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/ 

Official opening of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull 16 September 2015

Today marked the official opening of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull, with an opening ceremony in the exhibition space on the ground floor of the library. The ceremony was led by the poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy who holds an honorary doctorate at the University. The poet unveiled a plaque commemorating the occasion.

The Brynmor Jones Library underwent a redevelopment beginning in September 2012 which has transformed the building in terms of what students spaces are available and refreshing the technological infrastructure for the 21st Century.

The exhibition space features a display of images from the building's history with explanatory notes which will be available to view until the end of October.

New Oxford Handbook ebooks

Based on your suggestions, we've been shopping again, and we've come back with the following Oxford Handbooks which are now all available as ebooks via York:
 

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme

Oxford Handbook of Cardiology

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pathology

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery

Oxford Handbook of Critical Care

Oxford Handbook of Dialysis

Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes

Oxford Handbook of Epidemiology for Clinicians

Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

Oxford Handbook of Medical Imaging

Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences

Oxford Handbook of Medical Statistics

Oxford Handbook of Neurology

Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics

Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health

Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology

Oxford Handbook of Pain Management

Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care

Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice

Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine

Oxford Handbook of Sport and Exercise Medicine

Qualtrics - a new surveying tool

University of York have a new survey tool called Qualtrics, which makes it quick and easy to design your own surveys. The tool is available at http://www.york.ac.uk/it-services/services/qualtrics and there is a blogpost about how it has been used in the past by University of York's Social Policy Research Unit at http://informationdirectorate.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/a-wonderful-new-tool-for-our-online.html.

To use it you will need to set up an account with your University of York username and password.

MoreBooks

Are you a student? Do you want us to buy some more books?

The University of York is again giving students (and that includes all HYMS students) the opportunity to tell them what books to buy, whether it's a title the Library doesn’t have or an additional copy of a book you’re finding it hard to get your hands on. We aim to buy e-books through the scheme where possible, so even if you're based at Hull, there's absolutely no reason not to make use of your York credentials and take part.

There's £20K to spend and the scheme will close when all the money's used up.

A MoreBooks button (above) will appear alongside book titles in YorSearch and all you need to do is click it and enter your details in the form. To suggest an item that York doesn’t currently have, go to the New titles through MoreBooks form. The Library will then purchase a copy of the book you want. We're looking forward to doing even more book-shopping this time around, so please let us know what you'd like to see on the shelves and e-shelves!

 

For further information see: http://www.york.ac.uk/library/borrowing/morebooks/.

 

Online anatomy resources for HYMS students

There are currently technical difficulties in accessing Anatomy TV through NHS Athens accounts but don't worry, we do have access to some other resources.

Acland's Anatomy is our premier anatomy resource, which you can access at http://libsearch.hull.ac.uk/catalogue/e1001017

There are also free resources available at http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/site/resourcelinks/links.html

Study spaces available to HYMS students [UPDATE]

There are a number of spaces available to HYMS students for study in and you may not be aware of all of them, so here's a quick guide to what's out there for the exam period.

University of York:

The University of York library operates 24/7 and has a handy guide to where seating is available and what sort of study spaces are available at http://www.york.ac.uk/library/study/availability/. There are also a variety of general study spaces available around the University of York and these are detailed at http://www.york.ac.uk/library/study/university-study-spaces/.

University of Hull:

The University of Hull library operates 24/7 until 1 July after which it is open 7 days a week but for vacation hours of 8.00-5.30. From 19 May 2015, 2nd Floor West in the Library will join the Reading Room as a silent study space. Availability of silent study space will be displayed on the digital signage on the lower floors of the library.

There are also spaces available at the Foss and Larkin 24 hour PC centres and there are other open rooms at Hull, though some of these may occasionally be unavailable as they may be used for teaching or examinations. More details at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/ICT/pc_finder.aspx.

If you are based at Scarborough on a placement you may also try the Keith Donaldson Library at the University of Hull's Scarborough campus but remember to bring your Hull student card. Opening hours are available at http://campusinfo.scar.hull.ac.uk/campus-connect/kdl-opening-hours/.

Spaces are also available at the NHS libraries, you can find the opening times at http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/medicine/membership.

At Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital there are around 30 spaces across both libraries.

At Scarborough Hospital there are 6 study spaces in the library.

At York there are 9 study spaces in the NHS library, which is located in Fountains Learning Centre at York St John University.

At Scunthorpe General Hospital there are 16 study spaces in the NHS library.

At Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, there are 12 study spaces in the NHS library but it is advisable to use the Reading Room which has 6 spaces.