Keeping up to date

Use these resources to keep abreast of clinical and professional issues

Current awareness bulletins

Many organisations produce bulletins which allow you to keep up to date with their areas of expertise, and are free and easy to subscribe to. Here are some recommended bulletins

Royal College of Nursing bulletins

RCN Bulletin to help you keep in touch with news items, features and benefits of membership
Library eBulletin find out about upcoming events, exhibitions and how RCN Libraries can help with your studies

Journal alerts

Use Browzine to save your favourite RCN Library journals and articles using the My Bookshelf and My Articles features.

Journal Table of Contents allow you to receive an alert of new contents in specified titles.
Many journal titles allow you to do this via their Publisher’s website.

There are also providers such as Journal TOCs that allow you to select titles from broad subject areas.

Database alerts

These allow you to rerun a database search and receive details of new articles. Do this by setting up an account in your chosen database.
Try our British Nursing Index Guide to alerts and for our other database see the help pages for the database you are using, or do contact us for guidance.