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Keele Library Latest: Updates to the Online Reading List System : Talis Aspire, the Library's online reading list system, has had a makeover and has got some great new features! See the new featu...

Did you Check Your Skills when we asked you to? Have you tried any of our etutorials yet? Check Your Skills again to see if you have improved and learnt something new. Check Your Skills info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

Ready to get started on your literature search plan – here’s a bit of revision of the steps involved. Literature Searching Revision info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

Make sure you understand what plagiarism is and how important it is to create a reference list – this is essential for every assignment you complete. Learn more from our etutorial Introduction to Referencing and Plagiarism . Introduction to Referencing info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

The Health Library will be closed for Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May 2018.

All the journal titles in our NHS journal collection are listed in the NHS A-Z journal list . Here you can: search for a journal title find out whether you can access the full-text view which holdings are covered in full-text learn where you can access the full-text from You need to make sure that you log on using your athens username, so that you see the list specific to your Trust. Please remember that we don't always buy journals titles directly from the publisher, full-text may be available via the databases or packages that we buy. Any title where we have full-text will be listed on the A-Z list, and will include a link to the website, database or platform where you can access it from. For more information about how to find an NHS-subscribed journal see: Finding NHS eJournals Quick step-by-step demo

The Health Library has had to cancel the additional titles within Medicines Complete, available to NHS Athens users from UHNM and North Staffs Combined Healthcare. This is because: 1. Pharmaceutical Press, the publishers, have severely restricted the number of users allowed access. 2. This means that the resource represents poor value for money. Access to the additional titles within Medicines Complete will end 31 st  May 2018. Staff in the UHNM pharmacy department should contact the Medicines Information Manager for alternate routes to drug / medicine texts. Medicines Complete is still available to all NHS Athens users to access the BNF and BNFc.

The Health Library will be closed for Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May 2018. Remember that online resources will still be available.

When you find resources or information on the Internet that you want to use in your assignments or dissertation, how do you check that they are suitable to use? Our etutorial Evaluating Information will take you through the quick CRAAP checklist. Evaluating Information info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

With 5.4 million cases in more than 3.3 million people diagnosed annually, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Fortunately, skin cancer is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer and highly treatable when detected early. Changes to a mole or freckle can be a sign of skin cancer, which is why it's so important to see your doctor straight away. Early detection makes it easier to treat. Seeing your doctor could save your life. For more information surrounding Skin Cancer please visit the NHS Choices and Skin Cancer Foundation websites: https://www.nhs.uk/be-clear-on-cancer/symptoms/skin-cancer#CEYTjqjKif07s7uj.97 https://www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES   For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of, and supporting those who suffer from Skin Cancer, the Health Libraries both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer numerous resource

Learn how to use search techniques so that you can find the most relevant information quickly and effectively – try our etutorial Develop Your Search Skills . Develop Your Search Skills info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

If you are looking for information around patient conditions and treatments, learning to frame a clinical question will help you to concentrate on the information you need. PICO is a tool that can help you – learn more about the PICO tool and how to use it to frame a clinical question by completing our etutorial Using PICO . Using PICO info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

When you’re looking for information on the Internet make sure you get to the good stuff quickly and don’t waste time on irrelevant information. Our etutorial Finding Information on the Internet gives you some hints and tips as well as some examples of good quality resources. Finding information on the internet info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

If you’re getting ready for your dissertation or an assignment, then make sure you know the steps to follow to find information effectively. Our etutorial Find Articles for a Project will take you through the steps and show you how you can access the full-text. Finding Articles for a Project info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

Remember that the library purchases a wide range of journals and databases to help you to get straight to the full-text of the articles you need. Our etutorial Access Keele eResources shows you how you access library online resources. Access Keele eResources info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

Who doesn’t love a plan? We’ll help you to create your literature search plan for your dissertation or assignment. Take our etutorial Introduction to Literature Searching – learn about the steps you need to take and complete your plan as you go along. Introduction to Literature Searching info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

The Health Library is here to help you to succeed on your course. Make sure you know about all the different ways we can do that for you. Take our short etutorial Using the Health Library and you’ll find out that we are more than just about the books. Using the Health Library info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

Make sure that your skills are up-to-date so that you can efficiently find the right information for your dissertation and assignments. Complete our etutorial Check Your Skills – what are you good at, where are the gaps and how can you improve? Check Your Skill info card You can find all our etutorials online via our website .

Lists of the new books added to library stock in April are available here: Health Library LERC Library Campus Library

What do you think of our etutorials? You can provide feedback via our online form . Last year: 96% of respondents rated our etutorials good or excellent. 87% of respondents said that our etutorials helped them to find information. 80% of respondents said that they had learnt what they needed to know. You’ll find our etutorials online via our website . Why not have a go and let us know how we can improve them. List of feedback outcomes

We created some new etutorials in 2017, have you checked them out yet?   Literature Searching Flashcard Revision - do you need a quick reminder of the literature searching steps to follow? Try our quick flashcard etutorial and get your own literature search plan at the end Evaluation Information - evaluate the information you find using the CRAAP checklist Introduction to Referencing and Plagiarism - why is referencing so important and how can you avoid plagiarism? Complete this etutorial to find out You can find all our Information Skills etutorials on our website . List of new information skills etutorials

In 2017 Critical Appraisal Tools was our most popular information skills etutorial – you can learn about the tools that can help you to critically appraise a research paper. In 2 nd place was Introduction to Literature Searching – what are the steps you need to follow to complete your literature search? Find out here. 3 rd place goes to Check Your Skills – check your got the right skills and get your own action plan. You can find all our Information Skills etutorials on our website . List of popular information skills etutorials

If you are embarking on a placement or elective during May - July: You are welcome to continue to loan items from the library, but please be aware that normal loan periods will still apply. Items may be requested by another user and recalled. Late return of requested items will still incur fines. Automatic renewals will run as normal, but if you wish to try to avoid having an item potentially due for return at a time when you really cannot come in, you can attempt to renew your books early via your account on Library Search.

We created some new etutorials in 2017, have you checked them out yet? What is an Article? – learn how to recognise and find academic articles Find Articles for a Project – what steps do you need to take to find articles for your project? Finding an Article for a Reference – learn how to find the full-text article, where you have the reference Finding Information on the Internet – find good quality, healthcare-focused information on the Internet; learn about the resources that can help you You can find all our Getting Started etutorials on our website . List of new getting started etutorials

The Health Library will be closed in Monday 7th May for the Bank Holiday. Online resources will still be available via the website .

In 2017 Using Cinahl was our most popular getting started etutorial – you can learn how to use our popular nursing database to find articles for your assignments. In 2 nd place was Using the Health Library – get an overview of the services and facilities available to you here at the Health Library. 3 rd place goes to NHS Athens Registration – a quick etutorial for our NHS users to help them to register for an Athens account and appreciate how important it is. You can find all our Getting Started etutorials on our website . List of popular etutorials