About Library & Knowledge Services Development Team

KSS Library & Knowledge Services Development Team (LKSDT) manage a collaborative network of NHS libraries, offering a variety of services that support evidence-based practice, and the skills to use them.

Books and journals

LKSDT offers access to a wide range of regional and national resources - you can search for:

• Books
• Journals

Local and linked libraries

Local libraries can also be contacted to find out more about their range of services, which include: training, literature search and article requests.

• Look up a library by area, code, trust or county

Athens accounts

The LKSDT can assist in obtaining an Athens account, which provides all Deanery employees with access to a wealth of local and nationally procured information resources including:

• Databases
• e-books
• Specialist Libraries
• Current awareness services

Sign up for an Athens account

• You can sign up for an Athens account here (please note: registration from a non-NHS net workstation may result in a 15 day turnaround time)
• For Athens-related enquiries, please e-mail Jane Wilson

Contact the Library & Knowledge Services Development Team

• You can contact the Library & Knowledge Services Development Team here