{"id":731,"date":"2022-09-21T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/?p=731"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:09:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T11:09:40","slug":"welcome-to-the-walton-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/welcome-to-the-walton-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Walton Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/library\/about\/opening-hours#7\">Walton Library<\/a> for the Faculty of Medical Sciences is situated on the 5th floor of the Medical School covering the subjects of Medicine, Dentistry, Biomedical Sciences, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Sport &amp; Exercise Science.\u00a0 Psychology is also part of the Medical Sciences Faculty but their book stock is housed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/library\/about\/opening-hours#robinson\">Philip Robinson Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check your timetable for a scheduled induction session or come up and have a look around, chat to the friendly staff on the service desk or watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/K8WjPoXCmHU\">Intro Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.ncl.ac.uk\/tours\/Walton\">Self-Guided Tour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Explore our range of study spaces, learn about key Library services, and discover ways in which the Library can help you during your time at University by using our <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.ncl.ac.uk\/tours\/Walton\">self-guided tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/library\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are lots of resources available to you, here are just a few of them:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/leganto.ncl.ac.uk\/\">Reading Lists <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">essential &amp; recommended module reading<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">scanned extracts<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">direct access to journal articles<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">available in your Canvas modules or via the MLE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/primo-explore\/search?vid=NEWUI&amp;sortby=rank&amp;lang=en_US\">Library Search<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use the catalogue to find the books you need.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-736 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Library-Search-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Library-Search-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Library-Search-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Library-Search-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Library-Search.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you cannot find the book you need you can:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/library\/services\/requests\/hold-requests\">Request<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reserve titles that are out on loan or held at the Research Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/library\/services\/suggest-book\">Recommend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use the Books on time service to tell us about the books you need and we will see if we can buy them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/library\/resources\/e-resources\/#databases\">Electronic Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Library subscribes to many:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>eBooks<\/li>\n<li>eJournals<\/li>\n<li>Databases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/libsearch.ncl.ac.uk\/primo-explore\/search?vid=NEWUI&amp;sortby=rank&amp;lang=en_US\">Library Search<\/a> and your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/library\/subject-support\/faculty.php\/?f=med\">Subject Guide<\/a> for more details<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-737 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Subject-Support-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Subject-Support-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Subject-Support-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Subject-Support-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/Subject-Support.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-738 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/medicine-subject-support-300x238.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/medicine-subject-support-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/medicine-subject-support-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/medicine-subject-support-1024x814.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/files\/2018\/08\/medicine-subject-support.png 1188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/libhelp.ncl.ac.uk\/\"><strong>Help<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are always happy to help so if you have any questions please get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>In Person: Ask at the Library Desk<\/p>\n<p>Email: libraryhelp@ncl.ac.uk<\/p>\n<p>Telephone: 0191 2087550<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walton Library for the Faculty of Medical Sciences is situated on the 5th floor of the Medical School covering the subjects of Medicine, Dentistry, Biomedical Sciences, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Sport &amp; 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