Welcome to ESNEFT Libraries at Ipswich. I
am Janet Bayliss and this presentation will
give you a short introduction to ESNEFT libraries
and Evidence services.
Ipswich Hospital Library is based in the Education
Centre on the main hospital site. The library
has a generous study space and collection
of about 4,000 printed books. There is also
the library annex – a quiet study area with
extra computers but at present it is sometimes
used by our CoVid tactical team and may not
be available.
The library team are Kathy, Janet and Deborah
– who is library services lead. The library
is staffed from 09.00 – 5.00 Monday to Friday.
The library is also open 24/7 via hospital
ID badge – please add the first 5 digits
from the number on the back of the badge onto
the library registration form and we can request
access for you. We do ask that you follow
trust guidelines on social distancing and
wearing a mask. There are 6 open access computers
in the library and printing, photocopying,
scanning and binding services are available.
We also offer Wi-Fi if you bring your own
device.
To access our online resources, you need an
Athens account which you can obtain for the
duration of your placement here. An OpenAthens
username and password is the gateway to our
databases, journals, ebooks and clinical resources
– this may be in addition to what can be
accessed via your university. To create an
Athens account fill in the form at https://openathens.nice.org.uk/
- or Google open Athens registration to find
the form on the internet.
The evidence resources UpToDate and BMJ
Best Practice are available online – both
offering peer review summaries of evidence
on thousands of conditions and interventions.
Register for a personal account via the intranet
for UpToDate and download the app. You can
login to BMJ Best Practice with your OpenAthens
account – and get the BMJ Best Practice
app via Athens.
ClinicalKey offers the widest range of resources
available in one source. It includes over
600 full text journals and 1,200 high level
clinical ebooks – all available via an Athens
password; also through the intranet without
logging on.
You are able to borrow up to 8 books at a
time. For books, search the catalogue at www.elms.nhs.uk
You are able to access and request books from
all NHS libraries in the eastern region.
Register with the library by visiting our
website www.eel.nhs.uk/esneft - find the Membership
tab and click on the Medical Students link
to use the right form - or visit the library
in person to collect a form.
And finally…see our pages on the intranet
(find us under the “how we work” menu),
our website and via Twitter for more information.
Thanks for listening – please make sure
you complete a registration form, and we hope
to see you soon.
