1. Introducing The Knowledge Network

3. What is The Knowledge Network?
A platform of useful online resources including NHS Scotland Library
Free access to e-journals, e-books and databases
Access to many specialist information portals
Access to e-learning opportunities
Access to online communities and opportunities to build your own

4. Who can access it?
Many of the site’s resources are available to anyone and do not require a password (patient information, abstracts, citations etc)
Full text articles, communities and customisation features require registration
To register, you must be affiliated with NHS Scotland (employee, partner, volunteer, student, researcher etc)

5. Tour of homepage – key areas

6. Personalising the homepage
The Knowledge Network can be customised to fit your needs
The homepage contains “widgets”: a compact set of content and features (appearing on a webpage as a box containing text and images). These widgets can be moved around, expanded, collapsed or removed entirely

7. Personalising the Homepage
Announcements
News from The Knowledge Network.
Customisable list of your most used resources.
Quick Links
What is here for me?

8. Personalising the Homepage
To move a widget, simply click and drag
Select “Add a widget to the panel…” button to add or remove widgets from the homepage
Use the “Edit” option to change the content of a widget.

9. What is here for me?
The “What is here for me” widget details the key resources within The Knowledge Network, including portals, journals, databases etc.

10. Exercise 1 Move the widgets around to how you like them best
Review the range available
Explore the ‘What is here for me?’ widget

11. Searching for Information
The Knowledge Network allows you to search across 12 million information and learning resources from over 100 providers.
You can conduct a basic or advanced search, Evidence and Guidance search or a Library search for journals, articles and books
Alternatively, if you are familiar with any particular database, you can select one from the list of databases and search within that database

12. Searching The Knowledge Network
Articles
Journals
Books
Search
Search
Full Text Article Search
Search across 12 million information and learning resources from over 100 providers.
Targeted clinical evidence search. 12

13. Viewing your results
An example of a results page from a search of The Knowledge Network.
Filters
Save searches
Use filters to narrow your results by resource category, information source, year etc.
From here you can save records to ‘My Resource Space’, , print and tag.
Save your search to be run at a later date.
Save & Share 13

14. Exercise 2
Use the basic search to find information on dental implant (or a subject of your choice).
Review the list of filters available on the left side of the screen. Select and apply the Leaflets and Websites filter from the Leaflets and Resources for Patients/Service Users category.
Conduct the same search within Library. How many articles can you find?

15. My Resource Space
My Resource Space is an area in which you can bookmark resources and access them later on.
Access My Resource Space from the top bar available on any page of The Knowledge Network.
This section allows you to:
bookmark favourite resources
organise them into folders based on tags (or keywords) you choose
save and share
Manage the content on your homepage
NOTE: You must be logged in to use My Resource Space. You must also accept the community rules if you want to be able to tag.

16. My Resource Space
My Resources
Index of resources added by you. Access and manage your resources from here.
Save and Share
Select resources to save and/or share via , tagging, printing or adding to My Resource Space.

17. Search results
2. Add to My Resource Space
1. Add to Save & Share

18. 3. Save or share your record from My Resource Space
3. Save or share your record from My Resource Space. You can the record to yourself or a colleague; print it; or save and tag.
4. Add to Quick Links to create a list of favourite resources available from the homepage.

19. Exercise 3
If you do not a have a NHS Scotland Athens user name - Go to The Knowledge Network ( and register for a username and password
If you have an Athens user name - Log in and continue with the next exercise

20. Exercise 4
Conduct a basic search (for anything you like) and select a record to ‘Add to Save & Share’ .
Add your marked record to My Resource Space
From My Resource Space, add some tags to your saved record

21. Exercise 5 Add a record to Quick Links.
Check that this now available from My Quick Links on The Knowledge Network homepage.

22. Communities and Shared Spaces Communities Help
Find or join an existing community.
Communities and Shared Spaces
Communities Help
Tags
Find resources and people via tags. View and manage resources you have tagged.
Index of your personal shared spaces or community websites.
My Communities

23. Community websites

24. Edit Profile
Within The Knowledge Network, each user has their own profile
You will be prompted to enter information into your profile page when you log in for the first time

25. Edit Profile
Selecting “Edit Profile” on the homepage reveals your personal profile. From here, you can add your personal details for others to see.

26. “Edit profile” page
Click “edit” to add your personal details.
My Profile
My subject interests
Enter your own interests as tags.
My Experience
Enter your experiences, publications and current activities here.
Accept communities rules and guidance and set your privacy options.
Rules and Permissions.

27. Contact your local NHS Library for support
Help and Training
Help and Training
Immediate online help and access to training opportunities.
Libraries and Support
Contact your local NHS Library for support 27

28. Information Literacy

29. You should now be able to
Locate The Knowledge Network
Login using your username and password
Customise the homepage using widgets
Conduct a basic search
Conduct a search of the Library
Recognise some basic homepage features (tabs, key areas for audiences, What is here for me? etc)
Add marked records to My Resource Space
Edit your personal profile

31. Login / Register
To register, select the “Login / Register” option at the top of the screen and follow the on-screen instructions.