eJournals for NHS Users (information) - Keele University

eJournals for NHS Users

NHS users can access a range of electronic journals online. These are supplied via a number of routes:

  • NHS Core Content - purchased nationally
  • Regional content - purchased by the Health Library in association with regional NHS organisations
  • Local content - purchased by the Health Library

You can view the list of available ejournals via the NHS Evidence Journals page which is accessible via an Athens login.

Tips & Hints using eJournals

  1. All available NHS eJournals can be viewed via the NHS Evidence Journals page (Athens login required).
  2. This facility will show you the titles available, the holdings you can access, the location of the title, how to get access and a link to the title page.
  3. Whilst we endeavour to ensure all journals are accessible via Athens username and password some publishers do not provide this facility:
    1. Athens username & password - some providers require you to login in individually to their system even though you may have already logged in to Athens. Look for an 'Athens Login' link - this will be different for each provider but it is usually a small blue link near where the provider login link is located. The link you need is not always obvious and you many need to click their log in option to get to the Athens link.
    2. Journal username & password - additional username / password details may be required. This information is available on the title entry on the MyJournals list.
    3. Network access via IP address - access to full-text may be restricted to individual networks (the Health Library network and/or the UHNS network).
  4. Ebsco journals Question mark - help logo More help using ebsco journals
  5. Elsevier ScienceDirect titles require you to login separately via the Elsevier Athens login page; see the login link at the top-right-hand corner and follow the Athens links. Users using this database for the first time will be prompted to register their Athens username and password. Question mark - help logo More help using Elsevier ScienceDirect
  6. Ovid titles include restrictions on the number of concurrent users. You may see a warning and be denied immediate access. Please check back later. If you have finished using a particular Ovid title please logout to release the journal for another user. Question mark - help logo More help using Ovid
  7. Wiley Online Library titles may require you to repeat the login process. Question mark - help logo More help using Wiley Online Library
  8. Announcements about known issues regarding ejournal access will be made via the Health Library News blog. You can sign-up for email updates.
  9. Any errors should be reported to the e-resources librarian.