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There are lots of ways that you can stay in touch with the Health Library: Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Watch us on YouTube Check our website We'll keep you informed of any changes at the Health Library as well as give you lots of useful information to help you to use our resources effectively. You can also subscribe to this blog to receive updates in your email inbox.

We have gathered together some useful social networks that you might find it useful to follow. You'll find them on our Social Networks page .

Twitter can be used for a number of reasons: To keep in touch with the latest news To monitor specific organisations For professional support To network with like-minded individuals To get you started we have listed some organisations that you might find helpful and grouped similar tweeters together. You can find links to these lists on our new page Social Networks . They include networks for: Healthcare professional support Keele-base groups Midwifery-based chat groups and organisations Nursing-based chat groups and organisations Our local NHS organisations National NHS and healthcare-related organisations

If you need a little more help trying to use our resources you should check out our YouTube video channel . We have lots of very short video demonstrations on how to find and use some of our most popular resources. Most of our videos are used within our etutorials – so if you want a more rounded explanation of something try out these too . What do you need more help with? Let us know if you have a suggestion for a video demonstration. Here is an example of one of our videos.

Do you like to use Facebook? Why not “like” our Facebook page ? Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the Health Library – you will be notified about new resources and service updates. We also share news from other University pages and health-related organisations. Don’t worry we don’t get to see all your personal stuff, you just get the opportunity to stay in touch with us.  You can let us know what you think about us here by posting comments. What else would like to see on our page? Screen-shot of our Facebook page

If you like to track the latest news using Twitter, why not follow the Health Library too @ceclibrary We let you know all about the latest news at the Health Library – new resources and service updates. We follow a wide range of health-related organisations, including our local trusts, NHS departments and nursing and medicine based colleges and societies. We often re-tweet important news and resources so you can keep an eye on the important events of the day. Let us know what else you would like to see here.

If you like to track the latest news using Twitter, why not follow the Health Library too @ceclibrary We let you know all about the latest news at the Health Library – new resources and service updates. We follow a wide range of health-related organisations, including our local trusts,   NHS departments and nursing and medicine based colleges and societies. We often re-tweet important news and resources so you can keep an eye on the important events of the day. Let us know what else you would like to see here.

Why not “like” our Facebook page ? Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the Health Library – new resources and service updates.  We also share news from other university pages and health-related organisations. You can get in touch with us here by posting comments. Let us know what else you would like to see on our page.

The Royal College of Nursing is a professional union for nurses. There are a range of benefits for members (which I'm sure you are familiar with) but I am going to point you in the direction of their freely available resources such as guidelines and information about best practice. NursingPractice Issues : for a range of documents covering a number topics and conditions such as Clinical Governance, Diabetes, Pain in Children, Social Inclusion and many more. ClinicalGuidelines : The RCN supports and have helped to develop a range of guidelines – you can find a list of them here. Publications : There are also a number of publications which are freely available to download. These relate to professional as well as clinical issues, including competences. The RCN also produce the This is Nursing website. This website hopes to promote nursing and educate people about what is involved. Here you can find out the latest news about the profession, articles about issu...

As social media such as Twitter, Blogs and YouTube become more popular is it worth considering whether these tools can help you in a more academic way to promote your research and develop a professional online persona?   I have gathered together a number of resources, both academic and personal where authors discuss what researchers are doing now and what might be helpful in the future. Why not browse through some of the literature   to see what you could use?

Are there any tweeters out there? You can follow @ceclibrary to get all the latest news from the Health Library. We’ll tell you all about our resources as well as pass on anything significant from a wide range of health organisations that we follow. Follow @ceclibrary for the latest news

Why not like our Facebook page ? You can then get all the latest news about the Health Library including information about new books, new resources, changes to facilities and services as well as photos and videos to help you to find your way around and use all our resources. We also pass on lots of news from Keele University and many health-related organisations. Find us on Facebook Add a comment to let us know what you think.