The following step-by-step guides and tips will help ensure you make effective use of the eResources of the eLibrary, Knowledge and Archive Services (eLKAS).
Keeping up with the latest research evidence
As a CSP member, you have exclusive access to the resources and services provided by eLKAS. Here are our tips on how you can stay up-to-date with the latest research evidence and improve your evidence-based practice:
Information skills: Keeping up with the latest research evidence: Tips from your eLibrary
How to make the most of our eResources
WorldCat Discovery is the catalogue of our eResources, including:
- eJournals
- eBooks
- eTheses
- CSP publications
- digital archival material
Watch this short video to find out how to access evidence to support your practice, research or studies via the WorldCat Discovery platform.
eLKAS subscribes to a number of eJournals. If you can't find the full text of the required publication via the CSP's subscriptions, you can request a copy via our free document supply service.
If you need help with our online services, please contact us at library@csp.org.uk
Step-by-step guides to use WorldCat Discovery
Basic search
- This guide covers how to do a Basic search in WorldCat Discovery, how to view full text or request a copy:
Information skills: Basic search in WorldCat Discovery
Advanced search
- This guide introduces you into how to do an Advanced search in WorldCat Discovery:
Information skills: Advanced search in WorldCat Discovery
Search history and search alerts & how to cite, share and save records
- This guide includes how to view your search history, how to save a search and create an alert, re-run and share search queries. It also covers how to save and share records, and how to create citations:
Information skills: Search activity & how to cite, share and save records in WorldCat Discovery
WorldCat Discovery A-Z List
- This guide is about the WorldCat Discovery A-Z List and links to external information sources:
Information skills: Resources: A-Z List and links to external information sources
Literature searching
This guide includes how to define your search as a question, provides tips on building a search strategy and limiting search results, and covers how to get the full text of articles:
Information skills: Finding the evidence: Literature searching
Critical appraisal
This guide introduces you to study design, bias in studies, and key questions to consider when critically appraising a paper; with links to critical appraisal tools and checklists:
