Training and Induction
User guides and helpsheets
As well as a range of group training sessions, the Integrated Library Service offers access to some user guides and helpsheets for you to access and complete in the comfort of your own workplace.
Library Helpsheets
Our series of helpsheets provide quick reference tools to help you navigate NHS e-resources, create and use an NHS Athens account, set up alerts to keep up to date and much much more!
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Practical library skills for secretaries, PAs and clerical/administrative staff
These resources include guides and instructions on how to interpret bibliographical references, translating library terminology into plain English, using the library catalogue and navigating the ILS web-pages effectively to locate items both in print and electronic format to support organisational needs.
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Managing your references
Information about Reference Manager software available in the library and links to user guides and online tutorials.
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The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is described as the best single source of reliable information on the effects of interventions in health care. It is a collection of databases containing systematic reviews, health technology assessments, economic evaluations and controlled trials. Resources available include user guides and online tutorials.
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NHS Databases
NHS databases cover clinical (Medline, Cinahl) and non-clinical (HMIC, Health Business Elite) journal content. You can search the available healthcare databases to:
• find specific information on a topic or combination of topics
• answer a clinical query
• find work by a particular author
• search or browse a particular journal
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Pubmed
PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
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