Exeter Health Library: A to Z of the Library

Last updated: 04 April 2012

Click on a letter for a list of resources beginning with that letter. Please note there are no resources currently for H or XYZ.

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AMED		Click here for more information about this database. Click here if you already have an NHS Athens username/password.
Article requests (interlibrary loans)		Need an item we don't have in stock? We can almost always obtain it for you. If the article is for NHS work, there is no charge; if it is to support a research project, university or college coursework there may be a charge of £8.50 per item. To comply with UK copyright law, we will also require you to sign a copyright declaration. Click here for a printable form which can be faxed back to the library.
Athens		If you want to register for an NHS Athens username and password click here If you already know your NHS Athens username and password and want to log in click here. If you want to know more about Athens, click here.
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Blackwell Synergy		This is a collection of online full-text journals. Anyone can use this site as a bibliographical database to find out who's written what, but full-text of articles where the university has a subscription is available only if you have a University of Exeter IT services username and password. Click here to access this collection.
Books		Click here for more information about books and e-books.
British Nursing Index		Click here for more information about this database. Click here if you already have an NHS Athens username/password.
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Catalogue		If you want to find out what books the library holds, click here for our catalogue. If you choose the advanced search you can then narrow your choice down to Exeter Health Library or Wonford House Hospital Library. Please note our catalogue is shared with Exeter University.
CINAHL		Click here for more information about this database. Click here if you already have an NHS Athens username/password.
Cochrane		The Cochrane Library is currently freely available to all. It is constantly updated and stores full-text systematic reviews as well as protocols for proposed research. Click here to access the Cochrane Library.
Complaints policy		If you have a complaint, click here for the Exeter Health Library complaints policy.
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Databases		Click here for more information about databases.
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E-books		See e-books.
Electronic journals		Click here for more information about journals. You will be able to access different online journals depending on which network you are using (NHS, University of Exeter, University of Plymouth, or home), and how you are logged in (which username and password you are using). Some journals are only available on the NHS network and not the university networks, some titles are only available on the university networks and not the NHS. Almost all publishers charge extra for online access to their journals, and each library has subscriptions to different titles. With a few exceptions, it is rare to find online articles earlier than about 1995, when the Internet became widely available.
Ejournals		See electronic journals.
Elearning		Exeter Health Library facilitates elearning by promotion of the national resources such as the Oxford Textbooks online. The Library Manager is also a member of the hospital elearning group.
Elsevier Science Direct		This is a collection of online full-text journals. Anyone can use this site as a bibliographical database to find out who's written what, but full-text of articles where the university has a subscription is available only if you have a University of Exeter IT services username and password or University of Plymouth username and password.. Click here to access this site.
Embase		Click here for more information about this database. This database is available if you have an NHS Athens username and password. Click here if you have an NHS Athens username and password and want to log on. If you need help searching our Library Information Skills Trainer David Newman is happy to assist. Click here to email him.
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Finding books		If you want to find out what books the library holds, click here for our catalogue. If you choose the keyword search you can then narrow your choice down to Exeter Health Library or Wonford House Hospital Library. Please note our catalogue is shared with Exeter University.
Finding out who's written what		One of the quickest ways to find out who's written what in your subject area is to search a bibliographic database like Pubmed, British Nursing Index, or Embase.
Finding out which library has which journal		Click here for the Exeter Health Library A to Z list of health journals available in Exeter. Click here for the combined catalogue of NHS libraries in the south west of England. Information about print journals and online journals available to you in Exeter is also now included if you are searching using the NHS Dialog version of Medline, British Nursing Index, Pyscinfo, AMED, or CINAHL.
Full-text journals		See electronic journals.
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Google Scholar		If you are looking for information on articles that are not medical, you might want to use Google Scholar. Please note this site is still at the testing stage. Click here for Google Scholar.
Guidelines		Click here for some suggested useful websites.
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IngentaConnect		This is a collection of online full-text journals. Anyone can use this site as a bibliographical database to find out who's written what, but full-text to articles where the university has a subscription is available only if you have a University of Exeter IT services username and password. Click here to access this collection.
Interlibrary loans		If you need a journal article from a journal we don't hold we can usually obtain it for you. If the article is for NHS work, there is no charge; if it is to support a research project, university or college coursework there may be a charge of £8.50 per item. The library is charged by many other libraries for the supply of articles. Click here for a printable form which can be faxed back to the library.
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Joining the library		Click here for the registration form.
Journals - print		Click here for the Exeter Health Library A to Z list of journals which INCLUDES print journals.
Journals - online		See electronic journals.
JSTOR		This is a collection of online full-text journals. Full-text to articles where the university has a subscription is available only if you have a University of Exeter IT services username and password. Click here to log in to the electronic library to access this collection. You will need your University of Exeter IT services username and password.
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Library catalogue		If you want to find out what books the library holds, click here for our catalogue. If you choose the advanced search you can then narrow your choice down to Exeter Health Library or Wonford House Hospital Library. Please note our catalogue is shared with Exeter University.
List of books in the library		See library catalogue.
Literature searching		Click here for a returnable form See finding out who's written what for more information.
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Medline		This database is available if you have an NHS Athens username and password. Click here if you have an NHS Athens username and password and want to log on. If you need help searching our Library Information Skills Trainer David Newman is happy to assist. Click here to email him. An excellent free version of Medline is also available via Pubmed.
My ilibrary		This database is available if you have an NHS Athens username and password. Click here if you have an NHS Athens username and password and want to log on. If you need help searching, our Library Information Skills Trainer David Newman is happy to assist. Click here to email him.
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National Library for Health		This portal was compiled at national level and has been superseded by NHS Evidence Health Information Resources.
NHS Evidence Health Information Resources		This portal is compiled at national level. Click here for Health Information Resources.
NHS Athens		See Athens
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Old Medline		Medline (of which Pubmed is an excellent free version) has information about who's written what from 1966 to date. Recently information about who wrote what from the early 1950s to the present has been added.
Opening Hours		The library is staffed from 8.30 to 5.30 Monday to Friday. Out of hours access in the evenings and at weekends is available but you will need to visit the library in person to obtain an out-of-hours access card. (This is different from your NHS ID card.) PCMD users should use their University of Exeter card.
OTseekers		Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence. Comprises abstracts and quality ratings of randomised control trials (RCTs), and abstracts of systematic reviews relevant to occupational therapy. An Australian initiative it started in 2002 and is modelled on the physiotherapy equivalent, PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) Click here for the OT Seeker database.
Out of print books		Click here for more information about books.

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PEDro		Click here for this database - the full name of this database is Physiotherapy Evidence
Popline		Click here for this database - described as "Your connection to the world's reproductive health literature"
Proquest		This collection of online journals is currently available if you have an NHS Athens username and password. Click here if you have an NHS Athens username and password and want to log on. If you need help searching our Library Information Skills Trainer David Newman is happy to assist. Click here to email him.
PsycINFO		This database is currently available if you have an NHS Athens username and password.Click here if you have an NHS Athens username and password and want to log on. If you need help searching our Library Information Skills Trainer David Newman is happy to assist. Click here to email him.
Pubmed		This excellent free version of Medline is available to all. Click here for Pubmed.
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Registration to use the library		Click here for the registration form.
Renewing books		Click here for more information about books.
Reserving books		Click here for more information about books.
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Science Direct		See Elsevier Science Direct.
Search engines		This is one of the fastest ways to search the Internet. Common search engines include Google, Altavista, and the Yahoo directory.
Secondhand books		Click here for more information about books.
Social Care Online		This database is freely available. Click here to access this database.
Stock suggestions		Click here for more information about books.
SWICE		South West NHS combined resources including - click here for the SWICE page.
SWIMS		Combined catalogue of NHS libraries in the south-west of England. This catalogue includes details of journals at Exeter Health Library and Wonford House Hospital Library.
SWRLIN		South West Regional Library and Information Network
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Table of contents services		Contact Exeter Health Library for more information on tables of contents services.
Training		If you would like training on how to use databases or tips on how to get the best out of Internet searching or using Word, Outlook, or a range of other packages, our Library Information Skills Trainer David Newman is happy to assist. Click here to email him.
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Used books		Click here for more information about books.
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Wonford House Library		Click here for information about Wonford House Library, the specialised psychiatry and psychology library.

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