While our face-to-face training programme is suspended we can still help you to develop your information skills. Please browse the list of online training opportunities below. You may also be interested in our list of online learning resources to support evidence-based healthcare.
If you'd like telephone or email support with information skills please contact Colin.Lynch@nhs.net (01709 427139). We are still able to offer some limited training in the library with social distancing in place: please contact Colin for further details.
If you'd like telephone or email support with information skills please contact Colin.Lynch@nhs.net (01709 427139). We are still able to offer some limited training in the library with social distancing in place: please contact Colin for further details.
Literature searching
How to Literature Search Effectively
This series of short modules was produced by Learning for Health and Health Education England.
These modules are designed to help the healthcare staff build confidence to search published literature for articles and evidence relevant to their work, study and research. The modules are short (each taking no more than 20 minutes to complete) and may be ‘dipped into’ for reference, or completed to obtain a certificate. There are seven modules suitable for novice searchers and those wishing to refresh their knowledge:
Building the foundations
Module 1 Introduction to searching
Module 2 Where do I start searching?
Module 3 How do I start to develop a search strategy?
Developing the skills
Module 4 Too many results? How to narrow your search
Module 5 Too few results? How to broaden your search
Module 6 Searching with subject headings
Applying the skills
Module 7 How to search the Healthcare Databases (HDAS)
Using the NHS HDAS for Literature Searching Video
This series of YouTube videos is produced by NICE. They cover a full range of search functions of the software that allows NHS staff to access biomedical databases such as Medline, CINAHL and Embase.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRbwbc3dfXUO3IYIun-5ICK-Q059JXtgk
Planning Ahead: Making your search work
A short online lesson from Manchester University on how to plan and implement a search strategy.
https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/learning-objects/mle/planning-search/story_html5.html
How to Literature Search Effectively
This series of short modules was produced by Learning for Health and Health Education England.
These modules are designed to help the healthcare staff build confidence to search published literature for articles and evidence relevant to their work, study and research. The modules are short (each taking no more than 20 minutes to complete) and may be ‘dipped into’ for reference, or completed to obtain a certificate. There are seven modules suitable for novice searchers and those wishing to refresh their knowledge:
Building the foundations
Module 1 Introduction to searching
Module 2 Where do I start searching?
Module 3 How do I start to develop a search strategy?
Developing the skills
Module 4 Too many results? How to narrow your search
Module 5 Too few results? How to broaden your search
Module 6 Searching with subject headings
Applying the skills
Module 7 How to search the Healthcare Databases (HDAS)
Using the NHS HDAS for Literature Searching Video
This series of YouTube videos is produced by NICE. They cover a full range of search functions of the software that allows NHS staff to access biomedical databases such as Medline, CINAHL and Embase.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRbwbc3dfXUO3IYIun-5ICK-Q059JXtgk
Planning Ahead: Making your search work
A short online lesson from Manchester University on how to plan and implement a search strategy.
https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/learning-objects/mle/planning-search/story_html5.html
Critical Appraisal from Kings College London
Includes a list of important texts on critical appraisal and medical statistics. These are also links to website covering these subjects as well as checklists and sources on qualitative and quantitative research.
https://libguides.kcl.ac.uk/NHS/CAS
Includes a list of important texts on critical appraisal and medical statistics. These are also links to website covering these subjects as well as checklists and sources on qualitative and quantitative research.
https://libguides.kcl.ac.uk/NHS/CAS
Hinari Training Resources
Provides links to online courses that cover how to search PubMed, internet searching, web page evaluation and critical appraisal.
Part of a World Health Organisation programme (Hinari) to improve access to biomedical literature in low and middle income countries. However, these training resources are freely available to anyone.
https://www.who.int/hinari/training/en/
Provides links to online courses that cover how to search PubMed, internet searching, web page evaluation and critical appraisal.
Part of a World Health Organisation programme (Hinari) to improve access to biomedical literature in low and middle income countries. However, these training resources are freely available to anyone.
https://www.who.int/hinari/training/en/
Cochrane Library Training Hub
The Cochrane Library is a major source of high quality systematic reviews. The training hub aims to guide you through using the Cochrane Library by providing access to quick training videos, user guides and webinars.
https://www.wiley.com/network/cochranelibrarytraining
The Cochrane Library is a major source of high quality systematic reviews. The training hub aims to guide you through using the Cochrane Library by providing access to quick training videos, user guides and webinars.
https://www.wiley.com/network/cochranelibrarytraining
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
The CEBM provides a wide range of resources covering topics such as levels of evidence, understanding study design and appraisal techniques. The resources include videos (partly on YouTube), help sheets and appraisal tools.
https://www.cebm.net/
The CEBM provides a wide range of resources covering topics such as levels of evidence, understanding study design and appraisal techniques. The resources include videos (partly on YouTube), help sheets and appraisal tools.
https://www.cebm.net/
Joanna Briggs Institute Resources and Publications
The JBI has a collection of resources to support evidence based practice particularly systematic reviews. It features critical appraisal checklists and advice for putting evidence into clinical practice.
https://joannabriggs.org/ebp
The JBI has a collection of resources to support evidence based practice particularly systematic reviews. It features critical appraisal checklists and advice for putting evidence into clinical practice.
https://joannabriggs.org/ebp