Training
Training in literature search skills
Online training in literature searching is available from Health Education England via the E-learning for Health portal. There are seven modules which are designed to build up skills from a beginner level. An Open Athens account is required.
Colleagues within Kent County Council can also access the training via the Delta learning platform.
The following short videos are available to support you with finding information and evidence in core international healthcare databases:
OVID
OVID allows you to search the following databases: AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine), Embase, Emcare and others.
Video Tutorials:
- Basic Searching on the Ovid Platform (52min 4s)
- Advanced Searching on the Ovid Platform (1hr 3min 2s)
- AMED on Ovid (6min 5s)
- Introduction to Embase (25 min 4s
- Introduction to Medline (18min 11s)
- Introduction to Emcare (6min 53s)
- Introduction to HMIC (10min 35s)
- Getting HDAS searches into Ovid (5min 30s)
PDF Guides:
EBSCO
EBSCO allows you to search the following databases: Medline, CINAHL and others.
ProQuest
ProQuest allows you to search the following databases: APA PsycArticles, APA PsychInfo, British Nursing Index and others.