Knowledge & Library Hub

The NHS Knowledge & Library Hub

Discover high quality knowledge and evidence resources, all in one place.

The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connects NHS staff and learners seamlessly to a range of high quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place, enabling you to find evidence resources to support your clinical practice, learning and research.

What is it?

The new Hub gives you quick access to:

over 7,000 journals
books and e-publications including OUP handbooks
one-click access to full-text articles
one-click access to 'request an article' via your local library
clinical decision support tools such as BMJ Best Practice
NICE pathways and guidelines
databases like Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL
online support via 'Ask a Librarian'

The Hub is a single gateway that offers an intuitive search experience for quick searches and options for in-depth searches.

Whether you need published knowledge and evidence for patient care, management decision-making, education or research, or just professional curiosity, the NHS Knowledge Hub will provide you with a great place to start your search. The Hub offers streamlined access to full-text articles and gives you options for doing a follow up in-depth search and/or contacting a librarian for assistance.

The Hub looks almost identical wherever you are in the country, but actually includes over 250 locally tailored ‘views’. Wherever you work, you get to see all the nationally-funded digital resources and resources that your local library service has made available.

Find out more about the Knowledge & Library Hub and how it will develop.

Where is it?

Go to https://library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub and login with your Athens username and password (register for Athens). You can also enter library.nhs.uk/rotherham into any search engine to navigate to the Hub.
Or you can connect directly to your organisation's version of The Hub below (you'll still need to login with Athens for full access to resources and Hub features):
> RFT staff and students login to The Library & Knowledge Hub here
> Rotherham CCG and General Practice staff login to The Library & Knowledge Hub here
> Rotherham Public Health & Social Care staff login to The Library & Knowledge Hub here

Watch out too for the embedded search boxes on the library website, links to the Hub from the intranet and a desktop icon on your NHS devices.

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How do I login?

Full access is free to all NHS staff and learners through their NHS OpenAthens account. If you haven’t already register for NHS OpenAthens. Then follow the steps below:

1. Simply connect to the The NHS Knowledge & Library Hub (or enter library.nhs.uk/rotherham into any browser) and click on the gold bar at the top of the screen to login with your OpenAthens account. You won't need to login if you're accessing the Hub via the desktop shortcut.

Once you've logged in, check out the options in the top blue menu bar (A-Z Journals List, access folders to save your searches), scroll down to the main search box and browse the clinical decision tools further down the page.

Are there any user guides?

Yes!

Try the Quick start user guide
Watch the video guide below.
For detailed guidance on using databases (AMED, BNI, CINAHL, Embase, Emcare, HMIC & Medline) see Resources for advanced searching
Or contact us for help, training or if you'd like us to carry out an advanced search on your behalf.

Can I still use Healthcare Databses Advanced Search (HDAS) via NICE Evidence?

Healthcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS) closed down on 31 March 2022. From 1st April 2022 you can access bibliographic databases via their individual interfaces which can be accessed from The NHS Knowledge & Library Hub.

If you need help moving from HDAS to individual database interfaces please don't hesitate to contact us (01709 427139; rgh-tr.libraryhealthcare@nhs.net). Further support is available in Resources for advanced searching.