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Our provincial KRS library team is able to assist you no matter where you are located in the province.
                     
Our extensive online collection means you have 24/7 access to a wide variety of practice resources like DynaMed, Lippincott Procedures, and Lexicomp and plenty of ebooks, articles, and medical databases.

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We're excited to celebrate the contributions of rural health practitioners across the province during Rural Health Week and welcome you to the Knowledge Resource Service virtual library. Thank you for all that you do to improve the health and well-being of our communities all year round! 

Whether you're looking for research articles, clinical guidelines, online textbooks or other resources, our library has something to support you in your work. Our staff can also help you with sourcing the best evidence through our full range of services.

We're with you, wherever you are! Evidence resources for on-the-go:

DynaMed

Evidence-based clinical decision support for all health care staff written by physicians. Best for its: Breadth/depth of clinical topics, expert overviews and recommendations, easy to find related practice guidelines. Integrated into Connect Care

Lippincott Procedures

Step-by-step guidance, covering nursing, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy procedures and skills. Best for its: Clear skill checklists, procedures with images/videos, groupings by specialty settings. Integrated into Connect Care and Desktop Shortcut (on most AHS devices)

Lexicomp

Comprehensive drug information with several specialty collections and resources (Trissel's IV-Check, Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, Martindale, ect.) Best for its: Patient information handouts and specialty resources. Integrated into Connect Care

Our online ebook collection has what you need! You can search for specific title, browse the A-Z, or head over to our provider platforms to get a taste of what is available to you!

 

Access Medicine

Use Access Medicine to read a wide array of core medical textbooks (100+ titles), like Harrison's Internal Medicine. It also includes an auscultation library, procedural videos, imaging studies, and self-assessment tools. Browse the Rural Health content in Access Medicine.

Proquest Ebook Central

Use Ebook Central to read a wide variety of texts, from Nursing to Psychology topics, Proquest has a little bit for everyone! There are more than +500 titles in this collection with an easy-to-use online reading experience. Search for Telehealth content and more!

EBSCO Ebook Collection

Use EBSCO's Ebook collection to find a trove of medical textbooks. There are more than +500 titles in this collection as well, including titles like the ASPEN parenteral handbooks.

KRS Online Journal Collection

Browse, read and follow medical journals in your own customized, virtual bookshelf display. Follow your favourite tiles and be notified when new issues are released. Access the major medical journals like theBMJ, CMAJ, and New England Journal of Medicine, as well as journals dedicated to rural health like the Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, Rural and Remote Health, and the Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care.

LibKey | One-click access to bypass article paywalls.

Available by request for AHS devices, this Edge browser add-on let you have one-click access to articles to speed up your research workflows and save you time! Bypass those paywalls and connect to KRS full-text faster! It also makes requests a breeze.

Join our New Journal Alert Service!

Looking to keep up with the latest research? Get new journal issues sent to your inbox and read articles in one click.

 

Ebooks Available 24/7

Library services you have access to:

We can help source relevant information on a specific health condition, treatment, or any topic important to your role. You'll receive a comprehensive list of published research that can save you time and help inform your decision making.

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We offer a convenient way for you to access full-text articles that are outside our online collection with easy online web requests that you can submit 24/7. We email these articles to you at no cost and we also loan physical books.

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