Training and events: UKHSA Knowledge and Library Services
Knowledge and Library Services provide a range of information skills training for eligible staff. Training is available in group or one-to-one settings.
Eligibility for Knowledge and Library Services training and events
Training sessions are only available to eligible user groups: staff working in UKHSA, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and NHS England public health teams. If you work in local authority public health (LAPH), please visit the dedicated LAPH page for further training information.
If you would like to arrange a session on a date that is not listed below, use our training request form.
Knowledge and Library Services induction
An overview of services and resources available from UKHSA’s Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) and how to access them.
Format: online
Audience: everyone eligible to use KLS services
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- Knowledge and Library Services induction on Wednesday 4 February, 11.00am to 12.00pm
- Knowledge and Library Services induction on Tuesday 10 February, 9.30am to 10.30am
- Knowledge and Library Services induction on Wednesday 4 March, 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Information skills series: search smarter, read critically, stay current
The 5 sessions in the information skills series are designed to be undertaken in sequence, but each session can also be attended individually to meet specific needs.
Formulating searchable questions and identifying relevant terms
Session 1: you will be able to take a public health scenario and turn it into a searchable question and identify relevant keywords and subject headings.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE public health staff only
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Searching databases effectively
Session 2: you will learn how to use relevant keywords to apply a search strategy to a bibliographic database (for example, Medline) to increase your confidence in literature searching.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE public health staff only
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Grey literature: what it is and where to find it
Session 3: you will learn how to what grey literature is, and develop the skills to retrieve relevant content and obtain the full text.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only
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Introduction to evaluating the evidence
Session 4: an introduction to critical reading skills, including techniques for assessing the quality and relevance of evidence.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only
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Current awareness products: keeping up-to-date with latest research
Session 5: an overview of KLS current awareness alerts and demonstration of how to create personalised research alerts.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only
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EndNote training
EndNote is a reference management software that allows you to collect, organise, cite and share references. The 3 training sessions build proficiency when completed in order. You can also attend standalone sessions to meet specific needs.
EndNote: an introduction
An overview of EndNote, the reference management software provided for UKHSA staff.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only
Register for a session
- EndNote: an introduction on Thursday 5 February, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
- EndNote: an introduction on Wednesday 11 March, 10.30am to 11.30am
EndNote: Cite While You Write
Provides a more in-depth look at EndNote with a focus on the ‘Cite While You Write’ plugin, enabling easy citation of your references within Microsoft Word.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only
Register for a session
- EndNote: Cite While You Write on Wednesday 25 February, 11.00am to 12.00pm
- EndNote: Cite While You Write on Thursday 19 March, 11.00am to 12.00pm
EndNote: collaboration and sharing
Provides a more in-depth look at EndNote, with a focus on sharing a library of references where multiple collaborators can edit the same data, and sharing copies of libraries where collaborators make changes for themselves.
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only
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UKHSA Knowledge Management events - Coffee Connect
Take part in this brilliantly simple way to connect with someone you might not normally encounter in your day-to-day work. Sometimes known as a ‘Randomised Coffee Trial’, in this session you will be randomly connected with another member of UKHSA staff and have the opportunity to take the discussion in any direction you wish (with some talking points provided by the KLS team to use if you’d like to).
Format: online
Audience: UKHSA only
To register for a session, visit Public health and science - Sharing and using knowledge (UKHSA staff only).
Bespoke training requests
UKHSA Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) can also facilitate bespoke training sessions in one-to-one format, for individual teams or specific groups. To request a bespoke training session please complete our training request form.
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