The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub (the Hub) is a search engine connecting NHS staff to high-quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place, including journal articles, e-books, databases, and other resources. You can access the Hub from anywhere, at home or in the office.
Use the tabs at the top of this section for more information about the Hub.
The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub (the Hub) is a simple way to quickly search a wide range of evidence sources. It is designed to save time finding journal articles, ebooks and evidence summaries. Search results have buttons giving you the option to either download an article there and then, or request a copy from your hospital library service.
The Hub can be used from any web browser, and on your phone. All you need to access the Hub is an OpenAthens account.
Don't have an OpenAthens account? Visit our OpenAthens page to find out how to get signed up.
The ‘Hub’
Use the Hub to access:
How to Access the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
*Don't have an OpenAthens account? Visit our OpenAthens page to find out how to get signed up.
The Knowledge and Library Hub uses the new EBSCO interface. This is fairly intuitive, but if you would like learn more about how the new EBSCO interface works (useful for more advanced searching), please refer to the guides below.
EBSCO training guides
The Knowledge and Library Hub has links to bibliographic databases for more advanced searching, including Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase and EBSCO CINAHL. Visit our Databases page for more information about these different databases.
We are happy to take your questions.
Email: hcl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 (2)21936.