Welcome to the Medical Library

Mission Statement

SIVUH Library is committed to supporting the hospital’s role as a teaching hospital focused on patient-centred care. We provide access to collections in a variety of formats, and information resources designed to meet the research and education needs of SIVUH staff and students on clinical placement, and to facilitate decision-making in patient care.

Department Profile

Department Description

The library is staffed by a librarian and library assistant. Its collection includes medical, nursing and allied health textbooks; print and online journals; online databases CINAHL Plus with Full Text, ProQuest Medical Library and UpToDate, as well as an audiovisual collection. It also has an inter-library loan service, internet access with eight computer work stations and a study area.

Services Provided

N.B. Services provided to SIVUH staff only and students on clinical placements.

Borrowing of books, access to printed and online healthcare journals and databases, inter-library loan, internet access, printing, photocopying and fax.

Location

At the end of the long beige building on the right, at the back of the car-park

Staff

Julie Hayes, Kathleen Barry and Kitty O’Leary.

Tel: (021) 492 6185/6348

library@sivuh.ie

Opening Hours

Tuesday-Thursday: 8.30-5

Monday and Friday: 9-5

Information

Information leaflets for hospital staff available on request in the SIVUH Library.