Easter opening 2017

If you’re planning on hitting the library over the Easter vacation, well now Hull is staying open 24/7. York is also open 24/7 too!

If you are travelling over the Easter vacation you may want to take advantage of the SCONUL scheme.This allows undergraduate students reference use of other university library's physical book stock during vacation times. Postgraduates, part-time and distance learning or placement students can also borrow books and journals at other participating libraries.

See the SCONUL Access for more information. Information about the scheme is also available from  Hull  and York.    

We have also produced this handy guide to help with registering for SCONUL access.

Happy reading and have a fantastic Easter!

Christmas is nearly upon us...

...and with that comes Christmas Opening Hours:

Hull:

The Brynmor Jones Library closes at 5pm on Christmas Eve and will re-open at 8:30am on Tuesday 27th December. The library will close again on Saturday 31 December at 5pm, will remain closed on 1 January, opening again at 8:30am on Monday  2 January. More information about Hull’s opening hours can be found on their website.  

York:

The University Library will be closed from 4pm on Christmas Eve to 8am on Tuesday 27th December, and from 4pm on New Year's Eve to 8am on Monday 2nd January.

All loaned items from York are subject to recall throughout the Christmas vacation, but you'll have a whole week to get them back. Nothing will be due back between 22nd December and 5th January inclusive. More information about York's loans and hours can be found on their website.

Online Materials & SCONUL access:

It's worth remembering that most of the books we buy for HYMS are available electronically, so you should be able to access them wherever you are this Christmas. The same goes for our other e-resources. If you prefer something physical, you're in the UK or Ireland, and there's another university library nearby, you can always sign up to the SCONUL Access scheme which can get you into a large number of university libraries across the country. More details are available from the links below:

• Quick guide to signing up to the SCONUL scheme (by the University of York)
• SCONUL Access information from Hull
• SCONUL Access information from York

We hope you have a great Christmas break and enjoy your holidays.

Best wishes, HYMS Library Team

Extended opening times at Hull

This will be a popular one with HYMS students we know...

The Brynmor Jones has announced that it will be extending its opening times throughout the summer until midnight, 7 days a week!


For more details see http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/library-services/opening-hours.aspx.



(Picture from https://www.flickr.com/photos/bjlredevelopment/17067589930/)

Extra Study Space at University of York Library

We know that you need more spaces in the Library - so this Easter York are creating extra study spaces in the Burton Building, ready for the Summer term.

Your feedback matters to us - and one of the things that we're told most often is that you want more study spaces in the Library. Our survey results show us that both undergraduate and postgraduate students express a need for more silent study space, and we know how important this is, especially around exam time.

Closure of the Reading Room

The Burton Reading Room closed on Monday 14 March, and will remain closed throughout the Easter vacation while work is carried out. During the refurbishment, power points, including power points at some desks will be added.

The Silent Reading Room on the second floor of Burton will remain open throughout, and the Yorkshire Room, on the ground floor of Burton, will be available as a consultation space. If you need to access any items held in the Reading Room, just ask at the Library & IT Help Desk at York, and they'll arrange to fetch them for you.

Reopening of the Reading Room

The Reading Room will reopen at the start of the summer term, with 50 extra study spaces - this will give a total of 139 study spaces in that area - an increase of 56%. The opening hours are also being increased  for the Burton: from the summer term, the building (including the Microform Room on the first floor) will be open 24/7 all year round, in line with the other Library buildings. The Reading Room will remain a silent study zone.

Christmas is coming...

...and with that comes Christmas Opening Hours:

Hull:

The Brynmor Jones Library closes at 12:30pm on Christmas Eve and will re-open at 8:30am on 4th January.

York:

The University Library will be closed from 4pm on Christmas Eve to 8am on Sunday 27th December, and from 4pm on New Year's Eve to 8am on Saturday 2nd January. Remember that from Christmas Eve onwards you'll need your University card to get in.

All loaned items from York are subject to recall throughout the Christmas vacation, but you'll have a whole week to get them back. Nothing will be due back between 21st December and 3rd January inclusive. More information about York's loans and hours can be found on their website.

 

 

Online Materials & SCONUL access:

 

It's worth remembering that most of the books we buy for HYMS are available electronically, so you should be able to access them wherever you are this Christmas. The same goes for our other e-resources. If you prefer something physical, you're in the UK or Ireland, and there's another university library nearby, you can always sign up to the SCONUL Access scheme which can get you in to a large number of university libraries across the country. More details are available from the links below:

• Quick guide to signing up to the SCONUL scheme (by the University of York)
• SCONUL Access information from Hull
• SCONUL Access information from York



York Help Desk changes



 

The University of York Library and IT Services have been reviewing the way they provide support and information.

 

The Library Help Desk at the University of York is now staffed from 9am - 7pm on weekdays, and 10am-6pm at weekends. The only exception will be during Summer vacations when the Help Desk will be closed on Sundays. The Library itself is open 24 hours a day, 362 days a year.

 

In addition to this, from the New Year, York's Library Help Desk will be answering first-line IT queries as well as Library enquiries, extending the IT support hours available.

 

You can read full details of the changes at:

http://www.york.ac.uk/library/news/2015/help-desk-changes/ 

End of term - Easter opening hours for the University Libraries

Easter is just over the horizon. Below is information on the opening hours for the two University Libraries over the vacation:

University of Hull Thursday 2nd April:    Library will close at Midnight Friday 3rd April:    Closed Saturday 4th April:    9am - 5pm Sunday 5th April:    9am - 5pm Monday 6th April:    Closed Tuesday 7th April:    Opens at 7am 24/7 opening will resume from Tuesday 7th April. 24 Hr loan items will issue on Thursday 2nd and be due back at 8 am on Tuesday 7th. Remember that if you are unable to return an item due in this period you can see if it is possible to renew items.

University of York The Morrell Library remains open 24 hours a day throughout Easter. Self-service will be in operation from 9pm on Thursday 2nd April to 9am on Tuesday 7th April, and you'll need your University of York card to enter the building during this time. Normal loan periods are unchanged, and all items remain subject to recall in accordance with our flexible loans system, but the following variations will be in place throughout Easter: 7 days to return an item if a request is placed 7 days to collect an item once returned 7 days borrowing period if there is a queue of requests If you need to return an item, you can post it back to us and we'll use the date of posting as the return date. See the Library website for more details on Easter borrowing and opening.

If you're going home over the Easter vacation, you may be able to use your local University library. To find out if you can, apply to the SCONUL Access scheme at:
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

Brynmor Jones Library 24 Hour Opening

 

We are very pleased to announce that the Brynmor Jones Library at Hull will begin 24-hour opening with effect from 7am on Monday, 5 January. The Library will be open 24/7 until the end of the summer exam period (up to and including HYMS year 4 exams on the 1st July). The Library will only be closed when the University itself is closed over the Easter weekend.

See http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/bjl-redevelopment/keeping-in-touch/24hour-opening.aspx for further details.

Out of hours access to the Librasry at Scarborough Hospital

A self-issue machine has been installed at Scarborough, alongside a keypad for the door which will allow for out of hours access. Staff and student will need to contact the library staff at Scarborough hospital to get the door code.

Scarborough Hospital Library can be accessed 6am-11pm daily.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year from HYMS Library...but before you go...

Borrowing while you’re away

If you are going home over the Christmas vacation but still want to access books you can use the SCONUL Access scheme. This enables you to use the resources of other university libraries over the vacation, on production of your university card. If you're an undergraduate you can use the libraries for reference. If you're a postgraduate you may also be able to borrow items.

Find out more:

See SCONUL Access for more information. Information about the scheme is also available from Hull and York.

• University of Hull library borrowing over the Christmas period
• Normal loan items will issue for the Christmas vacation from Monday 16 December 2013, they will be due back w/c Monday 13 January 2014.
  All other items will remain at their normal loan periods but will issue for longer to cover the actual building closure.
  24 hours loan items will issue for the closure on Tuesday 24 December 2013 and will be due back on Thursday 2 January 2014.
  Vacation loans do not apply to Associate and SCONUL members.

• University of York library borrowing over the Christmas period
  
  You can continue to renew books for 28 days over the Christmas vacation and will be sent courtesy notices seven days before the items are due back asking you to renew your items. Please note that you will need to return your books if they have been requested by another user. If an item is requested you will be sent a recall notice which will give you seven days to return the item. More information on borrowing and returning books over the vacation is available here: http://www.york.ac.uk/library/news/archive/2013/christmas/

University libraries’ opening times over the Christmas period

University of Hull: The UoH Library will close from 12.30pm on Tuesday 24th December 2013 until 7am Thursday 2 January 2014. For more information about opening times and staffed hours please visit http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/library-services/opening-hours.aspx.

University of York: The UoY Library is open 24 hours but will be closed from 4pm on Tuesday 24th December until 8am Friday 27th December, and from 4pm Tuesday 31st December until 8am Thursday 2nd January 2014. For more information about opening times and staffed hours please visit http://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/.

And finally...Happy Christmas!

Brynmor Jones Library opening hours Summer 2013

The Brynmor Jones Library will begin its summer vacation opening hours on 18 June 2013.

These are:

08.30-17.30 Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

08.30-19.00 Tuesday

09.00-13.00 Saturday

Complete opening times for the Brynmor Jones Library are available at http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/content.php?pid=354204&sid=3081999

HRI: library re-opened and additional book spend

The Library at HRI is open again post refurbishment.

To celebrate the re-opening here's the last list of texts purchased against HYMS SIFT underspend funds and now available at HRI. Enjoy:

Author	Title	Year	Copies
Castle	Acute Psychiatry	2007	4
Henry	Clinical Surgery	2012	4
Johnstone	Companion to Psychiatric Studies	2010	2
Ogden	Health Psychology	2012	4
Ogden	Health Psychology: a textbook	2007	4
Gillespie	Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance	2012	4
Miall	Paediatrics at a Glance	2012	4
Tortora	Principles of Human Anatomy	2011	2
West	Pulmonary Pathophysiology	2012	4
Longmore	Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine	2011	5
Wilkins	Oxford Handbook of  Medical Sciences	2011	6
Hakim	Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology	2011	4
Raine	Oxford Handbook  for the Foundation Programme	2011	8
Wyatt	Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine	2012	4
Kumar	Kumar and Clarks Clinical Medicine	2012	6
Sadler	Langmans Medical Embryology	2011	4
Epstein	Pocket guide to clinical examination	2009	6
Lloyd	Communication skills for medicine	2009	4
Colledge	Davidsons Principles and practice of medicine	2010	3
Underwood	General and systematic pathology	2009	2
Lissauer	Illustrated textbook of Paediatrics	2011	4
Anim	ABC of Psychological medicine	2012	2
Graham-Brown	Lecture notes: Dermatology	2011	4
Rang	Rang and Dales pharmacology	2011	2

Brynmor Jones Library - extended opening hours for HYMS exam period

Upon request by a HYMS course representative, the University of Hull have extended the opening hours for the library to cover the HYMS exam period. HYMS Course Reps and HUU would like to thank the Library, specifically University Librarian, Richard Heseltine and Library Services Manager, Carl Barrow.

Day/Date	Standard Hours	Extended Hours	Additional Opening	Hours
Saturday 15/6/13	9am - 5.30pm	9am - Midnight	5.30pm - 12.30am	7
Sunday 16/6/13	9am - 5.30pm	9am - Midnight	5.30pm - 12.30am	7
Monday 17/6/13	8.30am - 5.30pm	7am - Midnight	7am - 8.30am	1.5
			5.00pm - 12.30am	7.5

The York Hospital Library - extended opening hours during YSJU term time

For users of the York Hospital Library, which is situated in Fountains Learning Centre at York St John University, the current opening hours until 16 December 2012 are as follows:

Mon - Thurs 6am - 1am

Fri 6am to 10pm

Sat 8am - 10pm

Sun 9am - 10pm

 

The Library is staffed 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday but is open before 9 and after 5 as per YSJ opening times. Students can borrow books via the self issue machines and access the PCs.

 

During the vacation period for York St John University, which starts on 17 December 2012, the opening times are reduced. Further info about opening times is available at http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/information-learning-services/library/help-and-information/using-the-library/opening-times.aspx

University of Hull library: extended opening hours

From Monday 30 April 2012 the Brynmor Jones Library will extend its opening hours to 2am each evening. The last evening of extended opening will be Thursday 7 June 2012 with doors closing at 2am on the morning of Friday 8 June 2012.

More information about Brynmor Jones Library opening hours can be found here.

For information about both university libraries, including links to opening hours, click here to view the HYMS Library webpages.

UoY LIbrary goes 24/7 on Monday!

From Mon 16 April to Mon 2 July 8am the Library will be running a pilot of 24/7 opening.

After the trial period 24/7 opening will be introduced all year round from Monday 3 September 2012.

Further information will be available at
http://www.york.ac.uk/library/libraries/opening-hours/ from 16th April.

Enjoy!