For Library Staff

In this section of the website we hope to include relevant information that was available on the "For Librarians" section of NHS Evidence plus a range of information on other areas of interest to library staff.

Library Sandpit - open please bring your buckets and spades!

You may also be interested in looking at www.libraryservices.nhs.uk/wiki/Library_Sandpit.MainPage.ashx

This is a place for healthcare library staff to join in, learn, experiment and play with new technologies. It focuses on emerging technologies which help raise the profile of library and information services in the electronic environment.

In the "For Library Staff" part of the website you can find:

For Information

• Athens (e-access authentication) - including eligibility criteria from1 April 2011.

• Copyright for resources from the 2011 SHALL Copyright Workshops delivered by Naomi Korn and Professor Charles Oppenheim click here (members only)

• E-resources - including Core Content and statistics

• NHS Evidence  - including information about Link Resolver from NLH.
  

• NHS Library Services statistics - what they are and PDFs of published data.

• NEW July 2011 - Purchasing guidance for the period between now and next year when we are without a Framework Agreement is on the Procurement page.

• Research guidance for NHS librarians - this web-based toolkit acts as a starting point for those wishing to undertake a research project, highlighting issues to consider and signposting resources to help you get started. It was produced by HEALER.

• Technology guidance developed by SHALL Information Management & Technology Group

and individual sections for:

NHS Library Quality Assurance Framework (LQAF) England

Library Staff Development & Support

Impact Assessment

Commissioning - find out about the Commissioning Handbook here.

Current Awareness Service in Health (CASH) - NEW January 2012

Members Only Area - you must be a registered user  to view this area.

Page Updated 26 January 2012