You can join Knowledgeshare by completing this joining form and emailing it to the Gosall Library at academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk. Using the information you provide on this form the library staff will create a profile of you in the system detailing your interests.
Read more about Knowledgeshare here
First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize seeks to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers. The prize is unique in that it accepts entries published in the UK by writers of colour. These include (and not limited to) fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry, children’s books, YA, teen and all other genres. The prize is also open to self-published writers.
See the shortlist here
M&K are offering free online access to three key clinical books for all healthcare professionals:-
Ward-based Critical Care: A Guide for Health Professionals
Respiratory Care: Assessment and Management
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis: Making it Easy
Click here to download the books
In times of crisis, historical fiction is both reassurance (nothing is completely new) and escape. Find out more about the shortlisted books here.
The judges of the 2020 International Booker Prize have revealed the six shortlisted books in contention for the prize, which celebrates the finest translated fiction from around the world
See the shortlist here
Library enquiries are being dealt with, where possible, by email only. Unfortunately we are not able to deal with postal or telephone enquiries. The Lantern Centre building is currently open and staff are welcome to visit the library to work in the hot desk areas as usual or to take out/return books using the self issue machine in the main library. Library staff are still available, by email only, to renew books, carry out literature searches and search for journals and to deal with other enquiries where possible.
Please email us at: academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
The Lantern Centre building is currently open and staff are welcome to visit the library to work in the hot desk areas as usual or to take out/return books using the self issue machine in the main library. Library staff are still available by email to renew books, carry out literature searches and search for journals and to deal with other enquiries where possible.
Email us at: academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
We are a small, friendly team here at the Gosall Library. You can find out more about our service in this short video here.
The Gosall Library, May 2019
Staff and students on placement at Lancashire Care now have access to Anatomy.tv. Anatomy TV is an online anatomy resource which gives you access to interactive 3D graphic models of human anatomy, as well as dissection radiology slides, animations and videos. It is a great resource for teaching and learning human anatomy!
Access to Anatomy.tv is with your LCFT OpenAthens account.
Click here to login to Anatomy.tv
Demos, November 2018
Demos carried out research over the summer of 2018 to assess the potential impact of reading on several great challenges of our time: loneliness, mental health problems, dementia and social (im)mobility. If left unchecked, this research shows, these challenges will grow into insurmountable problems. Could something as simple as reading truly make a difference when the scale of the issue is quite so momentous? The short answer is yes.
Click here to view the full report.
