Library

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E-Journals (includes e-journals video)

Key journal links: Finding Keele's Journals

A-Z list of Keele e-journals:

• Searchable list of Keele's e-journals.  View more information here.

• View our quick e-journal video tutorial here.

Library Catalogue

Finds printed journals (not e-journals).

A Few Key e-Journal Collections for Health Subjects

Science Direct (Keele username & password required off-campus):

• Access to about 1800 full-text articles across technical, and social sciences from the publisher Elsevier
• Abstracts from other publishers across the major scientific disciplines

For a quick guide to Science Direct click here.

Swetswise (Keele username & password required off-campus):

Full-text access to over 3000 journals.

You should use databases such as AMEDm CINAHLPlus and MEDLINE to find references for assignments.

For a quick guide to Swetswise click here.

Extra Info / Tips:

To find relevant articles on a topic, you should search relevant databases -see other relevant sections on this page. 

Use available full-text links OR @Keele button to search for full-text.

E-books

General E-book Collections

Dawsonera

An expanding core collection of electronic books. Access is via your Keele username and password.

MyiLibrary

An expanding core collection of specific electronic books purchased by the library.  Access is via your Keele username and password.

EBSCO eBook Collection

A collection of electronic books providing high-quality academic content covering all subject areas. Contains more than 10,000 titles. Off-campus access is via your Keele username and password.

Specialist Health Collections (all require Keele username and password off-campus)

NEW: Oxford Textbook of Medicine online

Access and search this key textbook online.

Ovid e-books online - Oxford Handbooks

A number of these popular subjects for health students is available online.  

View our guide here.

Some some useful titles (online encylopaedias)

Off-campus access is via your Keele username and password.

Black’s Medical Dictionary.  41st edition, published 2006:

Online medical dictionary.

Blackwell Reference Online:

Encyclopaedias, companions, guides & other reference works from Blackwell in the fields of ethics, bioethics/law, “genethics”, sociology & more.

Useful Links - selected list (freely available)

General

NHS Evidence

Guidelines, reports and reviews published by accredited sources. This acts as a very good search engine, identifying material from a number of verified resources.

Anatomy & Physiology

• Anatomy TV: Use the 3-D models to add anatomical structures.  Off-campus access is now via Keele username and password (Feb 2013);
• Muscle Physiology & Design: An introduction to muscle physiology & design from the University of California, San Diego.
• The Visible Human Project (US, National Library for Medicine): Digital image library of male and female anatomy using MRI, CT and anatomical images.
• Also browse the CD-ROMS located in the Short Loan area.
  

Also view: Health Library Subject Resources: Anatomy

Clinical Anatomy

• View links by clicking here

Clinical Practice & Guidelines

• View links to practice guidelines by clicking here
• Core standards of physiotherapy practice (2011; a revision of the 2005 document of the same name): A document for physiotherapists & students

Critical Appraisal & Information Skills

• Click here to view relevant links

Diagnosis

• Lab Tests Online UK: Aimed at patients: to help understanding lab. tests for diagnosis and treatment

Evidence-based Practice

• Click here to view relevant links

Health Psychology

• View details of relevant databases & websites by clicking here

Osteopathy (for general interest)

• British Osteopathic Association: The BOA is a merger of the three professional bodies representing osteopaths. and was formed in 1998. 
   
• CAMLIS (Complementary & Alternative Medicine Library & Information Service).  The service is part of the University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is based at the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital.  Practitioners, patients and members of the public can use the Library for reference.  Visit the website for additional information.

• General Osteopathic Council: Established in 1993 to 'provide for the regulation of the profession of osteopathy'.

• National Council for Osteopathic Research NCOR: The National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR) was constituted in 2003 in order to explore and assure the place that osteopathy has to play in Healthcare.

Pain Management

• Oxford Pain Internet Site: Part of Bandolier.  Systematic reviews on various aspects of pain (please note there is support for updating the website at this time)

Professional Societies

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapists: The professional, educational and trade union body for the chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students & assistants.  It was founded in 1894.
• Health Professions Council: Regulatory body for 13 health professions, including operating department practitioners and physiotherapists. Publishes standards and reports

Rehabilitation

• National Rehabilitation Center (NIRC): Website from the US. Wide range of disability and rehabilitation-orientated information. One section is aimed at the public, and one at researchers. You can search REHABDATA (see above) and other sites simultaneously via the 'Researchers' section

Guides & Online Tutorials for Searching & RefWorks (updated)

Find Out about Searching - Basic Principles

• Finding Information for Assignments / Essays (Downloadable PDF Guide)

• Online Interactive Quiz prepared by the Health Library.

'Quick' Guides for viewing /downloading:

Guide to using Oxford Handbooks online.

Online Tutorials: Finding Information:

Keele e-journals 

Online Tutorials: RefWorks

Overview of RefWorks 2.0

The following is a selection of RefWorks videos, which are also available on the Campus Library's YouTube channel:

• Importing References from EBSCO
• Importing References from a ProQuest database
• Importing References from Google Scholar
• Organizing References into Folders
• Creating your Bibliography
• Creating a 'My List'
• Using Write-N-Cite

For more information about using RefWorks, including how to activiate your account (via your Keele IT account username & password), view this webpage

Library Training Sessions

You may want to book a place on one of the Library's free training sessions:

• View Details of Training Sessions at the Campus Library.
• View Details of Training Sessions at the Health Library.