Information skills training

Attend a short tutorial introducing you to the RSM's digital library, the Library Search Hub. Whether you’re new to the RSM or just need a refresher, you’ll learn how to get the most out of the Library’s search tools and extensive e-resources available to you as a member.

30 minutes including Q&A. Open to Members only, free. 

If you would like to get quickly started with using the Library Search Hub, view our video here.

Alternatively email library@rsm.ac.uk or phone 020 7290 2940 to arrange a one to one over Zoom or Teams.  

ClinicalKey: Expanding clinical knowledge

Free 60 mins live webinars from Elsevier showing how to effectively navigate ClinicalKey to find the most current and evidence-based medical information utilising time-saving features and tools.  

Click here to register on a date directly with ClinicalKey.

Find out how to search the Medline and Embase databases using both keywords and thesaurus terms to get the best results. Learn how to formulate a search question, search the databases with precision, review and save your results, and follow through to view the full-text results in the RSM’s digital library.

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Devise a search strategy and identify keywords and thesaurus terms to describe concepts
• Combine search terms and use techniques such as truncation, proximity searching, exploding terms and applying qualifiers
• Apply limits to refine your search results
• View, select and save your search results
• Find the full-text of articles in the RSM’s digital library

75 minutes including Q&A and a quiz. Open to Members only, free.
CPD: 1 point

Upcoming dates:                     

Friday 21 November 2025, 1:00pm-2:15pm GMT

Thursday 18 December 2025, 11:15am-12:30pm GMT

Wednesday 14 January 2026, 11.00am-12.15pm GMT

Thursday 12 February 2026, 4.00pm-5.15pm GMT

Friday 13 March 2026, 1.00pm-2.15pm GMT