Harlow Healthcare Library is the staff library at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, in Harlow. Joining our library offers you the following:
Books:
Library Members have 24-hour access to our on-site printed collections. In addition to this, you can ask us to borrow books from other regional and national NHS libraries, and the British Library.
To access the full range of our electronic books, or to search our collections and make requests, please visit our Library Catalogue: https://elms.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl?refine-by=branch:PAH
Articles:
We source full text articles on your chosen topics and deliver them straight to your inbox, free of charge. Estimated delivery time: 2-3 working days.
Online resources:
Library members can enjoy access to our full range of online resources. More details on these can be found on our dedicated electronic resources page: https://oaks.libguides.com/harlow/resources
Current Awareness Bulletins:
Keep up to date on topics of interest with our KnowledgeShare service. Let us know you area of interest (e.g. infectious diseases in children, hypertension in older adults, managing and leading people) and we will create an alert for you. Bulletins are delivered daily, weekly, every two weeks, or monthly, according to your preference, and cover the latest research, guidelines, reports and reviews. For more information please see our KnowledgeShare page here: https://oaks.libguides.com/harlow/KnowledgeShare
Evidence Searches:
Our specialist librarians can conduct evidence searches to identify relevant and up-to-date literature for your Evidence-Based Practice, professional development, publications and policies.
Estimated delivery time: 5 working days.
1to1 Database Search Training:
Book a dedicated 1 hour 30 minute session with one of our specialist librarians, to learn how to search the Healthcare Databases for all your evidence needs.
To book a session, please email paht.lib.desk@nhs.net or phone 01279 827021
Membership application:
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust staff, and students on placement with us, are welcome to apply for Library membership online:
https://elms.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-memberentry.pl