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Books | eBooks

Members have access to a high-quality collection of print and electronic books, that are constantly updated in line with user recommendations and the release of new editions. We aim to cover the requirements of all those employed in the trust and so while our collection is primarily clinically focused, we do also offer books on topics ranging from customer care to sociology. Our ‘Reading Well’ collection also offers books on healthy lifestyles, stress management and personal effectiveness.

Books

To search for hard copy books you can use The Hub search on our landing page, or search our catalogue directly. With 250,000 books to choose from across the HeLM (Health Libraries Midlands) consortium, there should be something suitable.

You must be a member of the library to borrow a book. You can check to see if we have the title you need on the library catalogue and whether it is available. Log in to reserve items currently on loan or to request books from other HeLM libraries. Please contact the library team if you need any help with this. We also have a book return box, so returning a book is easy.

Can’t find what you are looking for? We can also borrow books from other NHS libraries on your behalf. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please fill in the book request form. To recommend a book for the collection, email the team.

eBooks

To search for ebooks please search our discovery platform and log in using your OpenAthens login details. Use the limiters on the left-hand side of the results page, under ‘Source Type’ to limit to ‘eBooks’.

Some of our ebook collections can only be accessed via the publisher’s webpages.

Articles & Databases

Databases

You can find article records using the publisher’s search interfaces.

Some databases, such as Medline, are available via a number of publisher interfaces. Publisher interfaces are useful to searchers carrying out more complex and detailed searches, either for the purposes of systematic reviews or guideline production.

Links to the publisher interfaces can be found on the A-Z Databases page under each database’s entry.

Knowledge and Library Service librarians can provide training on how to carry out searches using a native interface, please contact us or visit our evidence searching guide for more information.

Articles using DOI or PMID

If you have an article’s DOI address or PubMed PMID then use LibKey.io below to find a full text pdf of the article using the search box below. LibKey.io takes you from the search box to the article PDF in one click eliminating all the confusion around navigating publisher websites searching for links to read the full text or PDF’s.

Journals

Access to our journals is online. You can browse all our electronic titles using BrowZine.

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BrowZine allows you to search, read, and monitor your favourite journals, making it easier to keep up to date with the latest research in your area of practice.

Browse the collection now for your favourite journals using the BrowZine search function.

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Title, ISSN or Subject keywords

Board Games

Reminiscence Boxes

Reminiscence boxes are available for library members to borrow. They are intended to assist staff, family, and friends to encourage conversations and share memories with patients, making their stay less stressful, and visiting times a little easier.

Please call down to the library and ask to view them so you can decide which to borrow. Themes available: Animals/Creatures; Garden/Gardening; Baking/Kitchen/Home; Transport/Vehicles; Seaside; Decades (50’s, 60’s. 70’s); Activities; War Years/Military

Wellbeing

For information on where you can find wellbeing resources, please see our wellbeing pages.