May Bank Holiday Closure - 25/05/15

Knowledge and Library Services at Whipps Cross and Newham will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday, the 25th of May.

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For book returns to Newham, please use the book return box by the first floor entrance to the Education Centre. For book returns at Whipps Cross, please use the book return box near the entrance to the Medical Education Centre. You can also contact us by email at library.enquiry@bartshealth.nhs.uk and we will respond as soon as possible when the libraries reopen on Tuesday 26th of May 2015.

Knowledge Awareness Week (18-24 May)

Barts Health NHS Trust Knowledge and Library Service is offering a programme of activities for staff to mark Knowledge Awareness Week 18 - 24 May, as follows

Programme of activities 

• Pop-up library stalls to be held at Barts Health sites
• Lunch-time workshops on evidence-based practice
• Resource presentations and drop-in sessions
• Library crossword puzzle competition for all staff
• Photography competition (Contact Shamima Akther, Library Assistant, Tel: 020 7363 8016)

Come along and find out how the Library can support you with

• Locating evidence-based information to improve patient care
• Conducting literature searched for systematic reviews
• Finding the information you need for clinical research
• Getting access to books, journal articles, and many more

If you would like to find out more or have any questions, please contact Isatou N'jie, Clinical Support Librarian, Tel: 020 8535 6562

Whipps Cross Hospital Library refurbishment

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The Library and Knowledge Hub at Whipps Cross Hospital will be closed from Friday 24 April to Friday 8 May to accommodate Library refurbishment works. This will involve redesigning the library space to provide a wider variety of study spaces, as well as space to work collaboratively.

During this time, you can email Knowledge and Library Services on library.enquiry@bartshealth.nhs.uk or  telephone 02073638016. The Library at Newham University Hospital will be unaffected by this work.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience which this closure may cause to you.

Pop up Library

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There will be a stand for a Pop up Library at the Newham University Hospital Restaurant on the first floor, Zone 4. The stand will be available on Wednesdays in April i.e. on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th between 12 and 2pm.

Drop in and speak to a Librarian who will be there to help with

• Literature searches
• Training
• Finding information resources
• Athens registration 
• Library registration
• Dynamed
• Renewal or returning of Library materials, and more

It is absolutely free and there is no appointment needed. Just drop by. Complete an evaluation form about your experience at the Pop up Library for a chance to win a travel mug.

Easter Holiday Closure

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Knowledge and Library Services at Whipps Cross and Newham will be closed for the Easter Holidays on Friday April 3 2015 and Monday April 6 2015.

For book returns at Newham, please use the book return box by the first floor entrance to the Education Centre. For book returns at Whipps Cross, please use the book return box near the entrance to the Medical Education Centre. You can also contact us by email at library.enquiry@bartshealth.nhs.uk and we will respond as soon as possible when the libraries reopen on Tuesday April 7 2015.

Knowledge and Library Services annual survey

Knowledge and Library Services are currently carrying out an online survey to find out more about people’s opinions of Knowledge and Library Services.

Would you like to tell us how you use our services? Could you suggest ways in which we can improve the services and resources we provide?

We welcome responses from both active users and people not currently using our services.

Please share your opinions and ideas at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9ZM6XR7. The closing date of the survey is Friday 13 March.

DynaMed and DynaMed mobile

DynaMed provides access to the best available evidence for making informed clinical decisions. You can access this resource from the ‘I want to’ menu on the right hand side of every Barts Health intranet page, or by logging into your NHS OpenAthens account and selecting ‘My resources’ and then ‘EBSCO databases… DynaMed’.

To request a unique serial number to install DynaMed mobile on your mobile device, email library.enquiry@bartshealth.nhs.uk.