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Everyone should have easy access to research findings

Published date: 12 May 2022
Author(s): Candace Imison
How the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is giving easy access to research findings.

Placed-based Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) Project: Surrey Heartlands - the bid process

Published date: 10 May 2022
Author(s): Franco Henwood
This blog piece discusses how 5 Knowledge and Library Services collaborated together to place a bid for recent Health Education England funding.

Keeping your repository legal

Published date: 04 April 2022
Author(s): Susan Smith
About managing the copyright for content being added to repositories.

The Place-Based Knowledge and Library Services Project: Surrey Heartlands

Published date: 10 March 2022
Author(s): Kerry Seelhoff, Olwen Revill
The team of Knowledge and Library Service (KLS) managers across the Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership discuss how they delivered joined up library services to community-based staff.

Clinical Information Search System (CISSWeb) search system

Published date: 01 March 2022
Author(s): Pip Divall
About the Clinical Information Search System (CISSWeb) system in use at University Hospitals of Leicester to track evidence searches.

Library Management Systems (LMS) - a roadmap for regional LMS

Published date: 28 January 2022
Author(s): Helene Gorring
About the plans for regional library management systems.

The Human Bridge

Published date: 24 January 2022
Author(s): Susan Smith
The importance of knowledge and library staff as a bridge between technology and those who use it.

Implementing the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Best Practice desktop icon

Published date: 18 January 2022
Author(s): Lucy Reid
How to add the BMJ Best Practice icon to your desktop.

To err is human

Published date: 10 January 2022
Author(s): Susan Smith
Permission to fail is important when exploring new technologies and ways of working.

Every politician, every system leader should be asking - "Where is your librarian?"

Published date: 05 January 2022
Author(s): Jayne Lees
About the launch of the value proposition.