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Books
Aho, MK & Bennett, E (2013) The Machiavellian Librarian: winning Allies, Combating Budget Cuts, and influencing Stakeholders
See chapter entitled ‘Weasels and honey badgers: networking for librarians’ [Last checked: 14/5/18]
Reports
NHS London Leadership Academy: build your networking plan
A PDF document to help you create a networking plan [Last checked: 14/5/18]
User guide for NHSNetworks
Guide from Katie Nicholas, Knowledge Officer at Health Education England on how to get the most out of NHSNetworks [Last checked: 14/5/18]
Social Media
NHS Networks
NHS Networks allows you to create and manage a network or community of interest. Take part in discussion forums, share knowledge and good practice including videos and presentations. Get news, views and information about events. [Last checked:14/5/18]
When you join LinkedIn, you get access to people, jobs, news, updates, and insights that help you be great at what you do [Last checked: 14/5/18]
Websites
The Introvert’s Guide to Networking by Megan Hodge
Some suggestions for networking at social events, conference and online [Last checked: 14/5/18]
Academy of Fabulous Staff (Home of NHS FabChange day)
The NHS is full of enthusiastic, clever, keen, passionate people with a strong sense of vocation. They want to do the right thing and to do things right. The Academy is the place to share ideas about doing it right, boast about the good stuff and if you have a problem, the place to search for an answer. The NHS is so much better than it gets credit for, is so much more efficient than people think. And, is keen to share, be collegiate, find the good stuff and pass it on. [Last checked: 14/5/18]