshell course Sign-up to an … In a Nutshell workshop and discover more about ebooks, your online reading lists, how to find journal articles, managing your references and lots more. Sessions are available online as well as face-to-face. Arrange a 1-to-1 training session Book a training session with one of our experience librarians to ...

 Make sure you’ve got the right skills to get the best evidence for your studies. Complete our online tutorial Check Your Skills . Take the quiz to find out how to: prepare for your project organise your search select the right information from your results   Get your action plan to find out how to improve your skills and find information more effectively. Take the time to develop your skills to become a successful information searcher. More eTutorials Find more etutorials to help you to develop your digital skills on our Information Skills eTutorials page. Book Training Book a training session with one of our experience librarians to get more support for your searching.

 Get ready for your studies and find out where to get the best information for your assignments – at the Library! Watch the video for a quick overview of key resources for Keele students. Accessing Keele resources You will need to use your Keele login / password to log in to online resources. Library Search Library Search is our library management system and catalogue. It includes information about all the books at the Health Library as well as those at Keele Campus Library and the Health Library at County (Stafford). Search Library Search for books and borrow titles from any of these libraries. You can also perform basic searches across Keele-subscribed resources such as journals and databases to find articles on your topic. Midwifery and Nursing Databases Get good quality evidence for your assignments by searching specialist nursing and midwifery resources. These include databases such as Amed, Cinahl and Maternity and Infant Care. Go to the Midwifery and Nursing Dat...

  Studying with Keele on a remote online course? The Health Library can help you. We are a specialist healthcare library supporting Keele students and NHS staff . We can help you to make the most of library services available to you. Complete this online presentation Online Health Library for Keele University Online Remote Learners and learn more about: Health Library service Library services for NHS staff Working with multiple resources Where to find resources Key resources you’ll need Hints and tips using resources Information Skills etutorials Training opportunities How to stay in touch with the Health Library What did you think about our tutorial – complete our feedback form to help us to improve our service.

Make the most of what the Health Library can offer you. Find out how we can make studying easier. Complete our short online tutorial Using the Health Library to learn about: How to visit the Health Library Our collections in the Library How to borrow items Study facilities IT facilities Where to go for online access Where to search for resources Training opportunities Specialist Services Help options What did you think about our tutorial – complete our feedback form  and help us to improve our service.

  Are you studying at the Clinical Education Centre (CEC) or on placement at local NHS sites? Then don’t forget that you can use the Health Library at the CEC. Want to know what we can offer you? Complete our short presentation Keele Students Library Welcome to learn more… Who are we? Where can you find us? View a photo gallery of the library What is our study environment like? Check out the IT facilities What can you borrow? How can you access online resources? Complete our online tutorials to develop your searching skills Book a training session for more help Please let us know what you thought of this presentation by completing our feedback form . This will help us to improve our service.

Keele University students studying in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences can use the Health Library at the Clinical Education Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital site. Your Keele card is your library membership card. Use your library service to make sure you use good quality resources and develop your skills to make your studies a success. If you’re studying at the Clinical Education Centre, working on placement or just live near-by, feel free to pop in. Find out more about our facilities, services and resources – take a look at our Health Library Showcasefor Keele Students . You can watch a video or complete a short tutorial.

 Read our special themed newsletter . This issue is all about new NHS users making the most of library services and resources. So if you work in the NHS for one of our partners make sure you get up-to-date with all the ways the Health Library can support you.

   You don’t have to visit the Health Library to make the most of our resources and services. We have developed a short etutorial to help UHNM staff get to grips with our online resources and services. Complete our presentation  NHS Online Library for UHNM  to learn how to: Register for an OpenAthens account to access online resources Access and read ebooks Find online journals Search the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub Access databases Register for KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates Find online training support Request a service Try more online tutorials Take a look at our  Health Library Showcase  for more tutorials and videos to get you started at the Health Library. There are more tutorials to help you to develop your skills on  our Information Skills etutorials web page.

  Not sure if you want to visit the Health Library? We’ve got just the thing to convince you. Complete our  Using the Health Library tutorial . You get a photo tour of the health library, plus information about: Our collections Borrowing books Study facilities IT facilities Accessing the library online Searching for information Training opportunities Specialist services Try more online tutorials UHNM staff can take a look at our  Health Library Showcase  for more tutorials and videos to get you started at the Health Library. There are more tutorials to help you to develop your skills on  our Information Skills etutorials web page.

Don't worry!  Complete the online  NHS Library Induction  to make sure you make the most of everything the Health Library offers you. Learn more about: Joining the library Registering your OpenAthens account Key resources you’ll need Using your mobile phone Where to get help finding information Staying up-to-date How to contact the library Try more online tutorials UHNM staff can take a look at our  Health Library Showcase  for more tutorials and videos to get you started at the Health Library. There are more tutorials to help you to develop your skills and learn more about the Health Library on   our Information Skills etutorials web page.  

  Have you just started working at UHNM? Join the Library! Why? Complete our short online induction for NHS staff and find out: Who we are and where we are How you can join! How can you register for an NHS OpenAthens username - you'll need it! What essential resources you can access! What apps you can use on your mobile! How to get full-text articles for free! How we can help you develop your skills! How we can do the work for you! How you can stay up to date! What are you waiting for? Complete our online induction now!

  Are you a new member of Keele staff? A student just finding your feet? An NHS member of staff looking for help? Is finding information becoming a blur? We’re here to help you and we’ve got just the thing to get you started at the Health Library. Watch our video for a short introduction of who we are and what we’ve got. Complete our etutorial Using the Health Library and get the basics. Explore the library via our photo tour and learn about our facilities and services. Need more? NHS staff can check our online NHS Library Induction for more answers to those frequently asked questions about resources. Year 3 medical students studying at the CEC can learn how to make the most of library services by completing our Y3 Medical Students Library Induction . Want to talk to a librarian? Keele academic staff and researchers can book a 1-to-1 induction to find out how the library service can support them. Just get in touch with the librarian training team . Do you need t...

 If you are new to UHNM make sure you know how the Health Library services can support your work, research and professional development. Complete our online Library Induction . Learn about: the Libraries here to help you Your NHS OpenAthens account Key resources Training opportunities How we can search for you

Hello and welcome, to all new and returning students. To help your orientation of the Health Library, we have compiled a short induction video available through the Library section of WebCT. This 7 minute induction is designed to give you the basic information regarding joining the Library, getting started with computers, and where to go for help. This has been designed as a quick overview and reference tool to compliment the Library induction session as part of your teaching programme. Please let us know what you think of it, and what other guides you would find useful to get you started.