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The Cruciform Hub provides medical collections, library services and study spaces for UCL staff and students and healthcare staff of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.
Contents
- Space availability
- Opening hours
- Address and contact details
- Location and floor plan
- Subject coverage and guides
- Accessibility
- Training and Clinical Support
- Services for NHS staff
- Middlesex Hospital Medical School Archive
- IT Services
- Printing and photocoping
- Food and drink
- Lockers
- Safety and security
Opening hours
Address and contact details
- The Cruciform Hub, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6AE.
- Telephone (Library Desk): 020 7679 6079 (internal:x 46079)
- Email: crucilibservices@ucl.ac.uk
- Nearest Tube: Euston, Euston Square, Goodge Street, Warren Street.
- Librarian: Alex Asman
- Deputy Librarian: Julia Garthwaite
- Customer Service Manager: Fiona Robertson
- Training and Clinical Support Team: Debora Marletta, Zoe Thomas, Shinwha Cha
Location and floor plan
The Cruciform Hub is located on the Lower Ground Floor of the UCL Cruciform Building. The Cruciform Hub includes library collections and a variety of study spaces.
Subject coverage and guides
The Cruciform Hub contains books and periodicals in the subjects of clinical medicine, nursing, midwifery, allied health, dentistry and oral health. The Cruciform book collection is arranged by the National Library of Medicine classification scheme. Locations may be checked by searching Explore and limiting your search to 'Library catalogue' Cruciform books may be borrowed, and returned, using the self-service machines. For further information about borrowing books please see the Borrowing & Renewing guide
The Cruciform Hub holds the combined collections of the former Boldero and Clinical Sciences libraries. A history of these libraries, Reading Medicine, traces their development within the Middlesex Hospital, University College Hospital and Royal Free & University College medical schools up until their merger in 2005.
Accessibility
There are currently no safe evacuation routes for those who are unable to use stairs. The Cruciform Hub is based below ground level, and is only accessible via stairs or a standard lift. Wheelchair users and those with mobility difficulties can email the Library Accessibility Team to have items delivered to another library.
We offer a range of other accessibility facilities for users with disabilities.
Training and Clinical Support
The Training and Clinical Support Team provide tailored inductions, training, and support in library skills for students and staff within the four faculties of the UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences and staff at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust. Email crucilibservices@ucl.ac.uk to discuss your training needs. Visit the LibrarySkills@UCL pages to browse training and events or to explore our support guides.
Need help or got a question? Our team can help with a variety of enquiries about biomedical and health sciences library resources. You can e-mail your enquiry to us at crucilibservices@ucl.ac.uk.
Services for NHS staff
The Cruciform Hub is the home library for NHS staff, students and volunteers working at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.
- NHS staff can apply for membership online. Once registered you will receive a UCL Library card which you will need to bring with you when visiting our libraries.
- We have 8 UCLH networked computers in the Cruciform Hub and a printer. UCLGuest WiFi is available.
Anyone working for the NHS may register for an NHS OpenAthens account by completing the online registration form. An NHS OpenAthens account lets you access online resources, such as books, journals, databases, and BMJ Best Practice.
Learn more about the library services for NHS staff and the Service Level Agreement between UCL and associated NHS Trusts. The UCLH Libraries website has details about all library services for NHS staff working in the UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.
Middlesex Hospital Medical School Archive
The Cruciform Hub houses a collection of historical medical texts, including:
- Works by and about former Middlesex Hospital Medical School members (19th century)
- A collection relating to Sir John Bland-Sutton (surgeon and friend of Kipling)
- Classic books on urology (1811 onwards)
These items have a UCL Explore catalogue location CRUCIFORM Store MX.
IT Services
- For UCL students, self-service laptop loans are available from the self-service area.
- For UCLH staff, we have 8 UCLH networked PCs, accessible only by Trust employees in possession of a UCLH username & password. A dedicated printer is also available.
- All NHS staff who have registered as library members may also access the internet on their own laptop, tablet or smartphone in the Library. Please ask a member of Cruciform library staff for a UCLGuest account for wi-fi access.
Printing and photocopying
- There are multi-functional devices (MFDs) in the Hub for printing, photocopying and scanning using the print@UCL service (UCL users).
- UCLH staff may print from the UCLH networked computers using the dedicated printer provided.
The terms of the Copyright Act (1988) and the UCL or NHS licence with the Copyright Licensing Agency must be adhered to, as appropriate. Guidance is available.
Food and drink
Food is not allowed in the Cruciform Hub. Lidded drinks are permitted.
Lockers
Lockers are available for UCL students
Safety and Security
- The library is protected by a security system. If an alarm sounds as you are leaving it may be necessary to examine any library materials in your possession.
- Please do not leave valuables unattended in the library.
- If the fire alarm sounds please leave the library immediately by the nearest fire exit, and assemble on the corner of Huntley Street and University Street.
