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 Did you recently start working at UHNM as a new doctor? Not got round to finding out about the Health Library? Go to our new doctors video wall to get the essential information from our short videos. screen-shot of video wall for new doctors You'll find everything you need and links to resources on the Health Library website . Please contact the Health Library if you need more help.

 We're so much more than just books. Find out in 40 seconds what else we can do for you: We're here to support your studies and work, whether you are a Keele student or work for our NHS partners.  Explore our website  to learn more about our services, facilities and resources. 

 Digital skills are an important aspect of daily and modern work life and particularly impact on healthcare delivery and healthcare workers ongoing professional development. The Health Library offers you a number of opportunities to support your digital skills development. Which resources may help? Health Library Information Skills eTutorials Our online tutorials are designed to give you the basics in information skills. These skills help you to identify your information needs, develop strategies to search for that information, use the best resources to obtain that information, then appraise and reference your results and communicate your findings. You can complete presentations, interactive tutorials and videos, in your own time, at your own pace. Training delivered by the Health Library To develop your skills further or if you need more tailored support book on one of our training courses. Our training team offer 3 specific courses: NHS Knowledge and Library Hub ...

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.

  The Health Library YouTube channel is an excellent resource for staff and students looking to learn more about the Health Library and what we can offer you. The channel is packed with informative and engaging videos that cover health library services and resources as well as support to help you to develop your information skills. screen-shot of the Health Library youtube channel Use the Health Library YouTube channel for: Content created by qualified and experienced librarians Short, bite-size videos you can quickly digest Step-by-step, easy to follow content, helping you to learn Playlists of related videos to make them easy to find The Health Library YouTube channel is completely free to use, available on YouTube .

  Make the most of your Health Library at the CEC; get support for your studies, professional development, work, research and patient care. The Health Library can help you in so many ways. We’ve put it altogether in the Health Library Showcase for UHNM staff We’ve a warm welcome for you – watch our videos for an introduction of what we can offer you. It’s easy to visit us – get the essential information about facilities you   can use at the Health Library. Develop your digital skills – take a look at our videos, try an online tutorial or book your first training session. Find the best evidence – check with us for help getting the right information; we’ve a plethora of great resources for you. Get started – complete our online induction and sign-up for key services. Complete our Health Library Showcase for UHNM staff to get your UHNM career off to a good start and make the most of the facilities, services and resources we can offer you.

  You need the best information skills to find the best evidence to support your studies, work and patient care. We’ve been posting about on online learning opportunities. You can learn something new or update your information searching skills by completing our online tutorials. We have developed online tutorials especially for healthcare staff and students to help you to find the right information at the right time from the right resources. You can: Watch a video Complete an interactive tutorial Take a quiz Follow a presentation Download a worksheet All our tutorials are freely available, no login required. Complete them at your own pace, whenever you want to. Download the reflection document to keep a record of your learning. Learn now: Have you got the right digital skills? How can the Health Library help you? Introduction to Literature Searching Start your literature search by analysing your question Develop Your Search Skills Use the Right Resources Evaluat...

 We’re here to support you in your studies and work. Whether it is updating your skills, finding that key piece of information or just having a quiet space to sit, check how the Health Library can help you: All staff and students who are members of the Health Library can also use the Keele University Campus Library and the Health Library at County (Stafford). Watch these videos for a brief introduction to each library service: Health Library for North Staffordshire Keele University Campus Library Health Library at County Learn more about the Health Library and what we can do for you from our induction tutorials: Using the Health Library NHS Library Induction NHS Online Library for UHNM Welcome to Keele University Students All our tutorials are freely available, no login required. Complete them at your own pace, whenever you want to. Download the reflection document to keep a record of your learning. Please make sure you let us know what you think of our tutori...

 You are living in a digital society. Do you have the right digital skills and information skills to study and work to your best? Complete our tutorials to find out: Watch our video What are digital skills? to find out what skills you need and how the Health Library can help you get them Watch our video Introduction to Information Skills to learn more about the skills you need to find information efficiently and effectively Take our quiz Check Your Skills to find out what skills you have. Get your action plan to find out how you can improve them All our tutorials are freely available, no login required. Complete them at your own pace, whenever you want to. Download the reflection document to keep a record of your learning. Please make sure you let us know what you think of our tutorials by completing the feedback form . Try it now Go straight to our Information Skills eTutorials page on the Health Library website to access all our etutorials. Need more help...

 You can learn more about the Health Library by watching our essential videos: Introduction to the Health Library for North Staffordshire Quick A to Z of the Health Library Digital Skills support from the Health Library Register for NHS OpenAthens Join the Library You can find more videos from the Health Library on our YouTube channel .

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You can find support and e-learning opportunities online from the Health Library. If you want to get started quickly with our online resources or need to freshen up your literature search skills you can try our etutorials and videos: Easy to navigate Short bite-sized learning Interactive Multimedia Mobile-friendly Find our etutorials on ourwebsite or check out our video YouTube channel .

What can the Health Library offer you? Watch our video to find out.

Have you tried our new etutorial Using the Health Library yet? Explore our facilities, services and resources via the interactive map Watch our toe-tapping short video Test yourself on our drag and drop quiz Complete a reflection document at the end to save to your portfolio Have a go! There is an opportunity at the end of the tutorial to complete a feedback form, so let us know what you think.

The Health Library has got a new video showcasing our facilities, services and resources – two and half minutes of toe-tapping joy. Why not check it out before visiting the library or use it in your Keele or NHS inductions.

If you are an NHS user and use the Proquest database to search for journal articles and complete literature searches then help is at hand... Proquest have created a series of videos to help you to get started. You can find the collection of videos on YouTube .

We have our own channel on YouTube . Here you will find videos that tell you more about the Health Library and how to access our resources.

Learn 15 facts about the Health Library in 5 minutes by watching our short videos.

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.

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 electronic online 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.