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Make sure your patients have the right information to support their care and help them to make good health decisions. Create your own patient information easily by following these steps - complete our updated online tutorial 10 steps to creating patient information . You'll learn about: Defining what you want to say Identifying who you want to say it to Finding the right format Where to check whether it already exists What type of language you should use How to create readable text How to use images Arranging the layout Why you should add help options Keeping your references Your course avatar provides helpful hints and tips: More tutorials For more online tutorials go to the Health Library Information Skills etutorials web page .

You can get help using RefWorks via their online help website, where step-by-step instructions are available, or check out their YouTube channel for video demonstrations. Links to these and more are available on our Refworks online support page. RefWorks is available to our Keele users.

Make sure that you’re following the right steps to find information effectively and efficiently – have a go at our Internet Quiz Can you spot a spoof? Try our Internet Quiz If you need help check out our other tutorials or come along for a training session .

Our latest online tutorial – Finding Information on the Internet – will help you get started looking for health-related information. You’ll learn where to look on our website for: ** Databases ** Journals ** eBooks ** We’ve got links to condition-specific Internet sites that you can try as well as a comprehensive list of literature searching sites . There are also videos that show you how to get started with popular NHS-based freely available resources such as: ** NHS Evidence ** Map of Medicine ** NICE **

The library has recently had an overhaul of all the leaflets and guides available. For online assistance, please visit the new How to... area of the Library website. Here you will find a mixture of frequently asked questions and online guides and tutorials to help support your use of electronic resources from home. Remember if you get stuck, you can always contact the library for further assistance.