Current Awareness Service

NLH Search 2.0 Launched!

NHS Electronic Resources Announcement

The Library and Knowledge Service is pleased to announce that NLH Search 2.0 has now gone live! Please see below for further details and for information regarding training.

What is NLH Search 2.0.?
Search 2.0 is a specially developed search portal hosted by the National Library for Health (NLH) http://www.library.nhs.uk/ for searching healthcare databases and electronic journals and books. There is no need to re-register as existing NHS Athens usernames and passwords will enable access to this resource.

Dialog Clinical Databases
As explained in previous email correspondence, access to the Dialog clinical databases will continue to be available until 31st May, allowing a period of transition in which users can be trained on the new interface. The Dialog clinical databases will thereafter be replaced by Search 2.0. Unfortunately any saved searches on the Dialog databases will not be automatically transferred. Users wishing to retain any saved searches from Dialog should contact the library.

What databases and full text journals are available?
Users can search the databases listed below:

Medline
Cinahl
Embase
Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED)
British Nursing Index (BNI)
PsycINFO
Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC)

Links to the following full text e-journals are provided from the above databases:
10 JAMA and Archives journal titles
26 BMJ published journal titles
590 healthcare journals via CINAHL Fulltext collection
EBSCO Health Business Elite

How can I access Search 2.0?
Users can search NLH Search 2.0 by logging onto the following URL: http://www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals and entering their NHS Athens username and password. There is a link to Search 2.0 healthcare databases from the HILO website http://www.hilo.nh.uk/ Please contact the library if you require a reminder of your Athens logon.

How do I receive training?
The library has scheduled the following dates for group training on searching databases using Search 2.0. The sessions are at an introductory level so are suitable for beginners. Training is also available on an individual basis at a time convenient for the user. Please contact the library to arrange an appointment.

Group Training Dates:
All group sessions will take place at 2:30-4:30pm in the upper meeting room of the Education Centre

Fri 18th Apr

Tues 22nd Apr

Thurs 8th May

Fri 23rd May

Finally please do not hesitate to contact a member of library staff if you have any queries about this, or any other library services.