Health Libraries in Lincolnshire Online
ULHT Library and Knowledge Services
Lincolnshire Knowledge and Resource Service
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  • Information Skills Training
  • ULHT Library and Knowledge Services and LKRS offer information skills training courses to enable you to search for information more effectively.
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  • If you have searched for information, and find it difficult to find anything relevant, or it takes you more time that you would wish it to take, why not take our 'Literature Searching' and 'Searching Google Effectively' courses.

    A trained information professional will help you devise a search strategy. With you at the keyboard, they'll show you how to put your strategy into practice using healthcare databases and other resources.

    Courses usually last about 60 minutes. Critical Appraisal courses however take longer; about 2-3 hours.

    You will be contacted you to schedule a mutually agreeable time for training, which can take place in your office, or in the library.
  • Why don't you try these library services?
  • Information Skills Training Courses
    • Literature Searching
      • Search NHS Evidence
      • Become more specific in your searching strategies
      • Used the Cochrane Library and TRIP database
      • Searchhealthcare databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO etc.)
      • Use subject headings and thesaurus mapping
      • Combine search terms
      • Repeat and save searches
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      • Searching Google More Effectively
        • Use advanced search to refine your Google searches.
        • Learn advanced search syntax.
        • Become more specific in your searching strategies
        • Combine search terms
        • Use Google Scholar to find research not covered by the healthcare databases.
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        • Qualitative Critical Appraisal
          • Understand what is meant by critical appraisal and why it is necessary.
          • Use critical appraisal checklists.
          • Learn about the methods and approaches used in qualitative research
          • Critically appraise a qualitative study.
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          • Quantitative Critical Appraisal
            • Understand what is meant by critical appraisal and why it is necessary.
            • Have used critical appraisal checklists to critically appraise a systematic reviews.
            • Find out where to find existing critically appraised research and systematic reviews.
            • Have knowledge of statistical methods used in systematic reviews.
            • Understand the hierarchy of evidence.
            • Apply some critical appraisal techniques to a piece of research.
            • Determine if the outcome of the research or systematic review is positive or negative for your patient.
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            • Library Induction
              • Tour your local hospital library.
              • Become familiar with library policies.
              • Find out how to use the library catalogue.
              • Discover the joys of reservations and inter-library loans.
              • See the bookstock, journals and other resources available.
              • Register for membership.
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    • Literature searching
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    • If you are having trouble submitting this form, please complete a paper copy and hand it in to your local hospital library