The DBTH Knowledge & Library Service supplements what is offered by your University, with a range of resources that are available to you throughout your placement. As you progress through your NHS career you will be able to access a wide range of Knowledge & Library services and resources.
We recommend signing up to the library and registering for OpenAthens in order to access the full range of resources available.
Find Books & eBooks
You can search our library catalogue (YorCat) which will search Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals’ book and e-book collection as well as multiple NHS libraries across Yorkshire and the Humber. You can request books to be sent to your local library at DRI or Bassetlaw.
A wide range of books for medical students are available on YorCat.
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Textbooks, Handbooks and Specialist Handbooks offer practical, reliable and accessible evidence-based information. They can be accessed via YorCat or on the Oxford University Press website.
Key titles include:
Find Journals
BrowZine browse journals by topic such as clinical medicine, paediatrics, emergency medicine or evidence-based medicine
You will find direct links to full text articles or a form to submit a request to the Knowledge & Library team to source the article.
Sign up for a personal account to download the app, create on personal bookshelf and be notified of new journal issues.
Get instant access to an article using the DOI or PMID.
If not available in full text click on the link “Library Access Options”, and then “Submit an ILL (Inter Library Loan) for this item” – click it to send a request to the Knowledge & Library library team to source the article.
Alternatively please email the details of the article you need to the Knowledge & Library Team.
Using the Library
- How do I join the library?
Library membership is available for all learners. Please complete an online membership form to join.
- How many books can I borrow and for how long?
You can borrow 10 items. Books are normally loaned for 4 weeks. Books not required by other users are automatically renewed 5 times, after which you will be expected to return your books.
- How do I reserve a book?
Go to Log in to your account. If you haven’t logged in before you will need to setup a password to be able to access the YorCat catalogue. Please go to log in to your account and use your library member number or username and the Forgot password? link to set-up a password. If you do not know your library member ID then please contact us dbth.dri.library@nhs.net
- What if you don’t have the book I need?
If we do not have the book you need, we can usually get it for you free of charge. We will carry out a search to see if the book is held by another library and if possible it will be borrowed from that library on your behalf. Please contact us to request an inter-library loan book.
- Do you charge fines?
No we do not charge fines so overdue books. We just ask you to make contact if you are struggling to return an item. If books are lost there will be a charge for a replacement item (in some cases we may be able to accept a good quality second hand copy) if you have lost a book please make contact to discuss options.
Library Spaces
PC access is available for students at the Library at DRI and Bassetlaw.
PODs
We have PODs available at DRI and Bassetlaw libraries which are suitable for one person and can be booked. A laptop can be loaned with the POD.
We recommend you bring headphones the PODs offer a good level of privacy they are not completely soundproof.
PODs can be booked please contact us by telephone or email.
Printing is available at all three sites.
Photocopying/Scanning is available at DRI and Bassetlaw.
Study space is available in all Libraries, enabling you to undertake your studies in comfortable surroundings. You are welcome to bring your own device and connect to the Wi-Fi.
Healthcare Databases
A number of bibliographic databases are available to carry out literature searches.
There are 2 different interfaces or providers. The databases are grouped below by provider.
OVID provides access to the following databases:
Medline
Embase
HMIC (Health Management Information Consortium)
Emcare
Social Policy & Practice
More information and searching guides can be found on OVID – getting started page
Ebsco provides access to the following database:
More information and searching guide can be found on EBSCO – getting started page
If you access PubMed using this link it connects you to national and local full text holdings.
Helpful Tip: Tools like PICO (clinical questions), ECLIPS (service design) or SPICE (qualitative questions) can help you organise your search.
Evidence Searching
Our evidence search service is available for all staff to support a range of purposes including patient care, research, audits, quality improvement projects, policies, service change, CPD and teaching. As you progress through your NHS career Knowledge & Library Services will be able to provide evidence searches.
Medical students are expected to carry out their own searches and seek support from their own academic institution in the first instance.
If you do need literature search help a suite of seven bite-sized e-learning modules on ‘how to search the literature effectively’ is available.
The Knowledge & Library Service can provide some advice on search strategies, choice of database and how to access full text articles or signpost to support or guides.
Help & Support
The Knowledge & Library team are available to provide Library inductions, answering queries, help accessing and using resources and services. Please feel free to drop in, call or email the Library team if you have a question or are struggling to access resources or find information and we will try our best to help.
Charter for Students on Placement using NHS Knowledge & Library Services
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