What a year 2022 has been!
We are so pleased to show you something that every librarian loves… STATISTICS! Please enjoy St George’s Library in 2022 – in Numbers!
St George’s Library in 2022
Library News
Black History Month @ St George’s Library
Black History Month Badge-Making -Pop-Up Creation Station
Date: Wednesday 19 October
Time: 12pm-2pm
Location: Outside the Library (Hunter Wing, Level 1)
Come and celebrate Black History Month 2022 at our creative badge-making station. Create Black History Month badges using sample artwork or your own designs! Student ambassadors and staff will be there to guide you. No need to book, just turn up – all equipment and material will be supplied.
Black History Month Book Display
Come and browse and borrow from our collection of black-authored fiction and non-fiction titles- many of the titles highlighted in our display are listed in our new collections discovery service.
Summer Holiday Library Update
While summer has very definitely arrived in the last few weeks, we wanted to remind our users that the library and library staff are still here throughout this period to help with any study and information needs you have – whether in person or remotely.
For those staying close to St George’s, the library will be open every day over the summer – from 8am to 11pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 9pm at weekends. (24/7 opening will return on 3rd October.) And as always, library staff will be onsite to help between 8am and 6pm every weekday.
But no matter where you’re spending the summer, our online resources and other services can help you stay on top of your studies when you need to. Read our post below for a few suggestions.
1. Find e-books in Hunter
Forgot to borrow a book from the library before leaving St George’s for the summer? Don’t panic! With over 5000 e-books now in our collection, it’s increasingly likely that you’ll be able to find something relevant in Hunter that you can access from anywhere.
To find and access e-books in Hunter:
- Choose Books and more in the dropdown menu before searching.
- Select Online resources from the options on the left to narrow your search results to e-books only.
- All our e-books have a Full text available link – click here to see access options.
You’ll need your St George’s username and password to access online resources, including e-books. To reset a forgotten or expired password, see below.
Reset your St George’s password…
…using this link. Please note, you’ll need to have registered an alternate email address to use the link. If you haven’t done this previously, email studentlifecentre@sgul.ac.uk to set one up.
If you’ve registered an alternate address but still can’t reset your password, email ITAV@sgul.ac.uk.
2. Discover online learning tools
Your St George’s login also gives you access to our growing collection of online learning tools, many of which use video, quizzes and other features to keep your learning interactive. Below we’ve highlighted one of our newer resources, but you can view a full list here.
JoVE Science Education helps you recap topics in basic and advanced biology, chemistry, clinical skills and more through an extensive collection of video lessons. Click here to sign in with your St George’s username and password.
Also included in our subscription is access to JoVE Core, a collection of video textbooks that use animation to teach molecular and cell biology, statistics and more; and JoVE Lab Manuals in biology and chemistry.
3. Study at other university libraries
After a long break, the SCONUL Access Scheme has returned, allowing St George’s students reference access to over 150 university libraries across the UK and Ireland. (Postgraduate students may also get limited borrowing rights at some libraries.)
To start using the scheme, visit the SCONUL Access website where you can register your details and check whether the library you’d like to visit is participating. Within a few days, and provided your library account is in good standing, we’ll send you a confirmation email. Take this email, along with your St George’s ID, to your chosen library to apply for access.
Healthcare evidence and knowledge now a simple search away
A new NHS Knowledge and Library Hub (the ‘Hub’), coordinated by Health Education England (HEE) and NHS librarians, now makes it easier to find journal articles and other evidence resources across NHS England.
The Hub is a ‘one-stop’ gateway which, for the first time nationally, connects NHS staff and learners in England seamlessly to articles, reports and other evidence-based resources all in one place.
You can access and search the Hub at https://bit.ly/NHSKLH, and sign-in with your NHS OpenAthens username and password to take full advantage of time-saving benefits, including:
- Cross-searching across a wide range of databases to locate journal articles and e-publications such as reports and conference proceedings
- One click access to PDFS where available, or request a copy via our NHS Article Request service
- Searches that can be carried across to clinical decision support tools such as Uptodate, BMJ Best Practice or the Royal Marsden Manual and even selected e-books
- Access to individual databases such as Medline, CINAHL and Embase for advanced literature searching
- A national NHS system available to you wherever you work in NHS England via your NHS OpenAthens account, connecting you to library services such as our NHS Articles Request Service.
Try a search today or learn more about how to make the most of the ‘Hub’ with our short user guide.
The Hub is an exciting new HEE initiative, designed with all NHS staff and learners in mind- please send any queries or feedback on the ‘Hub’ to liaison@sgul.ac.uk, so we can keep working with our providers to enhance and improve this new service.
If you have any questions, please contact Karen John-Pierre, NHS and Liaison Manager at St George’s Library on kjohn@sgul.ac.uk
Free training sessions January- March programme
All of our online training sessions are completely free and open to NHS staff, academics, researchers and students as indicated.
Booking is easy- identify a time below you can attend and visit our calendar at https//sgul.libcal.com/calendar/infoskills to sign up. Or, to arrange a bespoke departmental, group or 1-2-1 session, email liaison@sgul.ac.uk
| Finding the evidence (NHS staff and placement students) | January: Tuesday 18th 11:30am – 1:00pm, Thursday 27th 12:00pm – 1:30pm February: Wednesday 9th 12:30pm – 2:00pm, Thursday 17th 1:00pm – 2:30pm March: Friday 11th12:00 – 1.30pm, Tuesday 29th 11:30am – 1:00pm |
| Introduction to Web of Science (Students, academics or research staff) | March: Wednesday 9th 2:00pm – 3:30pm |
| Literature searching for your dissertation, review or research project (Students, academics or research staff) | January: Thursday 20th 11:00am – 12.30pm February: Wednesday 23rd 11:00 – 12:30pm March: Tuesday 22nd 11:00am – 12.30pm |
| NHS Library Induction (NHS staff and placement students) | January: Thursday 20th 1:00pm – 1:30pm February: Wednesday 16th 12:30pm – 1:00pm March: Tuesday 22nd 12:00pm – 12:30pm |
| RefWorks (Students, academic or research staff) | February: Thursday 24th 12:00pm – 1:00pm March: Tuesday 15th 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
| Systematic reviews: finding and managing the evidence (All) | January: Wednesday 19th 1:00pm – 3:00pm February: Tuesday 22nd 11:00am – 1:00pm March: Wednesday 23rd 3:00pm – 5:00pm |
Visit https//sgul.libcal.com/calendar/infoskills to sign up to any of these sessions
Christmas 2021 Closure Dates
In line with the University closure dates, the Library will close at
5pm on Thursday 23 December and reopen at 8am on Tuesday 4 January 2022.
The computer rooms will be accessible with a valid ID card during this period.
Wishing all library members a peaceful and safe time with your family and friends.
Your ‘On-Call Librarian’ is at hand…
Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new ‘On-Call Librarian service’ where library users can get on the spot help with finding information and using library resources. No need to book, just come to the library helpdesk between the hours of 10am and 2pm, Monday to Friday and ask to speak to a librarian for help with literature searching, referencing and more. This service replaces our now closed Research Enquiries desk – we hope you like it- email your feedback to library@sgul.ac.uk
Welcome video 2021
If you are joining us this autumn, have a look at our Welcome video.
We give you our top five tips on making the most of the library, our services and resources while you are studying at St George’s.
And…there might even be a bonus tip!
Induction Quiz
Don’t forget to do our library induction quiz on Canvas. It is part of your Getting Started module and you can also find it here.
If you have any questions about using the library, don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing liaison@sgul.ac.uk
The library working environment: study break passes and texting service
Maintaining a pleasant working environment for everyone who uses the library is one of our main concerns. To ensure that it continues to be a great place to study, we have introduced, or rather reintroduced for those of you who have used the library for a few years, two new schemes.
Study break scheme
We are still operating at reduced capacity and we’d like to make sure everyone has access to the study space they need. A study break pass allows you to take a break of up to 30 minutes during which time you can leave your belongings unattended. While we don’t take any responsibility for unattended personal stuff, with our study break scheme you can make sure that we don’t move your things to make space for other library users during the 30 minutes. After that time or if you choose not to use a study break card and you are away from the desk, other library users or staff are able to move your belongings to the side to make space. Find out more here or email library@sgul.ac.uk with any comments you might have.
Noise in the library
We have also introduced a texting service, so you are easily able to alert us to noise in the library or other issues affecting your study space. Text us, with your location, on 07562901543 and we will ensure you can study in peace and quiet. This service is available between 9am and 9pm Monday through to Sunday. Again, if you have any comments about this, please email library@sgul.ac.uk.
We hope that these schemes allow us to continue keeping the library a pleasant working environment for all library users.
Holiday Library Update
Wherever you’re planning to spend the next few weeks, we hope you’ll have as peaceful and relaxing a time as possible. We know that lots of you will also be thinking about revision and assignments at some point over the break, and with that in mind we wanted to remind you of some of the help and resources that are always available from the library, no matter where you are.
1. Find useful tips in our How-to videos
Over the past few months, we’ve been busy adding to our collection of How-to videos. We hope these short videos will give quick, clear answers to a range of questions, so you can get help whenever you need it.
A few of our recent videos focus on referencing. If you’re new to referencing, then our How to use Cite Them Right video can get you started. Or if you’re ready to start using reference management software, we have a series of videos on RefWorks, starting with a RefWorks Overview. Other videos include:
- How to make the most of Hunter
- How to access resources from offsite
- How to search the databases using Ovid
…and lots more. See the full collection on our YouTube channel here.
2. Explore e-books in Hunter
This year we’ve also been rapidly expanding our e-book collection, which now includes over 3000 titles. This means that even if you’re not able to come into the library in person, it’s now more likely that you’ll be able to find the books you need to support your study online.
There are two ways to find e-book material in Hunter:
- You can search for whole e-books by selecting Books and more in the dropdown menu, then choosing Online Resources from the filter options on the left.
- You can also search for individual chapters – a useful option if your topic is a bit more specific. Search under All Resources, then choose Book Chapters from the options on the left.
Read online
When you first sign in to view an e-book, you’ll usually be offered options to read online or download the book. Opting to read online will allow more SGUL users to view the e-book simultaneously.
3. Study resources
We have many resources available to students to help you prepare for exams and do your assignments. You can find out more about what resources we recommend for your subject by checking your Libguide. Whatever your subject, we have got you covered; medicine, biomedical science, paramedic science, radiography and many more. Access all our learning resources via the Databases A-Z list. JoVE Science Education is popular among our visual learners and suitable for different subjects. Long-standing favourites are Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy and BMJ Learning. New this year are LWW Health Library, for medicine and Occupational Therapy students and AccessMedicine for medicine students. As mentioned above, we have produced a range of how-to videos on Youtube. If you have any questions about these resources or if you are looking for personalised recommendations, email us at liaison@sgul.ac.uk
4. Literature searching
If you are spending the holidays preparing an essay or another written assignment such as a dissertation, have a look at our literature searching guide and our video series on how to use Ovid (Medline). We also have a collection of books around doing systematic literature reviews, dissertations and report writing. Get in touch via liaison@sgul.ac.uk to get help from your liaison librarian.
5. Christmas closure
The library closes at 11pm, Tuesday 22nd December and reopens at 8am, Monday 4th January. The computer rooms will also close during this period, but you can still return books via the the return slot. Please note that the library team will be on holiday and will respond to your queries on their return in January. Should you have any questions about opening hours or book loans, email library@sgul.ac.uk. In January, our opening hours will be 8am to 11pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm Saturday and Sunday.
From everyone at St George’s Library, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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