Libraries
You can join the Bodleian Health Care Libraries free, to access library spaces on four OUH hospital sites.
Cairns Library at John Radcliffe Hospital | Bodleian Libraries
Girdlestone Memorial Library at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre | Bodleian Libraries
Old Road Campus Library (Churchill Hospital site) | Bodleian Libraries
Horton General Hospital Library | Bodleian Libraries
Mediated literature searches
The Bodleian Health Care Libraries can save you time by running literature searches for you, to find high-quality evidence to support patient care, improve your practice and support quality improvements in your department.
To request a literature search, please contact your Outreach Librarian:
Outreach team | Bodleian Health Care Libraries
Literature search training
If you are studying or looking to improve your literature searching skills, the Bodleian Health Care Libraries regularly run an Introduction to Literature Searching workshop free for OUH staff.
For more details please visit:
iSkills workshops | Bodleian Libraries
If you are unable to attend a workshop, or would like more personalised support, contact your Outreach Librarian for advice:
Outreach team | Bodleian Health Care Libraries
Systematic reviews
If you are looking to conduct a systematic review, the Bodleian Health Care Libraries regularly run an Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses workshop free for OUH staff.
For more details please visit:
iSkills workshops | Bodleian Libraries
If you are unable to attend a workshop, or would like more personalised support, contact your Outreach Librarian for advice:
Outreach team | Bodleian Health Care Libraries
Critical appraisal
If you would like training or advice on critical appraisal skills please contact your Outreach Librarian for advice. We can offer bespoke individual or group sessions.
Current awareness services
Current awareness services help you stay up-to-date with your areas of professional interest, with new research papers, guidance or policies on a regular basis.
The Bodleian Health Care Libraries offer two kinds of current awareness services: KnowledgeShare and Current Awareness Bulletins.
For more details please visit:
Bulletins - Keeping Up-to-Date - Oxford LibGuides at Oxford University
Reference management
We offer training and support for three reference management software packages:
RefWorks
Zotero
EndNote.
For more details please visit:
iSkills workshops | Bodleian Libraries
Accessing Articles - NHS OpenAthens
You can access journal articles, databases (e.g. CINALH) and clinical decision-making tools (e.g. BMJ Best Practice) with an NHS OpenAthens account:
If you are unable to access a journal article via your NHS OpenAthens account, email the details to the Bodleian Health Care Libraries and they will do their best to help.
Email: hcl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Contact the Bodleian Health Care Libraries
For training and advice please contact your Outreach Librarian:
Outreach team | Bodleian Health Care Libraries
If you are unsure which Outreach Librarian to email, please contact the Bodleian Health Care Libraries and they will put you in touch with the right person.
Email: hcl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
This email address can also be used for general enquiries.
