Advance warning of disruption to library services on the 16th and 17th March

Last year we took the decision to review our library management system (the software that runs our catalogue and allows us to issue and return books etc.). Following on from that process we decided to switch to a new system - Koha.

What does this mean for all our users?

There will be some disruption on the 16th and 17th of March to normal service while we transfer to Koha which means our catalogue will not be available.

What do you need to know now?

• If you need a list of books you have borrowed from us please print this (or ask staff for help) before March 13th. It will not be possible to provide you with a list after this date.
• The Bookmyne app will no longer work from March 16th.

Please contact one of the libraries if you have any questions.

Berrywood Library book sale starts Monday

"I got this absolute bargain at the Berrywood library sale"

We are holding a sale of books recently withdrawn from our stock, starting at 9 am on Monday the 2nd of March at the Berrywood Library.

On offer will be a variety of titles, including previous editions of textbooks as well as other items covering lots of different subjects and disciplines.

Costing just £1 or £2 each, you could find yourself a real bargain, but they do tend to sell quickly so we advise you to get here early in the week for maximum choice.

What's new on Clinical Key - new clinical overviews and books added

Clinical Overviews

Clinical Overviews are a quick and easy way to find evidence-based answers to your clinical questions.

Whenever you do a search in Clinical Key if there is a topic overview it will appear as the first result and also in a box on the right of the page.

Clinical Overviews are not book or journal content; they are concise, easily scannable summaries which include evidence-based information, current guidelines, and the latest advances on medical conditions. Clinical Overviews are tailored for clinicians.

The following topics have been added in February:

• Babesiosis
• Chlamydia trachomatis infection
• Ganglion cyst

These Clinical Overviews have been updated with latest evidence:

• Bipolar disorder
• E-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury
• Hypertension
• Obesity in adults
• Postpartum depression

Books

Elsevier have also added new electronic books to Clinical Key this month, including:

• Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy (Wolverton, Stephen) 4th ed
• Cytology (Cibas, Edmund) 5th ed
• Dermoscopy: The Essentials (Soyer, H. Peter) 3rd ed
• Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors (Fletcher, Christopher) 5th ed
• Gray’s Surgical Anatomy (Brennan, Peter) 1st ed;  New to CK
• Gynecologic Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (Nucci, Marisa) 2nd ed
• Habif’s Clinical Dermatology (Dinulos, James) 7th ed
• JACC’s Imaging Cases in Cardiovascular Intervention (King, Spencer) 1st ed; New to CK
• Sobotta Atlas of Anatomy, Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Paulsen, Friedrich) 16th ed
• Sobotta Tables of Muscles, Joints and Nerves (Paulsen, Friedrich) 2nd ed; New to CK
• Surgery of the Salivary Glands (Witt, Robert) 1st ed; New to CK
• Weedon’s Skin Pathology (Patterson, James) 5th ed

Clinical Key is a fantastic, easy to use resource that contains huge amounts of full text content including:

• 1,400 topic pages
• Over 600 electronic journals 
• Over 1000 electronic books
• 850 First Consult monographs
• 17,000 + medical / surgical videos
• 300 + Procedures Consult videos
• 15,000 patient education handouts
• 2.2 million images
• You can find a full content list here

There is also a free app allowing you to access Clinical Key on the go.

To access Clinical Key all you need is your OpenAthens password (register online here if you don't have one) to get started.

Richmond Library book sale starts Monday

We are holding a sale of books recently withdrawn from our stock, starting at 9 am on Monday the 17th of February at the Richmond Library.

On offer will be a variety of titles, including previous editions of textbooks as well as other items covering lots of different subjects and disciplines.

Costing just £1 or £2 each, you could find yourself a real bargain, but they do tend to sell quickly so we advise you to get here early in the week for maximum choice