Health Library News

 We've introduced a new feature to help you to find what you need on our website. Use the Health Library search box to find resources, services and training opportunities. Try it now! You'll find a link to the search box on our home page , in the banner. What does it do? This new feature runs a simple search on google. Your search results are limited to the Health Library website and etutorials. Google decides on the relevancy of your results. This search option is good for looking for named resources (such as databases), library services and training opportunities. What doesn't it do? This search option does not search any of our resources. So, it will not find information for your assignments or work such as articles or books - you'll need a database for that. But you can search for a database! What do you think? We're running this as an experiment. What do you think? Is it useful or not? Send any comments, good or bad, to Cheryl, our eresources librarian, at c.ke...

 We've updated our website to help you get straight to the service you need: Home page - your quick links have been moved further up the page, getting you to the most popular options for our main user groups  Using the Health Library  section - all the options are now presented in easy to read boxes Find section - you can now link quickly to all the different types of resources that we offer Specialist support  section - get quick access to forms related to the main sections, the Inter-library loans service and the Literature Search request service Training section - you can link straight to popular content has been included in the top section Information Skills etutorials - it's now easy to move down the page and view all the sections by using the jump links If you need any help finding the right information please get in touch health.library@keele.ac.uk

Our new website is going live today! The Health Library website is getting a new up-to-date look, keeping it in-line with the main Keele University look and feel. You’ll still find the same content and services to help you get to the right resources, develop your skills and practice evidence-based medicine. Some key changes: The menu is now along the top – all the original content can be found by navigating the menu. The Quick Links are listed centre-page. You’ll find the most important and popular links you’ll need here. They have been split into links for different user groups. Keep scrolling – due to the changes in the page layout you may need to keep scrolling down to find all the content. We’ve moved some sections together to reduce the number of top menu options – check the Specialist Support section for: Inter-Library Loan Service, Literature Search Service, NHS Outreach Service, More support for NHS Staff, Support for Keele academics and researchers ...

If you are studying midwifery and are looking for good quality information sources, then have a look at our Midwifery Databases page. This lists of all the Keele-subscribed resources suitable for midwifery-based subjects, including: Evidence-based Resources Key Databases Online Reference Useful Websites The links on this web page will also help you to login correctly when you are using a computer off-campus. Screen-shot of the Midwifery Databases page

If you are not sure how to start to look for articles or are struggling to locate that recommended reference, then check on our Find Articles page for help: How can I find articles for a particular subject? How can I find a specific article? Why can't I access the full-text of all the articles I find? Screen-shot of our Articles page We also have an etutorial " Finding Articles ", that explains what articles are and takes you step-by-step through the process of finding articles.

We have a wide range of etutorials that can help you to get started with our many different types of resources - most only last a few minutes and you can jump to the bit you need help with.

You can find help in keeping up-to-date with healthcare-related news and the latest research by checking our Current Awareness page .

Not surprisingly you can find out how to find books in the library by checking on our website.

Are you planning to visit the Health Library? Or are you not sure where everything is? You can go to our website where we have a printable plan of the library as well as an interactive map telling you all about the different facilities, services and resources that we have. You can see our floor plan and interactive map on our website

Can our NHS Outreach Librarians help you? Find our more about the NHS Outreach Service on our website . Details about the NHS Outreach Service are on our website

You can find all our contact details on our website - including details about our team members, our address, phone numbers, email address and online form. Example of our contact page

If you work for one of our NHS partners you can join the Health Library and make the most of all the resources we have on offer. You need to complete an application form - you can find a copy on our website . You'll find help to join the library on our website

Do you need to find a journal article? It may be online or in print. You can find links to all our journal collections on our journal page . Links to our journal collections You'll also find links to our etutorials which will help you.

Are you shy? or too embarrassed to ask a question about the Health Library? Well, check out our FAQs web page - the answer might be there. Selection of questions on the FAQ page

You can always check for any changes to our opening hours by checking our website . Example opening hours changes at Easter

You can now link to the Health Library online facilities, services and resources via the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) website . We have our own microsite. You can link to us via the Health Libraries option from the “Working Here” section . On our microsite you find lots of information about the Health Library here at the Royal Stoke, as well as the Library, Education and Resources Centre (LERC) at Stafford. You will be able to: Apply for an Athens Login Access our online resources Book Training Request a literature search Request an article

There will be some disruption to IT services during Wednesday 18 th July and Sunday 21 st July as IT complete some maintenance issues. This will affect library counter services and access to the website as well as the IT facilities in the IT suite including access to email, VLE, printing, scanning, and photocopying. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

It looks like the problems with the website have been fixed. Let us know if you come across any problems.

We are currently experiencing problems with our website - information is missing. We have reported the problem and hope to have it corrected soon. Many apologies for the inconvenience.

The Specialist Collections on the NHS Evidence HIR website will be changing. There will no longer be any bulletins, RSS Feeds or page updates. NHS Evidence will be updating during May to incorporate topic pages. The Health Library website and Current Awareness Service will be amended over the next couple of weeks in order to reflect these changes.