Journal Clubs - Keele University

Journal Clubs

Journal Clubs are important forums for keeping up-to-date with the latest research. They help develop and improve skills associated with evidence based practice and critical appraisal.Regularly participating in a club can even tie in with the Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) as part of your personal development plan. The KSF dimensions associated with journal clubs are:

IK2 levels 2 and 3 

  • formulates and agrees with others: the questions to be answered and issues to be addressed.
  • identifies appropriate and valid sources which can provide data and information of sufficient quality and quantity.
  • interprets, appraises and synthesises data and information appropriately and identifies:consistency and inconsistency in outcomes;any limitations in the analyses used and continually holds issues raised open to question.

IK3 Level 3

  • identifies and evaluates potentially relevant knowledge and information resources and selects those most likely to meet agreed needs.
  • determines and implements the most appropriate method of locating, extracting and presenting the required knowledge/information.

Support for Your Journal Club

We can help you with your journal club by providing:

  • Tailored training sessions on literature searching and critical appraisal
  • Copyright advice
  • Article requests
  • Literature search service
  • Group visits
  • Recommended resources

For help and advice please contact Rachael Lewis from the Librarian Team or the Outreach Team.

Using Journal Articles and Copyright

Keele Staff and Students: If the item is sourced through a Keele e-book or journal electronic subscription, please forward the web address (URL) for each individual to download and print a copy of the article or chapter for their own use.

NHS Users: The NHS licence now covers multiple copies of an article (one article per person) for the purpose of group work. This only covers items that have been purchased by NHS funding. Please check with library staff prior to copying. For electronic resources, a copy of the article web address (URL) should be emailed to each individual to separately download and print their own copy. Guidelines on the NHS licence are available from the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) website.

Question mark - help logo More help using Journals