Category: Libraries

Library Newsletter

March Edition

Thank you to everyone who completed our Library user survey. We are always looking at ways in which we can improve and develop our department and from this have developed a newsletter to keep you up to date with current awareness, e-resources, books as well as top tips.

The newsletter will be sent to all our Library users every month and can also be viewed, printed, shared and displayed by downloading the document below.

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Just a reminder that our Lunch and Learn project begins with a wellbeing and mental health session on Thursday 18th March 2021 12pm-1pm. If you haven’t already recieved your team invite please contact katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk.

We hope you enjoy reading our newsletters- if you would like to see anything featured in these, please send your ideas, suggestions or requests to academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Community Mental Health Services Bulletin

The February edition of Community Mental Health Services Bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download. The links to abstracts have been activated in this bulletin, so if you click on the title. If you would like to read the full article, please contact the library team: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

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Public Libraries

February Reading for Health Book of the Month: The Wreck by Meg Keneally

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I will go with the men when they rise. Women hunger, and women die, so women must also fight.
1820, London.
Sarah McCaffrey, fleeing arrest for her part in a failed rebellion, finds herself alone and on the run. She boards the Serpent, bound from London to the colony of New South Wales – and when the captain’s reckless actions lead the ship to be dashed onto Sydney’s notorious rocks, Sarah is the only survivor.
Adopting a false identity, Sarah determines to make a new life for herself. She takes the first work she can find, under the formidable Molly Thistle, who runs a sprawling trade empire. Sarah begins to see that there is more than one way of changing the world, but her new life is thrown into chaos when her past follows her across the seas.

The Wreck is a warm, intelligent and feminist novel, rich in history but deeply relevant to today’s world.

It’s currently available for free on the Borrow Box app as an eBook and eAudiobook. It is one of their always available titles, so it means that you won’t have to queue to borrow the book – Just download it instantly. For anyone to access this, you will just need a Lancashire library card (you can apply here if you don’t already have one) and download the Borrow Box app for free from the Google Play or App Store. Alternatively, you could also reserve a physical copy from one of the reopened libraries.

Lunch and Learn

Launching 18th March

We are pleased to announce that our Lunch and Learn sessions will begin on Thursday 18th March; 12pm -1pm, with our first guest speaker- Sam Tyrer. Sam specialises in mental health and has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in this area. Come and listen to what Sam has to say on this topic.

All Library users should have received a Team’s invite for the session. Please email katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk if you would like to be added to the list. Simply bring your lunch, log on and learn something new.

Looking forward to seeing you then.

Sharing Knowledge

Lunch and Learn Project

The library are pleased to announce that our ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions will commence in March. These 1 hour sessions are an opportunity for staff to listen and learn to a key speaker during their lunch hour, with the hope that you will learn something new . Each month will focus on a different key speaker, with guests from inside and outside the Trust.

All Library members will receive a Teams invite to attend the session live, however sessions will be recorded for those unavailable to watch at their leisure. Please email katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk if you would like the invite to be extended to you or your team.

If you would like to get involved and be a key speaker to raise awareness of your department, discuss your specialism or have any requests for key speakers please email Katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk or academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Please feel free to download the poster below to display in your workplace:

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Looking forward to lunching and learning with you all.

Library Bulletin

Digital Mental Health

The latest edition of Digital Mental Health Current Awareness bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health, is now available to view and download.

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Donating Books

We are looking for good quality used books to add to our stock for our patient libraries

If you have any books that you have finished with that you would be willing to donate to the library please let us know. These can be dropped off in the library or posted to us in the internal mail:-

The Gosall Library, Lantern Centre, Vicarage Lane, Preston PR2 8DW

The books will be sent to our patient libraries at the Harbour, Guild Lodge and the Cove for our patients to enjoy.

We are looking for books of up to about 5 years old, or in good condition, in any genre, paperback or hardback, including books suitable for children and young people (ages 8 to 18).

If you have a pile of books waiting to be taken to the charity shops when they re-open maybe we can take them off your hands instead! Or, as spring is just around the corner, maybe it is time for a spring clean?

Please email us with any queries: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

A big thank you from the library team

E-books

Proquest E-book Central

We are pleased to announce that the Trust now has access to the industry’s premier ebook platform which offers scholarly ebooks from leading publishers. Proquest E-book Central is being trialled within the Trust to allow staff to access over 180 thousand e-books across all disciplinaries.

The platform is accessible with an Open Athens account. Access the platform here: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/lscbhsft/home.action (please ensure you have logged in with your Open Athens details first).

The platform allows you to search for a given title or browse the collections. From there you are able to read the whole text online, download the book for up to 21 days, or download a PDF chapter.

The Library team are always keen to hear feedback about the resources available to staff. Please email: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk with any comments, feedback, suggestions or book title recommendations.

Please feel free to download and display the E-book poster to share with your department and staff.

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Psychiatric Nursing

Current Awareness Bulletin

The February bulletin on psychiatric nursing, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download.

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For any issues accessing journal articles or Open Athens accounts please email: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk