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NLH Specialist Library in Public Health

NLH Specialist Library in Public Health. Created by Jane Tatlow as part of the NLH Search 2.0 Representatives Group. Last updated 17.07.08 Adapted by Richard Crookes, Nottingham City PCT for East Midlands Library Trainers’ Forum, 19.09.08.

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NLH Specialist Library in Public Health

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  1. NLH Specialist Library in Public Health Created by Jane Tatlow as part of the NLH Search 2.0 Representatives Group. Last updated 17.07.08 Adapted by Richard Crookes, Nottingham City PCT for East Midlands Library Trainers’ Forum, 19.09.08

  2. The Specialist Libraries contain collections of clinical and non-clinical resources within specialty themes. They are designed to: • Be led by the NHS • Work closely with library and information networks • Develop as communities of practice • Develop quality and technical standards • Be based on the information needs of users

  3. The NLH Specialist Libraries focus on particular health problems, types of health service, patient groups, or specialist areas Information about National Knowledge Weeks is also provided.

  4. Go to the NLH Homepage www.library.nhs.uk and select the Specialist Libraries link.

  5. Select a specialist library by clicking on its name. You can navigate by browsing the topic headings on the left hand side of the screen.

  6. NLH Specialist Library in Public Health

  7. Browsing Topics within the Specialist Libraries To browse by topic, click on the + sign. This will expand to display more sub-headings. When the – sign appears, click on one of the headings to view results

  8. The results page The results display has the same format in all Specialist Libraries, with results being divided into 5 categories, each shown as a “tab” across the screen. The number of results in each category is shown in brackets. To select a different category, just click on another tab. Some categories may have no results, depending on your search.

  9. Clicking on the title or view detail takes you to a summary pagegiving more information on the publication with links again to the full text article where available.Some documents may require an NHS Athens password • Other features of this page include: • Email options • Keyword list - providing suggested keywords to use for the topics covered by this document

  10. You can also search by keyword or phrase Type in keywords and select search (Title or title and text) Choose one or more libraries to search by selecting boxes

  11. As before the results will give you brief details about the information found You can change the order of results by using the drop down options and selecting SORT Selecting More detail will display the summary page we saw earlier in the guide.

  12. To run another search either: Use the breadcrumb link “Specialist Libraries” to return to NLH Specialist Libraries Home page Or, type another keyword or phrase into Start a new search, then select SEARCH.

  13. Further features are available including • Advanced Searching • Saving search results • Saving search criteria • Saving a resource profile Click here to GO TO Advanced Search Features Or continue to end this session

  14. Troubleshooting:If you run a search but don’t find what you are looking for: • If you searched for keywords just in the title and retrieved too few results, try running it again using Title and text. • If you want to search for a particular phrase use double-quote marks e.g.: “primary care”. • Think about using similar or alternative terms. Use OR in capital letters to combine your terms, e.g. stroke OR cerebral vascular accident. • Think about American / British spellings e.g.. pediatric OR paediatric. • Focus your search results by using AND, e.g. (“panic attack” OR anxiety OR stress) AND (CBT OR “cognitive behaviour therapy”). Remember to use brackets to group similar concepts. • Use the wildcard symbol * to find groups of words, for example nurs* will find nurse, nurses, nursing and nurse-led.

  15. Other features of the Specialist Libraries • It is worth taking time to explore any libraries relevant to you as each feature the latest research and news. • Many of them allow you to sign up for monthly e-mail newsletters and subscribe to their RSS newsfeeds to keep you up to date with new content. • Each library also has an About us feature (top right) giving more information on who contributes and assesses the content of each library.

  16. Keep up-to-date with newly published information by using the news feeds Then use the My Library section of NLH or your own RSS reader to view the latest news. Look for further information from the News link or the NLH Home page. Queries and feedbackIf you have any further queries or want to feed back about the resources, please use this link to the NLH service desk http://www.library.nhs.uk/about/feedback.aspx NLH Helpdesknlhenquiries@institute.nhs.uk or contact your local health library Other guides in this series: • Using the 6 NLH resources: an overview • Using NLH Evidence Based Reviews • Using NLH Specialist Libraries • Using NLH Guidance • Using NLH Images • Using NLH For Patients • Using Healthcare Databases – Simple Search • Using Healthcare Databases – Advanced Search

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