Ciao di nuovo! from the Mental Health Libraries Network
A description of the role and purpose of the recently established national Mental Health Libraries Network…
A description of the role and purpose of the recently established national Mental Health Libraries Network…
Two weeks ago I attended the International Clinical Librarians Conference (ICLC) in Leicester. As a grateful recipient of a YOHHLnet CPD bursary here are my reflections on the two day event. On review…
The preparation to move to a new library management system has begun in Bradford. We have started long task of organising and cleaning the library data exists on our current library management system (Heritage Cirqa) and prepare for the upcoming shift. As a library we came across 7 things which we think will help to consider should you need to clean, reformat, or delete any old data which has been left over the years before the switch in Library Management Systems.…
Since May 2021, those interested in poetry have been sharing their thoughts via an LKS North Poetry Group.…
Once we’d got LibKey Nomad installed on all laptops and PCs across the Trust, we identified there was a gap that needed to be filled. If someone was searching on Google Scholar and we didn’t have a subscription to a particular journal, LibKey Nomad would flag it up with an ‘Access Options’ button. This button would lead the library user to a page where they were advised we didn’t have a current subscription and the user hit the proverbial dead end. We knew we had to provide a solution, in order to fulfil our commitment to seamless access to our resources.…
The library team started working from home in March 2020 and have had to adapt quickly to the new environment the pandemic has brought. For example, our library trainee Sonia started cataloguing books from home.…
My name is Kirsty and I joined Bradford District Care NHS Trust as Research & Library Administrator in November 2020. Starting a new job can be quite daunting and even more so during the COVID pandemic.…
It has been a busy few months and there is never a dull moment at BDCFT! Here is an update on our latest news…