Training sessions

The library offers a number of face to face training sessions. The courses that are currently offered are as follows:

Healthcare information and literature searching

• learn to search for journal article abstracts or citations using quality health databases, including Medline, BNI (British Nursing Index), CINAHL, PsycINFO, or HMIC (Health Management Information Consortium);

• learn how to access over 2,000 full-text journals;

• good for evidence-based practice, research, audit, or guideline writing;

• databases for all disciplines including medical, nursing, psychology and the therapies;

• requires some internet experience;

• duration: 60 minutes.

Download the 'Healthcare information and literature searching' training guide

E-resources 'grand tour'

• take a 'grand tour' of the diverse online resources provided nationally and locally by your health library;

• gain an overview of which resource specialises in which type of question and subject area;

• good for confident internet users who want to know what is out there for them;

• duration: 60 minutes.

Download the 'E-resources grand tour' training guide

NHS Evidence

• overview of the NHS Evidence website, the NHS gateway to healthcare information;

• learn what health information resources are available to you and how to find guidelines, information collected by the specialist libraries, images, patients' information and more;

• duration: 60 minutes.

Download the 'NHS Evidence' training guide

Searching the Cochrane Library

• learn how use the Cochrane Library, a collection of evidence-based databases;

• search for systematic reviews and current clinical trials;

• good for clinical effectiveness research;

• not ideal for information searching novices;

• duration: 60 minutes.

Download the 'Searching the Cochrane Library' training guide

Six Ws

• an introduction to healthcare resources available to NHS Staff electronically via the internet, including how and when to access resources;

• have an understanding of what resources to use to access different types of information;

• know who each resource is aimed at, e.g. patient information.

Download the 'Six Ws' training guide

Think you can Google?

• learn to find quality healthcare information on the internet effectively;

• overview of the search engine Google: tips on how to search Google effectively using the advanced search option, Google Scholar and Google Book search;

• good for literature and information searching novices.

Download the 'Think you can Google?' training guide