Services and facilities
The Library offers services to staff and students of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. It provides access to the services and works in partnership with a consortium of health libraries, incorporating BASE (Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country) libraries and Coventry and Warwickshire health libraries collectively known as Health Libraries Midlands (HeLM).
- Computers with Internet access (to access the Internet in the Learning Centre Library you need to have a network username and password. These can be obtained from the IT Helpdesk on telephone extension 2020)
- A self issue machine which allows you to issue, renew and return items loaned from the library
- A photocopier, scanning facilities, colour printing.
- Free WiFi available.
- Library Study Pods. These can be booked by Trust staff and students on placement. Contact the library to receive registration details. Registered users can create a Hot Desk Booking.
- Over 4,000 books (including e-books) on site and a further 83,000 available through the HeLM Catalogue.
- Digital resources
- Access to over 3,000 electronic full-text journals and health databases
- BrowZine: Smart access to journals. Browse, read, organise and track all your favourite journals via BrowZine.
- Fiction collection
- Access audio books from Overdrive and Libby. If you are a member of the library, contact us and request to be registered for audio book access. Not yet a member? Join here.
- Staffed hours Monday to Friday: 8.30am—5.00pm
- 24 Hour access with a valid Trust ID Badge
- Inter library loans of books and article request service
- Evidence search service
- Information skills training
- KnowledgeShare
| A4 (black and white) | 5p per sheet |
| A4 (colour) | 10p per sheet |
| A3 (black and white) | 10p per sheet |
| A3 (colour) | 20p per sheet |