- Go to http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome,
click on Login at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen and type in
your username and password when prompted.
- Click
on Search the Database under the Keeping up to date section of the
homepage
- Click
on Add New Record at the bottom of
the page
- Highlight the relevant categories for your item. You can
select more than one category by holding down the Ctrl button.
- Enter an expiration date. This should be exactly two years from the date
that the database entry was made. It is quicker to enter the date manually,
rather than clicking on the calendar icon.
- Enter a title
- Enter the first author or
editor in the format: Smith, AB or Smith, Alison.
Do not enter corporate authors unless they are different from the
data entered as a publisher in the
source field.
- The subject field is used
to enter index terms from the Department of Health
Thesaurus. Add between 3-6 terms and be as
specific as possible. Separate each term with a carriage return.
- Use the source field to
enter the bibliographic details as follows: Department of Health or
Behaviour Research & Therapy. June; 45(6) p.1085-94
- Enter the URL into both the Link Text and URL fields. Remember to use http://. Additional links can be added
in the abstract field.
- The abstract field can be used to enter a
summary of a report or research findings. Original summaries or abstracts must
be reworded, although it should be acceptable to use an abstract from any
Department of Health or NHS document. Best of all, write your own brief
description.
-
Date
Added should be entered in the
following format: dd/mm/yyyy
- Select a name from the drop-down
list to complete the Created by field
- Check that the information looks
correct and click on Save
- Enter
additional items or click on Logout towards the top right-hand corner of the screen
If you wish to edit or delete a
record, first search for it, then either click on Edit or select the entry in question using the tick boxes and then click
on Delete Selected towards the
bottom of the screen.
Please note:
You
may find that the Add New Record
option disappears after making your first entry in the database. This can be
regained by clicking on Search the
Database in the left-hand menu. In order to prevent this from happening,
you may find it useful to click on Search
and scroll along to the second page of results before making your first
entry.
