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We support Oxford University (Medical Sciences Division) & Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We have libraries at the JR, NOC, Horton & Old Rd Campus. OUH: https://nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk Oxford Uni: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries
We are pleased to say access has been restored to the NOC Library as the Trust have fixed the problem with the door access system. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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photo of a medical examination couch - a blue padded plinth top with an adjustable head rest on metal legs - the couch is foldable.
Calling all University of Oxford medical students! We have two examination couches at the Cairns Library that you can use to practice skills. The couches can be borrowed overnight provided they can be kept secure. For further information please contact hcl-cairns@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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NO ACCESS TO NOC LIBRARY
Due to a door access system fault the NOC Library is not accessible until further notice. The Trust are working on it. We'll update you when access is restored. Sorry for any inconvenience. Email: hcl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Heading says " This week we're celebrating World Book Day - why not pop in for a break and make an origami bookmark!" Under the heading is a photo of a display stand showing instructions for making heart-shaped origami bookmarks. There is origami paper, scissors and tape on the table in front of the display stand. Some ready made bookmarks are also on show.
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We're celebrating World Book Day all this week in the Bodleian Health Care Libraries. Pop in and make yourself a little heart-shaped origami bookmark to mark (excuse the pun) the event!
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@medsci.ox.ac.uk
A medieval-style illustration depicting an individual seated in a study with a book open on a desk. The person holds a staff and wears a wide-brimmed hat. A lion lies on the patterned floor beside the chair. The scene is framed by an ornate floral border.
Happy World Book Day! 📚
MS. Aust. D. inf. 2. 13, fol. 209v
#WorldBookDay
A Poster for World Book Day on 5th March 2026, displaying one of the Health Care Libraries' wellbeing book collections, with text in the foreground reading 'Sometimes, the best remedy is a good book. So why not explore... your library's collection of wellbeing and leisure reads'.
Happy #WorldBookDay. Not all of our library books are about healthcare. We also have a collection of novels & other non-medical literature at all of our library sites.
Whether you like Austen, Sansom or Monty Don, there's something for everyone. @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social #WBD2026
The Big Four's logos are displayed: the BMJ, the Lancet, JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine.
The Big Four is a weekly bulletin containing the titles and abstracts of research papers from BMJ, JAMA, NEJM, Lancet. Get in touch if you'd like to receive free bulletins by email and keep up to date with the latest developments.
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@medsci.ox.ac.uk
A photo of the poetry pharmacy at the Knowledge Centre Library, featuring poems sitting in a booklet stand, organised by tabs according to the 'mood' of the poem.
Two photos showing the poetry pharmacy at the Cairns Library, which consists of decorated draws corresponding to various moods, with poems inside on folded pieces of coloured paper.
Need a boost to your spirits or a quick timeout? A poem might be just what you need! Feel free to browse the Poetry Pharmacies at the Cairns Library (JRH) and Knowledge Centre Library (near Churchill Hospital). Pick a poem and see where it takes you!
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@medsci.ox.ac.uk
An image of two cartoon pea pods keen to check out our healthcare-themed podcasts.
Check out our list of healthcare-themed podcasts to help you keep up to date with the latest developments, discussions, stories and ideas. Let us know if you have any recommendations of your own.
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A sepia-coloured print, in a glass frame on a white wall, of a thoughtful-looking skeleton standing at a table, with one hand placed on top of a skull. The print is filled with Latin text.
A very familiar image to staff at the Cairns Library!
In 1616, the Catholic Church banned a book.
Alumnus Arthur Throckmorton bought a copy anyway and it’s still on our shelves today.
Find out more about the books that changed the world in Magdalen's collection: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/ten-boo...
For #MNNAwarenessMonth and ahead of #RareDiseaseDay tomorrow, we're highlighting the work of Professor Simon Rinaldi and Dr Nicolas Dubuisson, who are researching inflammatory neuropathies.
Read more: www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/news/new-fun...
A pale green poster with a couple of images showing comfy chairs with some brightly coloured cushions on them. Between the chairs in the lower image is a small two tiered bookshelf filled with books. In the top image there is a low table between the chairs with a vase filled with greenery and berries next to it some little wooden drawers holding poems from the Poetry Pharmacy and in front of that is a large book laying open. At the top of the poster is written Relax in the Cairns Library. On the side of the images is written comfyu chairs, wellbeing activities, leisure reaing collection, peace and quiet.
Need some time out? Come and relax in the Cairns Library - comfy chairs, cushions, wellbeing activities, peace and quiet. Pop in and take a break!
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@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Something dragging you down? Got a nagging doubt that just won't pipe down? Let us look after it. The #Wellbeing Room is home to the RSL Worry Box where you can write down and put away those concerns for another day. Available every day then join us to banish them at the end of term
Image of a Computer Monitor sitting on a desk with various cables connections
Need more screen space for your assignments or research? The Bodleian Health Care Libraries have installed new plug-and-play monitors in all four hospital libraries. Connect your laptop in seconds and enjoy a seamless, dual-screen setup.
Two of our librarians co-authored a review on the role of circulating tumour cell analysis for managing prostate cancer, with colleagues in @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social, Inorganic Chem Oxford @umich.edu @qmbci.bsky.social in @natrevurol.nature.com
Still time to book onto #OxFOS26 - Though the in-person day is getting crowded!
A graphic image of a mid-blue coloured square. In the middle of the square it says Leisure Reading Collection. In the bottom right of the square is a graphic image of a woman reading a book whilst leaning back on a cushion with her legs bent and a cat sleeping under her bent legs. In the left hand corner is a graphic of a young black man casually sittiing on the floor absorbed in reading a book.
A book shelf entitled 'Leisure Reading Collection' with a selection of novels including Pride and Prejudice, The Magic Mountain, The Divine Comedy, Crime and Punishment, Brideshead Revisited, The Chronicles of Narnia, Where the Crawdads Sing etc.
Want to escape with a good book but don't have time to visit a bookshop or public library?
Why not pop in and have a look in our leisure reading collection!
Graphic images listing the Bodleian Iskills Workshops on offer: 1. Literature Searching in Medicine 2. Searching Systematically in Medicine 3. Advanced Searching Clinic for Systematic Reviews 4. Scoping Reviews and Evidence Syntheses in Medicine 5. Introduction to Zotero for Medicine 6. Introduction to Endnote for Medicine 7. Desigining a Conference Poster in Medicine - Getting Started 8. Science Communication. An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
There's still time to sign up to our free iSkills training sessions, run by Bod Health Care Librarians, covering lit searching, systematic reviews, managing references, conference posters and more!!
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshop...
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image of 3 foam stress toys shaped like medical doctors in white coats, leaning backwards against one-another, next to a photo of members of the 1950s American doo-wop group The Mello Kings who are also standing one behind the other, wearing white teddy boy suit jackets.
Well what do you know! Our library mascots, the squishy doctors, appear to be forming a tribute act to 50s doo-woppers the Mello-Kings!
Other than Oxford Photography Exhibition Celebrating diversity within the Oxford University community 3.30-7pm, Thursday 26 February, Fusion Arts, Oxford, 15 Park End Street Refreshements Provided Supported by the van Houten fund
📢 EVENT: Other than Oxford
Photography Exhibition celebrating diversity within the Oxford University community.
3.30-7pm, Thursday 26 February, Fusion Arts, Oxford, 15 Park End Street
We agree that EndNote is great for managing references and creating bibliographies.
If you've never used EndNote before, or would like a refresher, you can sign up for our free "introduction to EndNote for medicine" course (online, 90 minutes). @medsci.ox.ac.uk go.glam.ox.ac.uk/EndnoteForMedicine
Image of front cover of book "Iron Widow" by Xiran Jay Zhao. Details of in-person book club provided: Tuesday 17 March, 6-7pm, Common Room, Terence Mortimer Education Centre, Horton Hospital.
The OUH Book Club run by the Horton Hosp Library meets monthly so come and dive into a new book and chat with fellow readers in a relaxed setting. Next meeting 17 March. Further details at:
ox-ac.libcal.com/calendar/hcl...
@ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk.
KnowledgeShare is our current awareness service for all OUH staff. Tell us which areas of health care you're interested in, we'll create a KS account for you and you'll receive fortnightly emails of links to relevant articles, reports and guidelines.
libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/knowledg...
logo for Think, Check, Submit. The three words are in a column with Think at the top. The words have backgrounds of traffic light colours: the work Think is on a red background, the word Check is on an orange background and the word Submit is on a green background.
Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal?
Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org
@thinkchecksub.bsky.social
photo of a cup of frothy coffee next to a laptop.
Want to brush up on your literature searching skills but short on time? Grab a cup of coffee & watch our outreach librarian’s bitesize vids (2-6 mins) about search strategies, Medline, PubMed, MeSH terms & grey literature! Perfect for busy researchers!
libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/medsci/videos
An image of a book with its pages folded into the shape of a love heart, scattered with pink flower petals, underneath a pink banner with the text Happy Valentines Day!
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day so we'll be keeping an eye on the post for all those cards! Anyway it's a good time to say how much we value our lovely readers. Keep coming in to our libraries - we're always glad to see you!
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Celebrating some of the brilliant women in our team and the trailblazers who inspire them this International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩🔬✨
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#WomenInScience #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
An image of a laptop alongside the text Covidence: Systematic Review Management Software
We have an unlimited site-wide licence for #Covidence, the systematic review management software, which helps manage and support various stages of a review. Available to Oxford University staff, researchers, and students. @medsci.ox.ac.uk
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A logo for OxFOS 2026
OxFOS (Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship) is a Uni-wide conference for anyone interested in making research more open & trustworthy, free to attend & generally open to all, regardless of affiliation, until spaces are filled #OxFOS26
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