NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeLibrary Network

THIRST: NHS GGC Print Journals

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Introduction

To help you find the journal you need we have created a database of the current and archive holdings of all 14 libraries in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Print Journals

To find the journals database go to the library website www.nhsggc.org.uk/libraryservices

Print Journals

On the left hand menu select Print Resources, on the page that appears scroll down to Print Journals, and click on the link provided.

Print Journals

To enter the database click on search journal collections – no login is required

Print Journals

Current Journal Listings, i.e. Journals we have new issues this year

Search for a specific journal

Browse through all journal titles, or all holdings per site.

Current Print Journals

To view current holdings, select the site you wish to view, or use the default (All Sites) to view all 14 libraries current holdings. Please bare in mind that current holdings are only the journals we have a subscription for 2007-2008, and do not include all archive holdings.

To return to the main journals page, either select ‘GO BACK’ or ‘JOURNALS HOME’

Searching Print Journals

To search for a journal type the title into the space provided, or a keyword from the title (avoid common words like British, Journal or Nursing), and then select your site from the drop down menu

Alternatively you can check to see whether your journal is available anywhere in GGC, by leaving the site selection on the default setting of ‘All Sites’

If the journal is held the result will appear providing you with more details including the date the journal is held from, and if it is not a current journal, when it is held to.

Other Journals

When you get your results there will also be a link to the eLibrary holdings, so if it is also available electronically you can download it.

There is also a link to SHINe. The Scottish Health Information Network provides a Union List of print journals held by most of the health libraries in Scotland, if the journal you want is not available where you are use your libraries document delivery service to get it for you.

If there are no print journals that match your search this message will appear.

Browsing Print Journals

In the browse area you have a number of options:To find where in GGC a specific journal is held click the drop down menu, browse through the titles, select what you want, the results will provide you with a list of all sites in GGC that hold that journal, or

To browse for a journal on your site click the drop down menu, browse through the titles and select what you want, then select your site from the next drop down menu, or

Select ‘All Titles’ then select your site to see the complete holdings of your site (in the results you will also have the option of downloading your site holdings in a word document), or

Select ‘All Titles’, and leave the site selection on the default, ‘All Sites’- the results will be the full listings of all journals on all sites in NHS GGC.

Print Journals

If you need to contact the library click on the contact us link, or click on the NHS GGC Home Link to find your local service contact details.

Print Journals

Remember:

If it is on the NHS Scotland eLibrary (www.elib.scot.nhs.uk) you can download it with an NHS Scotland Athens password

If it is available on your site then there are copy facilities available in your library

If it is not available on the eLibrary or on your site you can order through your libraries Inter-Library Loan Service go to www.nhsggc.org.uk/libraryservices > Document Delivery

The listing of current journals including extra publisher logins is also available on the Library Intranet:

http://staffnet > Info Centre > Library > Resources

The End

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