Students on Placement: Library Support

The best way to contact UWE library service is to use their chat function. This is accessible by clicking on the chat logo at the bottom right of the page 

The chat is accessible 24h/7. Your request will be triaged as appropriate. 

For those studying the Non-Medical Prescribing Course at the University of the West of England and looking for library resources from the university, the following links are likely to be especially relevant. 

• https://academicskills.uwe.ac.uk/has/workbooks/has-low/60615/welcome - these welcome pages for Health and Social Care students have sections on Finding Information, Using Databases, How to critically appraise health information, study skills, referencing, and requesting further help.
   
• https://academicskills.uwe.ac.uk/has/workbooks/has-international-online-workbook/30293/home - You could also check out the HAS International Library Online Workbook
   
• https://uwe.rl.talis.com/index.html - search for "Non medical prescribing" for the most up-to-date reading list
   

• https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/study-support/study-skills - these pages from UWE have links to sections on Referencing, Reading and writing, Research skills, Online learning, English language, Prepare for assessments, Time management, Mathematics and statistics, Presenting and working with others, IT skills, Preparing for study, and Faculty workbooks
   
• https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/library - if you'd like to search UWE library resources, you can start here

UWE students are recommended to start at https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/study-support/study-skills/library-study-skills-support where students can connect with the university library 24/7 via email, or book a 50 minute 1-1 via MS Teams. 

The page also links into UWE's generic workbooks and online study skills events.

For health related support specifically, there is: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/library/resources-for-your-subject/health-and-social-care - this includes a workbook on writing at masters level.

The library aims to provide tools for students at the university to carry out the literature searching themselves as part of the academic endeavour, rather than run searches on behalf of the students.

Referencing

UWE departments often use a particular Harvard format; more details are available at https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/study-support/study-skills/referencing/uwe-bristol-harvard; students are strongly advised to double check with their lecturers or faculty to ensure they are using the correct format.