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  • Craigavon Library closed Wednesday afternoon 23 September

    The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at Craigavon Area Hospital will be closed on the afternoon of Wednesday 23rd September.

    If you need to contact the library please email info@healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk, telephone 028 9097 8906 or use the Healthcare Library Chatbot*.

    Access to e-resources is available at https://healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk/

    We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

    *Look for the Chatbot icon at the bottom of the Healthcare Library website

  • July Holiday arrangements 2026

    Healthcare Library branches will be closed from 11th July to 14th July inclusive at:

    • The Royal Victoria Hospital
    • QUB Medical Biology Centre
    • Craigavon Area Hospital

    Altnagelvin Area Hospital Library will reopen on Tuesday 14th July

    Antrim Area Hospital is currently closed for refurbishment

    Healthcare Library Chatbot and access to e-resources is still available at the Healthcare Library website – login with your library account to access online resources while we are closed.

  • May Day closure – Monday 4th May

    All branches of The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland will be closed on Monday 4th May for the Bank Holiday.

    Healthcare Library Chatbot and access to e-resources are still available at the Healthcare Library website – login with your library account to access online resources while we are closed.

    Branches will open as normal on Tuesday 5th May.

  • Easter Opening Hours 2026

    Healthcare Library branches will be closed from Friday 3rd April to Tuesday 7th April inclusive in:

    • Belfast Trust
    • Northern Trust
    • South Eastern Trust
    • Southern Trust

    The Western Trust branch will be closed on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th April.

    Healthcare Library Chatbot and access to e-resources is still available at the Healthcare Library website – login with your library account to access online resources while we are closed.

  • Craigavon Branch closed Friday 25 July

    Due unexpected staff absence, the Library at Craigavon unfortunately will not be open on Friday 25th July 2025.

    The computer rooms and reading room are open 24/7 as normal.  

    Please contact the Healthcare Library at the RVH if you need any help . Library staff will still be available to answer queries via email , telephone 028 90978906.or Healthcare Library Chatbot.

    Access to e-resources is still available at https://healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk/

    We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • July Holiday arrangements

    Healthcare Library branches will be closed from 11th July to 14th July inclusive at:

    • The Royal Victoria Hospital
    • Antrim Area Hospital
    • QUB Medical Biology Centre
    • Craigavon Area Hospital

    Altnagelvin Area Hospital Library will only be closed on Monday 14th July

    Healthcare Library Chatbot and access to e-resources is still available at the Healthcare Library website – login with your library account to access online resources while we are closed.

  • May Day closure – Monday 5th May

    All branches of The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland will be closed on Monday 5th May for the Bank Holiday.

    Online resources are still available on the Healthcare Library website. Branches will open as normal on Tuesday 6th May.

  • St. Patrick’s Day closure ☘️

    All branches of The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland will be closed on Monday 17th March for the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.

    Online resources are still available on the Healthcare Library website.

    Branches will open as normal on Tuesday 18th March.

  • Cancer Prevention Action Week Resources 

    This Cancer Prevention Action Week, we’ve been linking to papers on exercise and cancer prevention:  

    If HSC staff need a Specialist Librarian to run a literature search on this or any other topic, complete our search request form: 

    https://response.questback.com/isa/qbv.dll/bylink?p=YE2A6FAtfVhY7KIc3_ak_AbvSyee4zc2bT5A4EduHZO1k1mjDiCVhLRAg0cubLze0

  • EBSCO/Cinahl Single Sign-On (SSO)

    The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland is now able to provide Single Sign-On (SSO) for EBSCO resources.  These resources include some databases such as Cinahl Ultimate.

    Single Sign-On (SSO) provides seamless authentication and personalization to EBSCO resources.  You will not need to manage a separate login to access your MyEBSCO account. You will use the Healthcare Library login credentials to institutionally authenticate and to seamlessly access your personal MyEBSCO account.

    If you are prompted to consent to the creation of a MyEBSCO account click on Continue Personalized, a MyEBSCO account is created and you are automatically logged into it. On subsequent logins, you will be immediately logged into your MyEBSCO account.

    If you do not grant consent by clicking on Skip for Now, you will receive an error page as you are required to personalize in order to access any EBSCO products.

    I already have an EBSCO account – how do I retrieve my existing searches?

    If you already have an EBSCO account with saved searches etc. you are still able to access those.  In the database click Sign In at the top right of the screen & then click Switch Accounts also at the top right. Login with your existing EBSCO account details. Your saved searches will then be accessible by clicking on Folder.

    If you have any questions please contact your Specialist Librarian.