Guides for Health and Social Care

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ's: please look at our FAQ's and our guides before contacting us for help.

Guides to help you find information in the library

General library information
Health Care: a guide to finding information (Word document 137KB)
Social Work: a guide to finding information (Word document 146KB)

Guides to help you access the Library's Health and Social Care Electronic resources

Top Tips for Accessing the Library's Health and Social Care Electronic Resources (Word document 171 KB)
This Guide will help you Log-in to Athens, find an article from your Reading List, and log-in to the databases.

Guides to Help you with Database Searching

Going beyond your reading list: how to find research on a topic (Word document 186KB)
Advanced Searching Techniques (Word document 179 KB)
Constructing a search strategy support sheet (Word document 146KB)

Guides to Referencing and Critical Appraisal

School of Health and Social Care's Referencing Guide for students (SHSC document store copy or download a PDF document of 922KB )
Be more critical: a practical guide for Health and Social Care students (PDF 2.15MB)

Database Help:

All of the databases have extensive 'help' sections to aid you with queries particular to each database (eg saving or printing your results)

Guides to help you keep up to date and manage your information

These webpages provide guidance on how to access relevant resources once you have left Brookes and are out in the workplace. They also provides guidance with keeping up to date and managing your information.
NHS resources - including NHS Athens passwords and NHS Evidence.
Keeping up to date - including mailing lists, blogs, social networking sites, RSS feeds, journal alerts, and start pages.

Remember

If you need any further help or information, you can e-mail healthcarelibrarians@brookes.ac.uk