Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) provide a range of information skills training, which can be delivered in a group or one-to-one setting, face-to-face or via Skype.
Training Session |
Content |
KLS induction
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- who we are and how to contact us
- library sites and Centre contacts
- services:
article supply; literature search service and training
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Accessing resources
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- library webpages and catalogue
- NICE evidence
- journals and discovery service
- OpenAthens:
introduction; how to register
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Finding the evidence:
- literature search
(e.g. Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO)
- alternative resources
(e.g. TRIP, Campbell Collaboration, Cochrane)
- Grey literature
- Clinical trials registers
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- plan and define your search
- create your search strategy
- identify available sources
- input search terms and apply limits and filters
- assess and amend your results
- save your search history and search results
- obtain full-text
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Critical appraisal
(See also: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme)
- Systematic reviews
- Randomised controlled trials
- Qualitative research
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- how critical appraisal fits into evidence-based practice
- identifying study designs
- critical appraisal tools
- appraise a paper
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Current awareness
(keeping up-to-date) |
- evidence scanning
- available alerts and services
- how to sign up
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Reference management
(EndNote)
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- create an EndNote library
- import references
- manage your EndNote library
- export references
- include citations, footnotes and bibliographies
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