Access
- 24 hour access available with a UHB ID badge
- Web address: www.uhblibrary.co.uk
- Staff and students must register before using any library facilities. Just bring along your ID badge and fill in an application form
- Enquiries can be made in person, by phone, fax or email
- Self issue kiosks enable registered library users to borrow and return books, and pay fines 24/7
Facilities
- Each library has quiet study, easy seating and general study areas
- Computer facilities (with username & password)
- Internet access
- Multi-functional devices that can copy, print, fax, scan and email
Stock
- 15,000 books and DVDs across the three sites
- 88,000 titles on the joint Base-library catalogue at: www.base-library.nhs.uk
- Small fiction collections on each site
Electronic Resources
Available with an Athens password via www.evidence.nhs.uk
- Electronic full-text journals
- Online access to over 7,000 journal titles
- E-books collections
- Bibliographic databases
Services
- Loans of books, DVDs and CD-Roms
- Reservations and renewals
- Interlibrary loans and article requests
- Literature search service
- Current awareness service
- Information retrieval skills training
- Outreach librarian service
Library Charges
- Fines 20p/50p/£1 per working day
- Printing/copies/fax 5p/A4 - £3 minimum account charge
Other Guides available
- Your Guide to BASE Library - for help using the library catalogue
- Outreach Librarian Service - for support and information in your workplace
- Information Skills Training Guide - for training on Searching Healthcare Databases
- Library Services for Users with Additional Needs- including longer loan periods for users who need them