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The Library | The Royal Society of Medicine
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The Library
Library FAQs
RSM members can borrow up to eight books and journals at any one time.
Borrow and renew
Access our online resource of e-books, e-journals, six medical databases, including ClinicalKey resources.
Search the e-resources
The Library runs information skills training webinars throughout the year. Learn how to carry out literature and database searches, and undertake comprehensive training in our critical appraisal and research methods course.
View upcoming dates
Our document delivery service is an easy and convenient way to gain access to chapters from books, journals and articles held in the Library collection.
Document delivery service
Utilise the skills and expertise of our librarians to carry out literature searches on your behalf, including biomedical and scientific databases.
Literature search service
Come and see one of our Library exhibitions, which are free to visit and open to the public.
Exhibitions
There is free Wi-Fi throughout the building and each floor of the Library has access to power points if you wish to use your laptop. You are welcome to use your mobile with discretion in the Library, though we ask that you refrain from using them in the silent study areas. PCs are also available to use.
Food and drink may be brought into the Library (although strong smelling foods are prohibited) there is a water machine in the Library Lounge on the 1
st
Floor.
Printing, photocopying and scanning
With the exception of some rare and fragile items, you are welcome to copy from our collection using the facilities provided on the 1st Floor. Printing and photocopying are available for a small fee, starting from 10p for black and white copies and 35p for colour. You will need to register a PaperCut account which our Library team can help you set up next time you visit.
Library services pricelist
Desk spaces can be found throughout the Library for work or study. Silent study rooms are available free of charge. To book a study room, email
[email protected]
.
Library lounge
Located on the first floor, the library lounge offers relaxed sofa seating and meeting space with Wi-Fi and laptop points. Just a few steps from the library’s reading room, the lounge is the perfect spot to take a break from studying, grab a hot or cold drink, make a telephone call or have a short Zoom meeting. The lounge is available during the library’s opening hours.
Reading rooms
These are for individual quiet study and are not suitable for online meetings or telephone calls. There are eight PCs with access to internet, databases, Office 365 software and printing services.
Study carrels
Study carrels offer space for individual private study (carrels number six and seven can accommodate two people), can be booked one week in advance and are available during the library staffed hours (see opening times above). To book a study carrel email
[email protected]
.
Please be aware of the following usage terms for the carrels:
Study carrels are for individual study only (or paired study in one of the two larger carrels). Anyone requiring a meeting room for more than studying purposes, or for more than 2 people, will need to hire a room via our Venue Hire team at
[email protected]
.
Usage of the study carrels is for members only – and, as with the library generally, there are no guests allowed in a 2-person carrel without purchase of a Library Pass.
Study carrels are not sound-proofed in any way so please do not conduct confidential conversations/calls in these rooms without awareness of this or the use of headphones.
If you require a space for group study or working, the Library has several meeting rooms available for hire, some of which come with interactive PCs and whiteboards. To find out more about hiring a meeting room, visit the
1 Wimpole Street website
.
Out of hours study space
The glass-fronted study room outside of the library opposite the lifts is available for quiet and group study during the day and becomes an out-of-hours study area during unstaffed hours (see opening times above). T
he Lounge Bar is also available for late-night study between 11pm and 8am, including weekends.
Should you need books from the collection, these can be ordered by 5.30pm Monday-Friday and can be made available for collection at Domus reception.
Open to companies and healthcare organisations looking to provide staff with access to the Library collection and resources.
Buy a temporary library pass to 'drop in' and use the Library for reference purpose only. Weekly and monthly passes available.
Buy a Library pass
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Skip to navigation
Skip to content
The Library
Library FAQs
RSM members can borrow up to eight books and journals at any one time.
Borrow and renew
Access our online resource of e-books, e-journals, six medical databases, including ClinicalKey resources.
Search the e-resources
The Library runs information skills training webinars throughout the year. Learn how to carry out literature and database searches, and undertake comprehensive training in our critical appraisal and research methods course.
View upcoming dates
Our document delivery service is an easy and convenient way to gain access to chapters from books, journals and articles held in the Library collection.
Document delivery service
Utilise the skills and expertise of our librarians to carry out literature searches on your behalf, including biomedical and scientific databases.
Literature search service
Come and see one of our Library exhibitions, which are free to visit and open to the public.
Exhibitions
There is free Wi-Fi throughout the building and each floor of the Library has access to power points if you wish to use your laptop. You are welcome to use your mobile with discretion in the Library, though we ask that you refrain from using them in the silent study areas. PCs are also available to use.
Food and drink may be brought into the Library (although strong smelling foods are prohibited) there is a water machine in the Library Lounge on the 1
st
Floor.
Printing, photocopying and scanning
With the exception of some rare and fragile items, you are welcome to copy from our collection using the facilities provided on the 1st Floor. Printing and photocopying are available for a small fee, starting from 10p for black and white copies and 35p for colour. You will need to register a PaperCut account which our Library team can help you set up next time you visit.
Library services pricelist
Desk spaces can be found throughout the Library for work or study. Silent study rooms are available free of charge. To book a study room, email
[email protected]
.
Library lounge
Located on the first floor, the library lounge offers relaxed sofa seating and meeting space with Wi-Fi and laptop points. Just a few steps from the library’s reading room, the lounge is the perfect spot to take a break from studying, grab a hot or cold drink, make a telephone call or have a short Zoom meeting. The lounge is available during the library’s opening hours.
Reading rooms
These are for individual quiet study and are not suitable for online meetings or telephone calls. There are eight PCs with access to internet, databases, Office 365 software and printing services.
Study carrels
Study carrels offer space for individual private study (carrels number six and seven can accommodate two people), can be booked one week in advance and are available during the library staffed hours (see opening times above). To book a study carrel email
[email protected]
.
Please be aware of the following usage terms for the carrels:
Study carrels are for individual study only (or paired study in one of the two larger carrels). Anyone requiring a meeting room for more than studying purposes, or for more than 2 people, will need to hire a room via our Venue Hire team at
[email protected]
.
Usage of the study carrels is for members only – and, as with the library generally, there are no guests allowed in a 2-person carrel without purchase of a Library Pass.
Study carrels are not sound-proofed in any way so please do not conduct confidential conversations/calls in these rooms without awareness of this or the use of headphones.
If you require a space for group study or working, the Library has several meeting rooms available for hire, some of which come with interactive PCs and whiteboards. To find out more about hiring a meeting room, visit the
1 Wimpole Street website
.
Out of hours study space
The glass-fronted study room outside of the library opposite the lifts is available for quiet and group study during the day and becomes an out-of-hours study area during unstaffed hours (see opening times above). T
he Lounge Bar is also available for late-night study between 11pm and 8am, including weekends.
Should you need books from the collection, these can be ordered by 5.30pm Monday-Friday and can be made available for collection at Domus reception.
Open to companies and healthcare organisations looking to provide staff with access to the Library collection and resources.
Buy a temporary library pass to 'drop in' and use the Library for reference purpose only. Weekly and monthly passes available.
Buy a Library pass
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