FAQs

Please register a new account via this link 

How do I get an Open Athens password?

There are two ways: You can either tell us on your library membership form that would like a password and we will set it up for you, or you can self-register here 

I’m on the resource login page but I’m not sure which login box to use?

This is very common! It can be confusing, but just look for a link that says ‘login with Open Athens’ or ‘Institutional login’. We are always happy to help you get started.

Join KnowledgeShare

We offer a tailored evidence alerting service and will deliver an email every fortnight with links to your areas of interest. All you need to do is tell us what your professional interests are and we will set everything up. Email library@wsh.nhs.uk to register for KnowledgeShare,

Library bulletins

We currently produce three regular bulletins:

• Nursing Current Awareness
• Health Management and Innovation Update
• Advancing Practitioners Bulletin

You can access the latest issue and back issues on our bulletins page. We also share bulletins produced by other NHS library services.

You can borrow six books at a time and they can be renewed three times automatically. After the third renewal we will ask whether you want to renew again, and if you do, we will discharge the book and re-issue it to you, unless someone else has reserved it.

We do not charge fines on overdue books, but we will email you asking you to return or renew the book.

We do charge a replacement fee for lost or damaged books. The amount is dependent on how much the book originally cost but each case is dealt with on an individual basis and we may waive a replacement fee altogether, if appropriate. Our aim is to keep our books in circulation, please help us to do so by returning books no longer required.

Yes, you can eat and drink in the Library as we are a wellbeing hub and we want you to use the space to relax and have a rest, as well as for study. We ask only that you are considerate to other library users and try not to bring pungent foods into the library. 

Please be careful with drinks near the computers and please use the bins provided. We have a plastic bottle recycling bin in the Library and we encourage you to recycle your plastic bottles.

Like every library, we use a classification system to help you find books on the shelves. Our system classifies books alphabetically under subjects, sub-section and then under the first three letters of the author’s surname. For example, Critical Reflection in Practice by Rolfe would be found at WY (nursing) 16 (reflective practice) ROL (author’s surname). 

Some collections, such as research and leadership, are simply classified alphabetically by author surname.

All of our print journals are classified alphabetically, eg Journal of wound care would be found under ‘J’ for journal then alphabetically under ‘W’. The Lancet would simply be found under ‘L’.

If in doubt, please ask us for assistance.