In depth training on all listed websites is provided through our training sessions. For more information, visit our Information skills training page.
Follow each module title for relevant websites used in the training sessions.
Module 1: How to Find Information
- Reports: www.dh.gov.uk
- NICE Guidelines: www.nice.org.uk
- Athens: https://my.openathens.net/
- Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.co.uk/
- Clinical Skills: http://www.clinicalskills.net/
Module 2: Finding the evidence
- NICE Guidelines: www.nice.org.uk
- Cochrane Library: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/
- Pubmed: http://pubmed.gov
- Trip Database: http://www.tripdatabase.com
Module 3: Finding and Accessing Journal Articles
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Pubmed: http://pubmed.gov
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Knowledge and Library Hub: Databases
Module 4 : How to Reference & Managing References
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Greenwich University - Referencing: Referencing your work | Articles | University of Greenwich
- University of Kent - Referencing: http://www.kent.ac.uk/uelt/ai/styleguides.html
- Canterbury Christ Church - Referencing: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/students/current-students/study-skills/referencing-and-avoiding-plagiarism.aspx
- BMJ – formatting: http://journals.bmj.com/site/authors/preparing-manuscript.xhtml#manuscript
- Wikipedia - Citation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation
- Zotero - https://zbib.org/
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RefWorks: www.refworks.com
- Endnote: www.endnote.com
Free Bibliographic Management Software via the web:
- Mendeley: www.mendeley.com
- Mendeley: User Guide
- Zotero: www.zotero.org
- Endnote basic: www.endnote.com
Module 5: Exploring Critical Appraisal (how to read a paper)
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Critical appraisal skills programme: CASP: https://casp-uk.net/
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Centre for evidence based medicine: www.cebm.net/
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How to read a paper: getting your bearings: www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7102/243 (OpenAthens password needed)
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Learning Zone:http://www.bandolier.org.uk/learnzone.html
- CONSORT Statement: www.consort-statement.org
- AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation) http://www.agreetrust.org/
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BestBets: http://www.bestbets.org/
Module 6: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Studies
Medical Statistics at a Glance, companion site to the book (which is available in the library) - http://www.medstatsaag.com/
Bandolier: http://www.bandolier.org.uk/learnzone.html
Online Calculator
Module 7: Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews (level two)
- CEBM tools - http://www.cebm.net/critical-appraisal/
- BMJ How to read a paper: Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses) http://www.bmj.com/content/315/7109/672 (OpenAthens password needed)
- Cochrane - http://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-database-of-systematic-reviews/index.html
- PRISMA - http://www.prisma-statement.org/
Other Training Resources
CEBM Critical Appraisal Tools: http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1157
BestBETS CA Worksheets: http://www.bestbets.org/links/BET-CA-worksheets.php
CASP checklists: http://www.casp-uk.net/
Cochrane core criteria for assessing qualitative research: Chapter_Guidancecritical_appraisal.doc (live.com)
Chapter 4 – Critical appraisal of qualitative research
Cochrane training: Chapter 21: Qualitative evidence | Cochrane Training https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-21
Critically appraising qualitative research: BMJ 2008;337:a1035 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1035
An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research: BMJ 2008;337:a288 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a288
Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography: BMJ 2008;337:a1020 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1020
Discourse analysis: BMJ 2008;337:a879 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a879
Grounded theory, mixed methods, and action research: BMJ 2008;337:a567 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39602.690162.47
Why use theories in qualitative research?: BMJ 2008;337:a949 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a949
CEBM’s Catalogue of Bias https://catalogofbias.org/
A Kuper, BMJ 2008;337:a1035 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1035
Deductive vs inductive reasoning: https://www.livescience.com/21569-deduction-vs-induction.html