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How can the Library Service help me?

East Dorset NHS Library Service

Alison Day, Principal Librarian

[email protected]

Access to the knowledge base –

evidence to support patient care

Help and assistance to locate and use

information effectively

Information to support personal professional

development Some peace and quiet

Documents to support research

How to start taking advantage of what is

available?

If you have a library card like this already please re-register with your new job details

Registration is easy - complete, sign and return a form and we will issue you with a library card

Membership provides access to collections and facilities at

How can I find books and journals?

Search by keyword, author or title to find printed and electronic books and journals in NHS libraries across the South West

Use the catalogue: www.swims.nhs.uk

Example: Catalogue search for electronic books

Use‘words anywhere’

Filter by‘electronic books’

Psychiatry electronic books: search results

How do I borrow books ?

Books kept locally at anEast Dorset NHS Library can be borrowed for 4 weeks and may be renewed by phone, online or via email

Books from other NHS libraries may be requested and will be delivered for you to collect from the library.

How can I find a relevant journal article?

Use a bibliographic database and use the search tools to help locate relevant articles.

Registering for NHS ATHENS provides access to databases such as PsycINFO with sophisticated search tools and direct links to electronic full text articles

I don’t understand why my article isn’t available electronically.

• Not everything is available electronically but please don’t despair

How do I get an NHS Athens password for literature searching and accessing electronic articles

and books?

Self-register for NHS Athens at work

You can then access the resources at home

or at workwww.swice.nhs.uk

Information leaflets and training are available

Health Information Resources at www.swice.nhs.uk

Self-register for NHS ATHENS

here

Access databases here

Access electronic

journals here

Map of Medicine

Select Healthcare Databases Advanced Search to take advantage

of search tools

Click here to amend

your NHS ATHENS account details

Moved from another Trust? Change your account details

Help – I’m not used to using the NHS ATHENS resources

Why not book an overview session with a

qualified librarian.

We can tailor training sessions to

suit individual needs.

Examples of some of our training sessions:

• How to locate evidence-based reviews

• How to use the Cochrane Library

• Evidence-based health care methodology

• Accessing electronic journal articles and books

• Effective Literature searching techniques using bibliographic databases such as Medline or PsycINFO

• Basic tools for critical appraisal

• Getting started with NHS Evidence www.evidence.nhs.uk

• Using the library catalogue effectively

• Using Map of Medicine

Database searching training includes…

Saving searches

Combining searches

Clipboard

Thesaurus

Limits e.g. date

Using best evidence filters

Creating ALERTS

What to do when you are short of time

If you are trying to locate some information for patient care and you don’t have time to search yourself then please

contact the Librarian and ask for a literature search.

We will select the most appropriate databases to search and send you abstracts of papers that may be relevant.

You can then select from the list any of which you would like to see the full text.

Ask for a literature search

Keeping up-to-date

Library staff are

available to help you

Thank You for Listening

Any Questions?

Alison Day, Principal [email protected]