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2. Using The Knowledge Network for health and social care to support your practice.
This Open Badge is awarded to people who further explore the library resources on The Knowledge Network for health and social care. You will learn how to search the library using an NHS Scotland OpenAthens account.
The Knowledge Network for health and social care is a digital library designed for the Social Services sector. By doing this Open Badge you will learn how to search the library to find journal articles and ebooks, as well as how to do an advanced search for specific resources.
After completing all three badges in this series you will be eligible for the Knowledge and Evidence Champion Open Badge:
- An introduction to The Knowledge Network for health and social care
- Using The Knowledge Network for health and social care to support your practice
- Finding evidence to inform your practice
Explore the Knowledge Network for health and social care Library search and use your NHSScotland OpenAthens username to access a journal article.
- Use the Library Search, to search for an article and use the advanced search options.
- Download a journal article of your choice using your OpenAthens username and password.
- Tell us the title, author, publication date and journal title of the article.
- Tell us about at least one thing you will do to make your colleagues aware of The Knowledge Network for health and social care.
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The Knowledge Network for health and social care
The Knowledge Network for health and social care is a digital library designed for thos working within social care in Scotland. Here you will find high-quality materials like eBooks and eJournals to help inform your research and practice.
Submit your application
The SSSC Open Badge system relies on trust. We trust that the evidence you provide will be of your own work and based on your own skills and knowledge. By submitting an application you agree to the following statement: “In studying and completing the activities for this badge, I confirm that all the work provided as evidence will be my own.” The SSSC will revoke a badge if the evidence provided is discovered to have been the work of someone else.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge