Watch out for a pop-up library coming to a venue near you over the coming months. The Healthcare Library staff will be out and about at various locations in different Trusts to answer your questions. Follow us on Twitter @healthcarelib or look out for local promotion for further details.
Author: Angela Thompson
-
The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland Christmas Opening Hours
Please find details below of the Christmas Opening Hours of the various branches of the Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland.
The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at the Royal Victoria Hospital
Monday 17 December 8.30am – 5.30pm
Tuesday 18 December 8.30am – 5.30pm
Wednesday 19 December 8.30am – 5.30pm
Thursday 20 December 8.30am – 5.30pm
Friday 21 December 8.30am – 5.30pmThe Library is closed from Saturday 22 December to Tuesday 1 January inclusive, reopening at 8.30am on Wednesday 2 January 2019.
The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at Queen’s Medical Biology Centre
Monday 17 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday 18 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 19 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 20 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Friday 21 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday 22 December 9.30am – 1.00pmThe Library is closed from Saturday 22 December at 1.00pm to Tuesday 1 January inclusive, reopening at 8.30am on Wednesday 2 January 2019.
The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Monday 17 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday 18 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 19 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 20 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Friday 21 December 9.00am – 5.00pmThe Library is closed from Saturday 22 December to Tuesday 1 January inclusive. Normal opening hours resume on Wednesday 2 January 2019.
The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at Antrim Area Hospital
Monday 17 December 9.00am – 4.30pm
Tuesday 18 December 9.00am – 4.45pm
Wednesday 19 December 9.00am – 2.00pm
Thursday 20 December 9.00am – 4.30pm
Friday 21 December ClosedThe Library is closed from Friday 21 December to Tuesday 1 January inclusive. Normal opening hours resume on Wednesday 2 January 2019.
The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at Craigavon Area Hospital
Monday 17 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday 18 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 19 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 20 December 9.00am – 5.00pm
Friday 21 December 9.00am – 4.30pmThe Library is closed from Saturday 22 December to Tuesday 1 January inclusive. Normal opening hours resume on Wednesday 2 January 2019.
The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Monday 17 December 9.00am – 4.45pm
Tuesday 18 December 9.00am – 4.45pm
Wednesday 19 December Not staffed
Thursday 20 December 9.00am – 4.45pm
Friday 21 December 9.00am – 4.45pmThe Library is closed from Saturday 22 December to Tuesday 1 January inclusive. Normal opening hours resume on Wednesday 2 January 2019.
-
The Renal Drug Handbook now available
After much demand the latest edition of The Renal Drug Handbook is now available as an e-book.
To access the e-book enter the title in the search box on the Healthcare Library website.
-
e-book problem with ProQuest
Unfortunately we are experiencing issues with a number of our e-books from the vendor, ProQuest.
If you are presented with the AFBI login when accessing an e-book please email us with the title of the e-book.
The issue has been reported to ProQuest who are currently working on a resolution.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
-
Pop up Libraries
Want to find out more about the new website? Then why not come and see Library staff who will be out and about over the next few weeks at a location near you. All sessions will take place over lunchtime and staff will be happy to answer your questions, register you for membership or give you a quick overview of the new website.
DATE LOCATION VENUE 18th June Causeway Hospital Canteen 19th June Royal Victoria Hospital Spoons canteen 20th June South West Acute Hospital Canteen 25th June Antrim Area Hospital Canteen 25th June Craigavon Area Hospital Canteen 26th June Belfast City Hospital Canteen 28th June Ulster Hospital Canteen 29th June Musgrave Park Hospital Canteen 5th July Daisy Hill Hospital Canteen 26th July Omagh Healthcare Park Canteen 27th July Holywell Hospital Hospital Canteen 31st July Mater Hospital Atrium 1st August Downe Hospital Canteen 7th August Altnegelvin Area Hospital Reception area -
DTB now available online
The Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin which provides informed and unbiased information on medical conditions, medicines and other treatments is now available online through the Library.
To access the resource simply search for the title on the honni homepage search box or via the E-publications link.
-
New psychiatry and clinical psychology e-book collection
A new psychiatry and clinical psychology e-book collection from Cambridge University Press is now available on the Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland. The collection contains 25 recently published books. To access any of the titles search on our website by the title and when prompted log in with your usual username and password.
- Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment
- Delusions: Understanding the Un-understandable
- Textbook of Disaster Psychiatry
- Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Meeting the Needs of Young Offenders
- The Diagnosis and Management of Agitation
- Wellbeing, Recovery and Mental Health
- Integrated Modular Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Practical Guide to Combining Effective Treatment Methods
- A Clinician’s Brief Guide to Children’s Mental Health Law
- Management for Psychiatrists
- The Psychoses of Menstruation and Childbearing
- Moral Jeopardy: Risks of Accepting Money from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling Industries
- The Drug Conversation
- Bipolar Disorders: Basic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
- Adult Personality Growth in Psychotherapy
- Edwards’ Treatment of Drinking Problems: A Guide for the Helping Professions
- Core Skills for the CASC
- Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice
- The Self in Understanding and Treating Psychological Disorders
- Comprehensive Women’s Mental Health
- Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Physical Exercise Interventions for Mental Health
- Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder: Clinical Relevance, Biological Substrates, and Treatment Opportunities
-
Need to find images for your presentation?
Finding the right images for your presentation, as part of a teaching role or to share the latest evidence on a clinical topic, can be time consuming. Using ClinicalKey you have access to millions of images and can be sure to quickly find what you need. Images can be filtered, saved and exported to PowerPoint or Keynote – with image reference and description included automatically. It just takes a few easy steps.
Watch this short video demonstrating Presentation Maker HERE. Remember HSC Library members need to log in to Clinicalkey via honni and register for an account.
If you need any further advice please don’t hesitate to contact your subject librarian who will be happy to help.
