Knowledge Services Briefings

Briefings for Knowledge and Library Services staff on the latest news and development opportunities.

There are currently two briefings published.

Knowledge for Healthcare Briefing

Published fortnightly on Tuesdays.

This briefing covers national and regional initiatives, training opportunities and network news.

Resource Discovery Digest

Published fortnightly on Tuesdays.  This briefing covers national and local resource discovery initiatives.

Contributions

If you wish to contribute, email the Knowledge and Library Services team on [email protected].

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  • Subscribe to the Resource Discovery Digest.

Knowledge for Healthcare Briefing

Tuesday 2 September 2025

Contents

News:

  • Your chance to attend the Green Libraries Conference 2025
  • Health Literacy Month 
  • Reading Well Collections and sharing how you use the Reading Well Collections
  • Impact case studies and signposting impact case studies
  • Promotional material on NHS Futures

  • Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy events booking system

  • Call for Reviewers: LILAC – The Information Literacy Conference 2026

  • International Clinical Librarians Conference (ICLC) 2025 - reflections from NHS England bursary attendees

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Contents

Tailored learning opportunities accredited by CILIP, the library and information association (all workshops are online):

  • Health Literacy Awareness Training, 23 September 2025, 9:30am to 12:30pm 

News:

  • #AMillionDecisions: Creating your own impact case study and endorsement cards
  • The NHS launches new WhatsApp Channel

  • Act now to take part in the Virtual Knowledge and Library Services Celebration Day on Wednesday 3 December 2025 

  • CILIP Mentor of the Year nominations

  • Trainers' Forum Annual Conference 2025

  • Responsible AI in Evidence Synthesis webinar opportunity

  • Spotlight reminder and resource of the month

  • BMJ Best Practice and state-of-the-art care for asthma in adults webinar

  • Top tips in health teaching: a knowledge sharing workshop, Thursday 4 September 2025, 1pm to 3pm

  • Literature Searching Clinics in 2025

  • Any Library Staff Leavers / New Starters in your Service?

  • New post added to Northern Lights

 

Resource Discovery Digest

Tuesday 9 September 2025

Contents

  • INCDocs token access package suppression now available

  • Have you replaced any of the e-resources decommissioned from National Core Content?

  • Library.nhs.uk disruption

  • Roles and Responsibilities guidance

  • NICE Framework update

  • EMBASE reload

  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: Known Issues and Enhancements

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Contents

  • Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) now published

  • NHS OpenAthens and phishing issues

  • Combining Hub searches in ‘Recent Activity’

  • New Koha ILL module roll-out

  • Default citation style in the Hub

  • Testing Scholarly Graph features on the new EBSCO interfaces

  • EBSCO and its approach to AI and generative AI tools webinar, Monday 15 September 2025, 10:30am to 11:30am

  • BMJ Best Practice and state-of-the-art care for asthma in adults webinar, Thursday 4 September, 2pm to 3pm

  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: Known Issues and Enhancements

Tuesday 16 August 2025

Contents

  • Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) now published

  • NHS OpenAthens and phishing issues

  • Combining Hub searches in ‘Recent Activity’

  • New Koha ILL module roll-out

  • Default citation style in the Hub

  • Testing Scholarly Graph features on the new EBSCO interfaces

  • EBSCO and its approach to AI and generative AI tools webinar, Monday 15 September 2025, 10:30am to 11:30am

  • BMJ Best Practice and state-of-the-art care for asthma in adults webinar, Thursday 4 September, 2pm to 3pm

  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: Known Issues and Enhancements

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