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Print books

Please Note: Please arrange to borrow, reserve or renew books at the Issue Desk or over the telephone (ext. 33202) before 22:00 on weekdays or 17:00 on Saturdays. Please use the red book return box in the corridor outside Lecture Theatre 1 when the Library is closed.

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Finding a book

The library catalogue (eUCLid) details all books held in the Medical Library. Help on using the online catalogue can be found from the UCL Library Services Printed Guides page or by asking a member of library staff. eUCLid contains holdings information for all UCL libraries; resources located at the Medical Library are marked Royal Free and it is possible to filter eUCLid records to retrieve just those.

Borrowing and renewing books

There are four categories of books available in the Medical Library and these can be borrowed as follows:

Please carry your library card with you as books cannot be issued to you without it.

UCL undergraduate and masters students can borrow up to 10 books, UCL MPhil/PhD students can borrow up to 20 books and UCL staff have unlimitted borrowing. NHS staff can borrow up to 10 books.

Books can be renewed, provided they have not been reserved by another user. You can do this yourself via eUCLid, by visiting any of the UCL Library Services Issue Desks or by telephone. It is your responsibility to ensure that your books are returned or renewed in time.

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Reserving books

If all copies of an item are on loan, you can make a reservation using eUCLid or by asking at the Issue Desk.

Fines

If you return your books late you will be fined. If your outstanding fines exceed £20.00 your account will be suspended and you will not be able to renew your books or borrow any other items. Please visit the library or contact the Issue Desk on ext. 33202 if this happens.

Book collections

Clinical Governance Collection
This is a collection of materials to assist users in achieving clinical governance. The collection includes:

• clinical governance related journals eg clinical guidelines
• textbooks on audit, risk management and other clinical governance issues
• NHS/DoH published material

This collection will continue to expand.

Reference materials
The reference section is situated on the ground floor and includes bibliographies, data books, dictionaries, directories, guides to research and scientific writing, grants registers etc. Reference materials cannot be borrowed.

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This page last modified 17 June, 2009 by Medical Library