Introduction to

Stan Carroll Library

South West Healthcare

Ryot Street,

Warrnambool VIC 3280

Prepared by Josella Chan

Stan Carroll Library

Stan Carroll Library

�Mission

Stan Carroll Library strives to provide high

quality library and information services in the quality library and information services in the

field of health sciences to the South West

Healthcare network

Stan Carroll Library

�Vision

Working within the framework of South West Healthcare’s

vision, the library is committed to

– Providing staff, affiliated organisations, health science students and – Providing staff, affiliated organisations, health science students and

members of the public with appropriate information to support

patient care, education and research in the most cost efficient and

effective way

– Aiming to provide a setting conducive to independent learning and

research and expertise in educating users in accessing and using the

resources.

– Forging effective partnerships with other health science and tertiary

institutions for the benefit of library users.

Library Collections

Stan Carroll library

owns approximate 6,000 items;

including print collections including print collections

and electronic resources.

Library Collections

�Print Collections

� General Collection

o Locations : o Locations :

�Stan Carroll Library

�Mental Health Services Resource Library

� Patient Reference Collection

� Journal Collection

� Hospital Archives

Library Collections

�Electronic Resource

�Clinicians Health Channel

o Free clinical information portal for all Victorian public health workers

o Includes journals, databases and point of care resources cover the full

spectrum information needs for different health professionalsspectrum information needs for different health professionals

o Provides Evidence-based resources which give clinicians a solid

scientific grounding for decision making, assessing and diagnosis.

How to find it:

Intranet Access: Go to ‘Prompt & Links’ � ‘Clinicians Health Channel

Internet Access: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/clinicians/

* Self-registration via “Registration and access” on the webpage.

Clinicians Health Channel

Library Collections

�All South West Health E-Resources

– SWH A-to-Z e-Resource List

– EBSCO ‘Discovery Service’

– Single search box on the Library Catalogue

– E-books collection

SWHC A-Z E-Resource List

• A-to-Z List provides access to e-journals and e-books

Discovery Service

Discovery provides access to South West Healthcare all e-resources

Library Services

• Lending Services

• Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery

• Printing Services

• Photocopying

• Table of Content Delivery Service• Table of Content Delivery Service

• Literature Search

• Purchase Request

– Includes Department use and Personal purchase

• Information Literacy – individual or group

• Computer Training Room Booking

Library Facilities

• Computer assets :

– 6 computers in training room are used for training.

– 8 computers are for Public Access .

– All computers have installed Microsoft Office – All computers have installed Microsoft Office

Window 2007, inteleViewer and TrakCare.

– Have access to internet browsing and the email

application.

– To use the computer, need personal user logon

and password.

Library Facilities

• Photocopier and Printing Services

– PaperCut is a printing system to managing the

library printing services.library printing services.

– Staff user and student user are required to login

with their username and password.

– To inquire your access account,

please contact the library or HR.

Library Facilities

• Printing Charges

Photocopying 10c/page

Printing 10c/pagePrinting 10c/page

Scanning No cost

PaperCut Redeem card is available

@ CASHIER, Timor Street Block

Library Webpage

• Library Webpage

accessible via South West Healthcare intranet and internet

websites

Find it on Intranet:Find it on Intranet:

Go to navigation bar � Departments �Stan Carroll Library

Intranet link : http://swarh2/swh/content/stan-carroll-library

Find it on Internet:

Go to navigation bar � Programs & Services � Library

Internet link : http://www.swarh2.com.au/swh/content/stan-carroll-

library

Library Catalogue

• Library Catalogue

– Access to the Library Online Public Access Catalogue

(OPAC) via Library Webpage (OPAC) via Library Webpage

Click on “Library Catalogue” to open a new window �

Link: http://swhealthcare.intersearch.com.au/cgi-

bin/koha/opac-main.pl

Library Catalogue

Library Catalogue

• New features include:

– Useful Resources Links on the left side Panel

– A single search box for finding SWH all e-resource

– Registered library patrons can login to their – Registered library patrons can login to their

personal page to see

• Borrower summary

• Search history

• Reading history

• Renew items; and

• Place holds … etc.

Stan Carroll Library

• Contact Us

Librarian: Josella Chan

Phone: (03) 5564 4205Phone: (03) 5564 4205

Fax: (03) 5563 1627

Email: swhlibrary@swh.net.au

Stan Carroll Library

• Library Hours

Monday – Friday

8.30 am – 5.00 pm

After hours

Hospital Staff may obtain a security access card from

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