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University Libraries
Joining the university libraries
Members of HYMS are entitled to use both the University of Hull and York libraries.
- Students receive university cards automatically for both institutions which act as library cards. Library membership of the two universities will last for the duration of the MB BS course
- Members of staff may need to request membership of the universities from HYMS before they can apply for membership of the university libraries. To check your entitlement or request university membership contact the Dean’s PA at margaret.smith@hyms.ac.uk. Once received, library membership is renewed automatically as long as your HYMS staff status remains current.
Further details on joining the libraries and services can be found in:
Access in the Library to selected e-resources is also available to visitors at the University of York Library. Information, including a list of resources available can be found at:
University Library opening hours:
University Library borrowing, loan periods and renewals:
University Library high demand collections:
The libraries have specific collections to deal with items in high demand. If you have a course where you expect an item to be used heavily contact library@hyms.ac.uk at least 8 weeks in advance.
SSC tutors need to request items go in high demand for the relevant university library/ies for each iteration of an SSC. SSC titles will then be placed in the high demand collection for the relevant period only:
- HYMS Term 1 SSCs - Sep-Dec
- HYMS Term 2 SSCs - Jan Mar
- HYMS Term 3 SSCs - Apr-May
More information on the university library high demand collections can be found at:
University Library purchase and digitisation requests:
Purchase requests for the:
- The HYMS undergraduate course (MB BS)
- HYMS-based research
should be sent to library@hyms.ac.uk
Phase I SSC resources are not covered by the HYMS university libraries budget. It is the responsibility of Phase I SSC tutors to either check that relevant resources are available or to ensure that the cost of any required resource for either library is included in the SSC proposal made and purchased via SSC funds. This can be done by including book purchase costs as consumables on your SSC submission form and by sending an email to ssc@hyms.ac.uk indicating which items are to be purchased and for which University Library.
Requests for the copyright-cleared digitisation of book chapters and journal articles can also be made via library@hyms.ac.uk. To ensure items are available please request items at least 12 weeks before they are needed.
NHS Libraries
Phase I HYMS students are entitled to use:
Students are asked to remember that these libraries are small and that the primary library resources during Phase I are the University Libraries.
Phase II & III HYMS students are given membership of local NHS libraries depending on placement sites. The sites include those listed above and:
NHS opening hours and borrowing rights
Opening hours and borrowing rights will differ with each NHS library. Please see the individual library webpages for more details.
NHS Library purchase requests
Purchase requests for the HYMS undergraduate course (MB BS) should be sent to nhslibraries@hyms.ac.uk.
Access information for e-resources
Different accounts provide access to various electronic resources subscribed to by the specific institution or organisation. These resources can include databases and electronic journals.
HYMS students are entitled to the accounts detailed below.
HYMS staff are entitled to the following accounts depending on their membership of the different organisations (please contact the Dean’s PA at margaret.smith@hyms.ac.uk if you wish to clarify this).
- University of Hull Athens account : this is provided automatically to students and to members of staff when they join the University of Hull (see Joining the University Libraries above). See http://www.hull.ac.uk/lib/our_electronic_library/Support/athens_and_passwords.html for further details on Hull Athens and proxy server.
- University of York Account : the University of York network account allows you to access the majority of Library e-resources. This account is provided automatically to students and to members of staff when they join the University of York (see Joining the University Libraries above). See http://www.york.ac.uk/services/library/elibrary/howtoconnect.htm for further information on the York Account and York proxy server.
- NHS Athen account : this is provided automatically to students when they join HYMS. Members of staff can apply for this account via https://register.athensams.net/nhs/.
N.B. It is much quicker to register for an NHS Athens account from an NHS computer either on a hospital site or in a GP practice (normally passwords will be available to use within an hour). If registering from home or university registration can take up to 2 weeks.
When searching for a particular resource or subject it is advisable to access via the links provided on the HYMS Blackboard > Library tab area and/or the library webpages. My Athens can be used to check any of your Athens account details and access.
Resources
Inter Library Loans and using other libraries
Items not available via either of the University libraries or available NHS resources may be requested either via:
University of Hull : http://www.hull.ac.uk/lib/using_our_libraries/Services/ill.html
University of York: http://www.york.ac.uk/services/library/services/interlending.htm (Please indicate 'HYMS in the Additional Information box.)
The following entitlements are dependant on funds and are subject to review:
- HYMS undergraduate students: 10 ILLs p.a. paid for by HYMS
- HYMS postgraduate students: 30 ILLs p.a. paid for by HYMS
- HYMS-based staff: 30 ILLS p.a. paid for by HYMS
- HYMS staff submitting research via another department: 30 ILLs p.a of which:
- At Hull this is via your non-HYMS department allowance. If this is less than 30 ILLs, the rest will be paid for by HYMS
- At York this is via your non-HYMS department allowance of 30 ILLs
- HYMS Honorary staff conducting HYMS research: 15 ILLs p.a. paid for by HYMS
Access to other libraries via:
University of Hull
University of York
Library enquiries and feedback
General enquiries to the two universities libraries can be sent to:
Enquiries to NHS libraries should be directed to the specific library concerned. For specific contact details see the individual NHS library concerned.
HYMS Library service enquiries and comments can be sent to:
Last updated by library@hyms.ac.uk 27/08/09
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