The Clinical Query Service provides literature search support for Beaumont Hospital and RCSI staff in the clinical setting. Staff can request a literature search or a 1-1 consultation on literature searching for your topic. We conduct a literature search and provide you with the search strategy and complete result set or a selection of relevant results as required. Students can request a 1-1 tutorial on literature searching on their topic.
The library has an up to date collection of core textbooks and recommended specialist books in general medicine, clinical specialties, surgery, nursing, psychology, psychiatry and physiotherapy as well as a selection of wellbeing books on mindfulness. Hospital staff can borrow 6 books with their library membership card. You can use the library catalogue Primo VE to search for books and journals.
The library provides a Document Supply service to source materials that are not available within our own collections. Please request articles using the Document Supply Request Form and select Beaumont Hospital Library as your Pickup Location.
The library provides an author profiling service for hospital staff who require a report on their H-Index and citation metrics or guidance on increasing your visibility and Open Access Publishing in our Research Support Library Guide. Please contact bhlibrary@rcsi.ie if you require assistance.
The librarian provides classroom and online lectures and group tutorials on e-resources and literature searching in all clinical specialties, nursing, education, and allied health subject areas. These classes encompass formulating a research question; using core medical, nursing and allied health databases; systematic literature search techniques; and point-of-care decision making tools. Lectures are tailored for the specific subject area and cover RCSI e-resources and Beaumont Hospital library e-resources as appropriate. Please contact the library at bhlibrary@rcsi.ie to book a lecture or tutorial.