Health Library News

Non-Keele students who are on placement with our stakeholder NHS trusts can join the Health Library and benefit from our many facilities, services and resources .

The Health Library can really help students with your studies. You can: Borrow books Access online resources such as articles, journals and ebooks Use the facilities at the library such as printing, photocopying and scanning Log on to the computers in the IT Suite Use the study areas for silent, individual or group study Complete our short online etutorials to get started with our resources Attend training sessions arranged by your tutors to help you to develop your information skills and use our resources effectively Please check out our web page for new students for more information.

Are you a Keele University student studying at the UHNS site? Don’t forget that the Health Library is here for you. We’ve lots of resources as well as useful facilities and services to help you to make the most of your studies. Find out how we can help you here .

Students who are on placement with NHS organisations can apply for an NHS Trust Athens account in order to access that organisation’s electronic resources. This is available for the duration of the placement. To apply for an account complete the online form and… Use an NHS trust email account and any computer to register OR Use an NHS-networked computer and any email address to register Note that if you already have an NHS-HE Athens account from your university then you will not be able to use your university email address to register. Email accounts can only be used once within the NHS Athens system. For more help on registering with NHS Athens see our etutorial .

If you are a new nursing or midwifery student starting at Keele University we’d like to welcome you to the Health Library . We are a specialist health library and are partnered with the NHS. How can we help you? We’re conveniently located at the Clinical Education Centre; you’ll notice our main doors as soon as you walk into the atrium.  You don’t need to complete any forms to join – your Keele card acts as your library card and you are added automatically to our library system. Here you can find lots of resources to search for the information you need for your studies. Don’t worry, we have lots of help so that you can get to grips with everything. You’ll also be able to study in the rotunda, use the printing & photocopying facilities and access the nearby computer suite. See our web page for new students or check our Welcome tour for more details. Look out for more blog posts over the next couple of months highlighting our services. Hopefully we’ll see a lot of y...

Welcome to all the new students starting here at the Clinical Education Centre. We are here to support you throughout your studies, providing you with access to information resources, study space and training. You can find out all about our services for you on our website Drop by and take a look. Have a look at our online Welcome tour or take a look at our frequently asked questions page to get the basics.

Please be aware that it is Keele policy that all outstanding library fines are cleared prior to the start of the new academic year on 29th September. No new items can be issues or renewed until all monies owing have been paid. Note that from the week beginning 8th September if you wish to renew any items, they should be brought back to the library in person. The change over from vacation time to term time on the library issue system requires that library staff must manually return and re-issue books in order to renew them. As all books borrowed by Keele students are due either on the 29th or 30th September, it may be advisable to bring all renewals in prior to these dates to avoid lengthy queues.