The Healthcare library of NI is delighted to announce that it has some new journal subscriptions for 2023. The following titles are now available online to the current issue by searching for the title on the Library search.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
BMJ Case Reports
British Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Disability and Rehabilitation
Disability and Rehabilitation – Assistive Technology
We are delighted to announce that we will no longer be charging overdue fines. Any outstanding fines and invoices on member accounts will also be waived and will not be payable.
This is one of a series of measures introduced by the library to help support our members through the Cost-of-Living crisis.
Your wellbeing matters to us and our ongoing commitment to delivering an exceptional library experience means we want to support our members in any way we can during these challenging times. The library supports members in continuing professional development, evidence-based practice and research by providing access to high quality resources. We don’t want anyone to be prevented from accessing the information they need because they cannot pay a library fine.
Libraries normally charge fines to encourage people to return books on time thereby ensuring they are available for others to borrow at point of need. For this system to continue to work without fines in place, we ask you to be considerate of your colleagues and support this endeavour by returning books on time, particularly any that are recalled to satisfy other member requests.
FAQs
If someone has a book I need to borrow, what’s their incentive to return if there are no fines?
If you have a book on loan that is requested by another user and you don’t return it, you can’t borrow or request any more items until it is returned. We hope this will encourage users to return their books for further circulation to fellow users.
In December 2021, we conducted a Customer Journey Map (CJM) with a member of The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland. In advance of the session, they booked an Individual Study Room in our branch at QUB Medical Biology Centre to avail of the new parent/child booking option and bring their little boy with them on the day.
While completing the booking, and, during their visit, they noted several issues that could have made their experience better:
The room booking confirmation email did not mention the parent/child option and noted that maximum occupancy was only for 1 person – this was felt to be confusing
There was no seat for a child in the room and they had to leave the room to ask for one
Following this exercise, and the very valuable insights and recommendations the customer provided on the day, the email booking confirmation was changed to reflect the parent/child occupancy option and child size chairs were purchased for the two Individual Study Rooms and are now in situ.
If you too would like to book the same facility, just select one of the Individual Study Rooms under the Group Study Room Booking – Biomedical Library option in the Service Applications menu at qub.ac.uk/qol.
In partnership with colleagues across the UK and Ireland, the library is running a survey about e-books. We would like to know how you use e-books (or why you don’t), what you want and expect from e-books; and what your experiences are.
This will help inform decisions about the future provision of e-books.
Can you help contribute to this survey and help us understand your needs better?
Zetoc alerts is a current awareness service from the British Library that allows you to set up alerts for the table of content for particular journals. The British Library sadly announced this service is being retired/discontinued on 1st August 2022. If you have any alerts set up via Zetoc these will stop from 1st August.
There are alternatives to Zetoc available to you, which you may wish to consider switching to now, and the Library has outlined some of these on its Current Awareness Libguide.
If you should have any further queries or need further advice please don’t hesitate to contact your specialist librarian.
ClinicalKey will be changing in the coming months. New content and features will be added, including a new mobile app.
To learn about these changes, HSC staff can sign up for the Healthcare Library training session below, run by Koon Wan Chan, Customer Success Manager at Elsevier.
ClinicalKey: an overview of new content and features
Tuesday 28th September 2021
10:00 – 10:45 AM
This session will be delivered on-line via MS Teams. To receive a link to join the session, please email Richard Fallis, Specialist Librarian for Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences: richard.fallis @ healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk
In the meantime, Healthcare Library members can continue to access ClinicalKey by going to www.healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk > Databases A-Z > ClinicalKey
The project was launched 22nd June 2021 with the aim of promoting the benefits of reading for health and wellbeing to HSC staff and students on placement in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. It was initiated by the SHSCT Promoting Wellbeing Division in partnership with the staff in the Healthcare Library in Craigavon Area Hospital and with the support of the Trust’s Psychology Department. The project was funded by the Staff Health and Wellbeing Steering Group and the Southern Area Mental Health Implementation Plan.
The scheme is endorsed by health professionals and has three main objectives:
To support the health & wellbeing of the staff & placement students in the Southern Health & Social care Trust
To inform & support the professional development of staff & placement students
To improve the aesthetics of the healthcare library for staff & its users.
The stock is available to all SHSCT staff and students on placement. To borrow any of the books, you need to be a registered member of The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland – registration is free and can be completed online at: www.healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk/signup. For staff who cannot visit the library in person, books can be posted to their work address within the Trust.
Library staff are happy to help so please call in, phone or email if you need assistance.
Some of the titles are also available as e-books, including: Your guide to understanding and dealing with dementia; Can I tell you about cerebral palsy; The sleep solution: Why Your Sleep Is Broken and How to Fix It; The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life.
The Wellbeing Collection in the SHSCT is the second collection to be established in a Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland branch, the other is in the Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Currently all libraries are open and measures are in place to reduce potential for viral transmission.
It is strongly advised to wear a face covering in all libraries, even if you are sitting at a PC or study space.
Study rooms are available in the Healthcare Library branches at the RVH, and at QUB MBC Building. These are still bookable through Queen’s Online.
Please continue to place your requests for material as before. If there are any problems or delays, we will get in touch.
If you currently have an item on loan, it may, as always, be requested by another reader and you will be asked to return it within 7 days. However, we are aware this might present difficulties, so please contact your nearest Healthcare Library branch if this is the case.
Perspex screens are in place in some library branches.
Hand sanitiser and cleaning materials for touch points are available in all Library branches.
Electronic resources are available to access outside of the Library, from home or from your office space. You will need valid HSC membership of the Library, so please contact us if your membership has lapsed. Specialist Librarians are contactable to help with any assistance required using the electronic journals, databases or literature searching.
Updates will continue to be posted to our Keeping Up to Date section on the Library homepage and Library Twitter account. Please note that staff are available to help onsite and assist with enquiries in person in each library branch and via Library Chat, email, phone and social media if you are unable to come to the library, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns or questions.
If you subscribe to Richard Fallis’ medicine, dentistry and healthcare sciences current awareness bulletins, but are not currently receiving them via your HSC Trust email, please remember that you can still:
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