Services
Journal Club support service
If you are part of Journal Club, or are thinking about starting one, the Integrated Library Service (ILS) has a number of professional librarians who can support you and your team in running a Journal Club.
The ILS provides a number of tools and services to support your Journal Club.
Planning your Journal Club
• Some points to consider when starting a Journal Club: link here
• A Journal Club profile template which you can adapt to create a profile of your Journal Club: link here
Delivering your Journal Club
• A Journal Club PowerPoint presentation template which you can adapt and use to present an article at your Journal Club: link here
• Our Literature Searching service will help you locate articles for use within your Journal Club
• We provide an Inter Library Loan service through which we can source and obtain full text journal articles on your behalf
Developing your skills
• We have signposted resources to support critical appraisal and evidence based practice skills via the ILS Useful Links
• We offer training in finding the literature / evidence through our Information Literacy and Skills Training Programme
We can also offer guidance in setting up a Journal Club and provide advice and guidance on copyright legislation.
If you would like a Librarian from the ILS to meet your group please contact us.
Who is eligible for this service?
The Journal Club support service is available to all members of the following organisations:
• Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH)
• NHS Wirral and Wirral Community Trust
• Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC)
What is a Journal Club?
A Journal Club is a group of professionals who meet regularly to discuss and appraise a research study of relevance to their topic area / specialty.
A Journal Club meeting usually consists of one member of the group delivering a structured presentation to colleagues in which they will critically appraise a research paper. A group discussion will then examine the potential application of the findings into clinical or non-clinical practice.
What are the benefits of a Journal Club?
A Journal Club can:
• Allow individuals to practice and develop critical appraisal techniques in a supportive environment
• Further develop the analytical, evaluative, reflective and presentation skills of the participants
• Assist practitioners in keeping up to date with current literature / evidence
• Provide a good starting point for anyone interested in research or writing for publication
• Support the application of the best available evidence to clinical and non-clinical practice
The skills that you develop by being involved in a Journal Club map to KSF dimensions IK2 levels 2, 3 and IK3 level 3.
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