1. Healthcare Library Induction Name: Abbas Bismillah Job title: Healthcare Library Manager

2. HOW TO JOIN You can come and see us with your ID badge, or send us the completed registration from your induction pack, or join online at http://www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries/forms/membership.htm http://www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries/forms/membership.htm MEMBERSHIP The Healthcare Library serves the staff of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, community and primary care staff in West Berkshire, students on placement with either of the organisations and Berkshire Shared Services. MEMBERSHIP

3. HealthcareLibraryPhotocopier/Printer/ Library Catalogue Information Information Computer Room Journals Collection Training Room OUR LIBRARY IS MORE THAN BOOKS

4. SOME OF THE SERVICES ON OFFER Further information is available form our website at: http://www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries/ http://www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries/  Outreach Services  Librarian Service  Inter Library loan Service  IT facilities  New Books List  Photocopying/Printing If there is a service that we currently don’t provide, please do ask us. We may be able to help  Current Awareness/Email Interest Groups  Information Board/Library Newsletters  Borrowing, renewing and reserving service  Computer and Internet Access  Out-of-hours access  Library Catalogue (SWIMS)  Training  Literature Searching SERVICES:

5. If there is a service that we currently don’t provide, please do ask us. We may be able to help  Map of Medicine  Finding and evaluating health information  Locating Books and Journals  Induction to the library TRAINING SESSIONS AVAILABLE TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS:  How to obtain individual help  Using NHS journals via ATHENS  Current awareness  Locating E-Books  Literature searching  Searching the Cochrane database  NHS Evidence resources  Group Training or One-to One TRAINING For further information, see the training section on our website: http://www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries/ http://www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries/ Or Telephone: 0118 960 5012

6. For a full list of journals held by the library plus journals available electronically please go to My Journals http://www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals/journals/Default.aspx and log-in using your Athens username via the link in the top right hand corner of the screen.http://www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals/journals/Default.aspx To obtain access please register for a NHS Athens username and password available from: https://register.athensams.net/nhs/nhseng /https://register.athensams.net/nhs/nhseng / PRINT AND ONLINE JOURNALS JOURNALS 24/7 ACCESS

7. E-BOOKS – to obtain access please register for a NHS Athens username and password available from: https://register.athensams.net/nhs/nhseng/https://register.athensams.net/nhs/nhseng/ E-BOOKS 24/7 ACCESS On-line access to the full text of over 400 E-Books including titles from World Health Organization and major publishers.

8. MY ATHENS RESOURCES  ZETOC - British Library Electronic Table of Contents  INFORMAWORLD  Wiley Online Library  Informa Healthcare  Informa Healthcare  SilverPlatter Arc2  Emerald Management eJournals  ScienceDirect  EBSCOhost EJS  ProQuest - ProQuest Online Databases  EBSCOhost databases  Ovid Online  British National Formulary  NHS National Library for Health - (NLH  BNF for Children  MyiLibrary  BMJ Learning  BMJ Learning  Map of Medicine  BMJ Journals Collection  BMJ Journals Collection  JAMA & Archives Journals  123Doc: ebooks and online courses Your Athens ID authorises you to access the following resources. For a full list of journals held by the library plus journals available electronically please go to My Journals http://www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals/journals/Default.aspx and log-in using your Athens username via the link in the top right hand corner of the screen. http://www.library.nhs.uk/booksandjournals/journals/Default.aspx

9. Graham Griffiths–Library Assistant (Berkshire Adolescent Unit) Tel: 0118 960 5012; Email: Library.Healthcare@berkshire.nhs.ukLibrary.Healthcare@berkshire.nhs.uk Tony Pringle BA Hons- Library Assistant - Tel: 0118 960 5012; Email: Library.Healthcare@berkshire.nhs.ukLibrary.Healthcare@berkshire.nhs.uk Janine Hall BSc - Library and Electronic Resources Assistant Tel: 0118 960 5012; Email: Library.Healthcare@berkshire.nhs.ukLibrary.Healthcare@berkshire.nhs.uk Barbara Moye – BSc; MSc; CPPD Teaching & Learning - Librarian Tel: 0118 960 5015; Email: barbara.moye@berkshire.nhs.ukbarbara.moye@berkshire.nhs.uk Abbas Bismillah - Healthcare Library Manager Tel:0118 960 5020; Email abbas.bismillah@berkshire.nhs.ukabbas.bismillah@berkshire.nhs.uk OUR STAFF

10. PLEASE REMEMBER… The Healthcare Library is your Library We cover a large geographic area and recognise that some of our members and potential members may find it difficult to get here in person. Our website enables you to have access to many of our resources directly from your desktop at home or at work. Please use it to its full advantage. If you have any comments or suggestions about the service please direct them to the Manager. Healthcare Library Prospect Park Hospital, Honey End Lane, Reading RG30 4EJ TEL: 0118 960 5012 ; FAX:0118 960 5014 EMAIL library.healthcare@berkshire.nhs.uk library.healthcare@berkshire.nhs.uk Website: www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries www.berkshire.nhs.uk/libraries