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Current Awareness Keeping up-to-date without being swamped

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Current AwarenessKeeping up-to-datewithout being swamped

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Information overload…

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Filter – get rid of the noise

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What information do you need?

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Knowing what you need to know….

... and why helps you focus

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Where are you on this scale?

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Background :Core knowledge Exams

Foreground:Building on experience Awareness new developments Day-to-day functioning

What are your needs?

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Selection

Search for sources of informationuse what is already there…

….what others find useful

...don’t reinvent the wheel!

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Don’t pull information to you

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Get it pushed to you…

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Journals...

See if there is a contents alert to sign up for...

...or an RSS feed

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Professional Bodies

If you belong to one, then use it ...

...they may have online resources, local networks and meetings

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Networking

Colleagues

JournalClubs

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Conferences

Can’t go?

You don’t have to be there to benefit

Online presentations Twitter #MMIT2017Blogs

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Leaders & innovators

…may not be who you expect…...don’t forget bloggers

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Become familiar with trusted sourcesin your field...

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Remember...just because it’s published it doesn’t mean it is right…you need to critically appraise...

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Is it true?

Check who has written/published it - check

health stories in the news here

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Don’t forget

www.tripdatabase.com

www.cochranelibrary.com

www.nice.org.uk

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Alerts...

Create them from searches

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Our current awareness services...

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e-prompt

e-prompts on 40+ specialities

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e-promptXtra service

personalised help for individuals or depts

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Journal clubs

‘Real’ ones with cake...

and also online ones can be found..…

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Smart phones ... the clue is in the name

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Where to keep stuff?

Try to get everything in one place

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IF This ….Then That

Create chains of applets to work automatically

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Keep some time..

…put aside a regular time to look in more depth..have a system of filing things away for the future.

...use spare time waiting, on a train or a bus...scan quickly what’s coming in – mark things to look at later - delete what you don’t want

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Organise

folderstagslabelse-mail rules

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Make it work for you..

…protect time to keep up your knowledge

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One size doesn’t fit all

Try things out

Drop them or keep them?

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Remember why you are doing these things...they need to help

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Important stuff bubbles up - so if you miss it on one thing don’t worry …..it will pop up on something else

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Take a break from information...

Don’t forget to switch off and take a break to avoid information overload.

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e-promptXtra service

If you want any help customising your alerting services or organising your information then please contact the library and we can help you.

We offer individual sessions for SCH staff and departments please contact us to book

Thank you

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