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

18 March 2025

Contents

Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy Opportunities - All workshops are online:

  • Writing your Knowledge and Library Service Strategy Panel, 23 June 2025

News:

  • Changes in the NHS

  • The latest edition of the free National Searching Guidance is available now
  • Local meetings of NHS Knowledge and Library Services
  • Priorities for the 10 Year NHS Plan

4 March 2025

Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy Opportunities - All workshops are online:

  • Health Literacy Awareness, 1 April 2025, 1pm to 4pm
  • New starters event for NHS Knowledge and Library Staff (England), 13 May 2025, 2pm to 4pm

News:

  • Changes to content access in United States
  • Job descriptions on FutureNHS
  • New maternal vaccinations communications campaign
  • Update on NHS App and public libraries activity

18 February 2025

Contents

Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy Opportunities - All workshops are online:

  • Knowledge Management Community Special Event:  A Lessons Learned approach with Alison Bulbeck, 3 April 2025, 10am to 11am

News:

  • Any Library Staff Leavers / New Starters in your Service?
  • Developing Pipelines for Data Visualisation, 21 March 2025, 10am to 11am
  • Enabling equitable access to clinical imaging referrals

 

Resource Discovery Digest

25 March 2025

Contents

  • Attend a webinar to prepare for the new Hub interface – input required

  • Local e-Resources Audit 2025 – deadline looming

  • Generative AI in practice: EBSCO’s AI Insights

  • Third Iron links in the new Hub and a change to statistics

  • EMER repository general integration with the Hub

  • Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry

  • Closure of LKS North Website

  • 2025 Royal Marsden Manual training schedule

  • EBSCO’s AI Natural Language Search – call for testers

  • BMJ Case Reports – have you got a case to submit?

  • OvidGO! Forthcoming webinar: An Introduction to Focused Searches, 10 April 2025

  • New Trip features: Mind Maps and Systematic Review Scores

    NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: known issues and enhancements

11 March 2025

Contents

  • User Discovery Research workshop for LMS reprocurement
  • Update to the LibKey Links icon in Proquest and Ovid
  • Changes to the national core content BMJ Journals collection
  • Attend the NHS Repositories Community of Practice event, 13 March 2025

  • Framework purchasing learning resources

  • Mental Health Core Collection - working group

  • Virtual Ovid Open Day, 20 March 2025

  • e-Resources dashboards update

  • BMJ Best Practice and electronic health record integration

  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: known issues and enhancements

25 February 2025

Contents

  • Revised dates for Knowledge and Library Hub and EHost transition
  • Aspen Proof of Concept

  • Have you localised your organisation’s use of BMJ Best Practice?

  • Local e-Resources Audit 2025

  • INCDocs request analysis

  • Using Power Automate in your organisation

  • Changes to ProQuest e-books

  • HLISD spam

  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: known issues and enhancements

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