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Spotlight on ... inter-library loans

30/1/2018

When an essential book or journal article is not held by the library, we try our best to obtain it for you through our Inter-Library Loan (ILL) system. We request items on your behalf from other libraries in the North West and further afield, including The British Library.
Why is it useful?

The £1 per item fee (BL fee considerably higher) is a highly reduced cost. If you were to obtain the book or article alone you would be paying a significantly higher price.
The library can save you time by searching for the book or article on your behalf.
The speed at which we can obtain the article/book is faster than if we were to order from another supplier. Typically, articles take between 1-2 working days to arrive and books up to 5 working days.

How do I use it?
You can request an Inter-library loan using the online form found on our website www.eastcheshirenhslibrary.net or visiting the library directly.

Request an inter-library loan

For more information please email the Library or call 01625 661362.

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Spotlight on ... NHS Athens

4/1/2018

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Are you starting a new course, project or research in 2018? You will need an NHS Athens account!
Do you need to keep up-to-date with advances in your speciality, or do background research for patient care? You will need an NHS Athens account!

NHS Athens is a single username/password which will give you access to the majority of our information resources:

databases (e.g. Medline, Cinahl, Embase, etc)
e-books (access hundreds of books fulltext, including the Oxford Medicine series, Royal Marsden, key clinical textbooks, leadership and management, and much more);
e-journals (all our journals are now only available online – access the fulltext of articles with your Athens login);
apps (BMJ Best Practice, BNF/BNFC are all available for you to download and use for free);
clinical information and point-of-care tools (BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning are freely available with an East Cheshire NHS Athens login);
and more!

Create a free NHS Athens account at: https://openathens.nice.org.uk

For more information or to book a training session please email the Library or call 01625 661362.

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