Free search skills training

The library offers a range of hands-on, small group training courses. The sessions are suitable for anyone undertaking research, writing practice guidelines or wanting to keep up to date with current practice. All courses take place in the IT skills room in the postgraduate medical education centre.

Finding quality healthcare information on the Internet: an overview of key resources

• Tuesday 30th September 9.30 - 12.30


• Tuesday 11th November 9.30 - 12.30

Searching the literature: an introduction to Athens, accessing full-text journals and constructing simple database searches

• Friday 12th September 9.30-12.30


• Thursday 2nd October 9.30 - 12.30


• Tuesday 28th October 1.30 - 4.30


• Tuesday 4th November 9.30 - 12.30


• Wednesday 19th November 9.30 - 12.30


• Thursday 18th December 9.30 - 12.30

The Cochrane Library: finding best evidence

• Tuesday 21st October 9.30 - 12.00

Finding the evidence: an introduction to the Cochrane Library and other evidence-based resources

• Tuesday 2nd December 10.00 - 4.00
  (The Cochrane Library 10.00-12.30; other key evidence-based resources and tools 1.30-4.00). Participants may attend the whole day or just the morning or afternoon session.

How to book a place

Simply email us or call ext 1544. We are happy to discuss your training needs and answer questions on the content of any of these courses. From 1st September you will find course outlines and training materials on our new web site www.ipswichhospital.nhs.uk/library.