Library Drop-in Sessions at Hospitals across Powys

The Library will be holding a number of Library Surgeries at sites across Powys during September and October. The drop-in sessions are designed for anyone who would like assistance in locating information to support their work or educational activities. The dates for the next two months are :

Wed 24th Sept - Welshpool Hospital - 2pm to 4pm - Staff Dining Room
Tues 30th Sept - Llanidloes Hospital - 10am to 12noon - Internet Cafe
Tues 30th Sept - Machynlleth Hospital - 1pm to 3pm - Internet Cafe
Thurs 9th Oct - Llandrindod Hospital - 2pm to 4pm - Staff Dining Room
Tues 14th Oct - Knighton Hospital - 1pm to 3pm - Staff Dining Room
Thurs 23rd Oct - Newtown Hospital - 2pm to 4pm - Staff Room
Tues 29th Oct - Ystradgynlais Hospital - 2pm to 4pm - Staff Dining Room

You don't need to book a place to attend any of the Library Surgeries, just simply turn up on the day. Details of the dates for all Library Surgeries between September 2008 and June 2009 can be found on the Library's website .


The Library is also offering a number of workshops for staff wishing to learn more about the various NHS Wales E-Library for Health resources, such as the Cochrane Library, CINAHL and Medline, between now and June 2009. You'll find details of these workshops on the Library's website - you will need to book a place for the workshops, which you can do by visiting Powys' AT-Learning site.

If you'd like any additional information about the Library Surgeries or the Information Skills workshops available, please contact the Library on (01874) 712576 or email powys.library@powyslhb.wales.nhs.uk

New Online Library Catalogue for Powys LHB

The Library has a new online catalogue, Voyager, which you can now use to check to see what books, journals etc that we hold. You can access Voyager from work or home by going to http://library.cf.ac.uk

Voyager is the combined Cardiff University and All Wales NHS Libraries catalogue, so you'll not only see what we hold, but also what is available via other NHS Wales Libraries and Cardiff University Libraries. If we don't hold the item you want here in Powys, but another NHS Wales Library or Cardiff University Library does, the Library here is able to request a copy for you via our network. If you can't find the item on Voyager you can still request it via the Library here, as we also have links to other UK Library networks including the British Library.

For details on how to search Voyager, go to the Library's website at http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=501&pid=11926 where you'll find links to Voyager and a guide to using Voyager, or contact the Library at Bronllys for further details and assistance.

We still have a few items to add to Voyager, such as our collections of journals and electronic textbooks, but they will also be listed on Voyager within the next few weeks.

Rural Health Matters - August 2008

The August edition of Rural Health Matters, detailing the latest research literature for rural health and wellbeing issues is now available via the Library's website. If you would like to request copies of any of the items listed, please complete a document request form.