The Oliveira Library was opened in 1984 in memory of Tony Oliveira, a consultant surgeon who had worked at St Mary's Hospital. The library was part-funded by donations from island doctors.
We aim to provide a gateway for information to support evidence-based healthcare, education, continued professional development, research and lifelong learning.
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At Oliveira Library, you can:
- Borrow up to 8 items
- Loan items up to 28 days (exclusions apply)
- Renew items 3 times
- Renew items in person, online or by phone
- Make requests for articles & books
- Ask the Librarians for assistance with literature searches
- Sign up to KnowledgeShare for current awareness alerts on topics of your choice
- Register for an OpenAthens account to gain access to online resources
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For further assistance please drop into the libraries:
- Olivera Library (IWT) or email: (iownt.library@nhs.net)
- The QuAD Centre (PHU) or email pho-tr.libraryqah@
nhs.net (PHU) website: https://shorturl.at/ hr7s3
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Book loans – borrow up to 10 from across the healthcare library network – start here SWIMS catalogue
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Sourcing of journal articles
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Study and referencing support link
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Evidence searching support link
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Basic IT support
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Knowledgeshare – regular evidence updates straight to your email link
Proofreading Service:
We are pleased to offer a proofreading service to help you improve the clarity, accuracy, and presentation of your work. We’ll check for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors, help ensure consistent formatting, and highlight areas that may need clarification or improvement.
Library Catalogue
SWIMS (Library) Catalogue - search here to find books and journals available from the Isle of Wight NHS Trusts and other Library networks from around the South West. If you request a specific book from our interlibrary network, we will source it for you.
Browsing Journals
Go to BrowZine Library - use the search box to find the journal you want. To access the collection from work or home, login to your Open Athens account.
NHS OpenAthens is required to access many of our online resources.
Anatomy.TV is an interactive, educational resource on human anatomy. It provides interactive 3D models with text, slides and video clips.
BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly to the latest evidence-based information, whnever and wherever you need it. Download the app on your phone for on-the-go evidence at your fingertips.
BNF & BNFC are freely available to access via NICE.
The Cochrane Library is the premier resource for information on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions, freely available to everyone in the UK.
Kortext (digital eBook provider) holds a collection of eBooks available to all NHS staff via your Open Athens account.
EBSCO Databases includes MEDLINE, CINAHL, Pyschology & Behavioural Sciences Collection.
OTseeker is a searchable database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
OVID Databases includes Embase, Emcare, AMED, HMIC, MEDLINE, Social Policy and practice.
PEDro is a Physiotherapy database which will search systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and practice guidelines.
Public Health A single point of access to data and analysis tools from across Public Health England.
PubMed provides literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books.
Royal Marsden Manual online provides the most up to date version of the manual.
Cybercafe
- PC's to use
- Opposite the Full Circle Restaurant
- 24hr access
- Ask us for the door code email library
Computer Room
- Based in the Education Centre
- 24hr access
- Ask us for the door code email library
Study/Meeting Pods
One-person and four-person pods provide quiet areas for meetings, 1-to-1’s, and studying.
One Person Study Pod Booking Form
To access current awareness click on the link below, scroll to the bottom of the page and select your area of interest from the department updates section
Location (IWT)
Olivera Library, Education Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
For all General Enquiries, please contact: iownt.library@nhs.net or call 01983 534519
Head of Library and Knowledge Service IWT/PHU - Fari Mashumba fari.
Digital Specialist, Library Lead - Simon Elliott - simon.
Librarian - Natalie Sacre - natalie.
eLearning Technologist - Alicia Lloyd - alicia.
Senior Library Assistant - Mark Rees - m.
Location (PHU)
The QuAD Centre, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
For all General Enquiries, please contact: pho-tr.
Knowledge and Evidence Librarians - Rebecca and Aaron rebecca.
Learning Technologies Librarian - Korede (K) Omotuyi korede.
eLearning Technologist - Apurva Pathak apurva.
eLearning Support - Georgia Fifield pho-tr.
Senior Library Assistants - Christine and Hannah chris.gasser@nhs.net/hannah.
Library Assistant - Jason jason.
