Helpsheets

Your Library and Knowledge Service produces a growing series of Library helpsheets to guide you through NHS resources.

 

Please see the documents at the bottom of the page. If there is a resource that you would like us to create a helpsheet for, please contact us via the ‘Ask a Librarian’ enquiry service.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 1: Creating and using an Open Athens account

To access any of the free NHS electronic resources, you will require an Open Athens username and password. This helpsheet guides you through registering for an Open Athens account via the NICE Evidence website and shows you how to log in to your free NHS resources.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 2: How do I obtain the full text of a journal article?

Do you have a reference for an article you would like to read but aren’t sure where to go to get a full text copy of the article? This helpsheet will show you how to locate the journal you require using the print and electronic journals available to you.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 3: Using the Library Catalogue

This helpsheet offers tips on searching the book and journals collections held on the Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) online library catalogue.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 4: Evaluating web resources

When searching for health information on the internet, evaluating the web resources you encounter is vital. This helpsheet offers tips on evaluating the relevance, authority, objectivity and accuracy of web resources. It also contains a quick guide to URLs and can point you towards further online resources.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 5/ 5A: Knowledge and Library Hub Basic User Guide

This guide provides a basic instruction on how to use the Library and Knowledge Hub, both for users from Wirral University Teaching Hospital and for users from Wirral Community Health and Care.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 6: Resources for critical appraisal

Critical appraisal is the process of accessing and interpreting research evidence by systematically considering its validity, reliability and relevance before using it to inform a decision. This helpsheet provides an introduction to critical appraisal and guides you towards some useful resources.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 7: UpToDate

This helpsheet shows you how to access UpToDate and how to install the UpToDate app for your mobile device.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 8: Anatomy TV

This helpsheet shows how to access Primal Pictures Anatomy TV and make use of the various features including the interactive 3-D atlas, MRI slides and the animations in the Functional Anatomy section.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 9: BMJ Best Practice

Takes you to the latest evidence based information, whenever and wherever you need it. It provides step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention is updated daily using robust evidence based methodology and expert opinion.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 10: Knowledge Hub Icon Installation

Instructions on how to install a desktop icon to link directly to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 11: Search Tips and Tricks for the Hub

This helpsheet shows some advanced search tips and tricks which can be used when navigating the Knowledge and Library Hub. 

 

Library Helpsheet No. 12: Writing for Publication

This helpsheet provides helpful information, resources and guidance relating to writing for publication.

 

Library Helpsheet No. 13: Statistics in healthcare

This helpsheet provides a list of library books and online resources to guide in compiling statistics for your audit or research.

 

 

Here are also the links for Help Guides for Nice Evidence Search and Help Guides for Healthcare Databases Advanced Search

Useful tutorials on the features of Healthcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS), produced by NICE

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRbwbc3dfXUO3IYIun-5ICK-Q059JXtgk are also available.