UCL SCHOOL OF PHARMACY LIBRARY
October 2015
Library Newsletter
WELCOME
A big welcome to the start of the academic
year from myself and all the UCL School of
Pharmacy Library staff. It was great to
meet the Freshers during Induction Week
and many thanks to those new MPharm
and MSc students who completed our
short survey at the Library pop-up stall in
the Square Lounge on your first day – the
information you provided is one of the
things that we use to tailor our training to
your needs. We hope you enjoyed the freebies – we’ve noted the
popularity of the highlighter packs!
Work doesn’t stop for us over the Summer and this newsletter
highlights some of the improvements and new initiatives that
have been implemented. Satisfaction levels with the Library may
have been high in the 2015 National Student Survey, but we continually look to go one better!
Of special note to researchers is our seminar series detailed on
page 5 and RPS changes on page 6.
Michelle
Head of Library Services
CONTACT THE LIBRARY
 Email us at:
sop.library@ucl.ac.uk
 Follow us on Twitter
@SquareLibrary
 Tel: 020 7753 5833
 Come and see us at the
Issue and Enquiry Desk
 Visit our Website:
www.ucl.ac.uk/
pharmacy/facilities/
library
SELF-SERVICE
You may have noticed some changes at the Square Library. Over the
summer, the Library has installed
an RFID system (radio-frequency
identification). Significantly, this
will enable library users to use the
new self-service machine, which is
located by the printers/
photocopiers. The Issue and Enquiry Desk will remain open and
you will still be able to borrow and
return books this way. You will still
need to visit the Issue and Enquiry
Desk to borrow laptops, iPads, cal-
culators and phone chargers, but a
large part of the Library’s stock will
be available for self-issue and return. We hope that the benefits of
using RFID will include shorter
queues at the Issue and Enquiry
Desk and more staff time dedicated
to enquiries. Have you used one of
the self-issue machines yet? Did
you find it easy to use? We would
like your feedback! Email us at
sop.library@ucl.ac.uk
“a large part of the library’s stock will be available for self-issue and return”
PURCHASE SUGGESTIONS
AND INTER-LIBRARY
LOANS
Can’t find an article via Explore?
Staff and students at the
School of Pharmacy are able
to request material for research using the Library’s
inter-library loan service.
For more information, visit
the ‘services and facilities’
section of our website:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/
pharmacy/facilities/library/
services/interlibrary
If you come across something you think we should
purchase for the Library,
please e-mail your suggestion to:
sop.library@ucl.ac.uk
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NEW ACQUISITIONS DISPLAY
You will find a new display trolley for recent acquisitions, where we
will place new material for a while before it is shelved. At the moment
we are displaying books written by staff here at the UCL School of
Pharmacy.
BOOK SWAP
Need some new reading material? At the Library we run a ‘book swap’
scheme, with a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles available.
Please browse the book swap trolley near the issue and enquiry
desk. Feel free to take one and leave a donation for the British Heart
Foundation in the collection box (the UCL SoP Health Awareness
Committee charity), or exchange it for one of yours that you no longer
want. There are lots of titles to choose from and it’s for a good cause.
MORE FUNDRAISING
We are also collecting stamps for the RNIB’s used stamps appeal. We
have a stamp collection box in the Library Approach and would like to
encourage everyone to recycle their stamps here and we will send
them to the RNIB. Both British and Overseas stamps are accepted.
We always welcome suggestions, so if you have any ideas about initiatives or competitions we can run in the Library space, do get in touch
with library staff.
DID YOU KNOW?
Laptops and iPads are
available to borrow at the
Issue and Enquiry Desk
You can also borrow apple
and android phone
chargers
Calculators are available
for loan
The UCL School of Pharmacy Library is one of 18
UCL libraries
Photo by Arvind Vepa
“We have been digitizing an image a month,
for an Online Museum”
DEVELOPING THE ARCHIVES
We are currently in the process of making our archive collections more
accessible. Since November 2014 we have been digitizing an image a
month, for an Online Museum. Our first entry was a group photograph
of School of Pharmacy students from the first year of WW1, with a
quote from the ‘Square Chronicle’, a student publication. The School
had not yet moved to its current location, so the photograph was taken
in nearby Bloomsbury Square.
Please visit our website to see some of these images, which provide an
insight into the past experiences of students and staff at the School of
Pharmacy.
We have also been contributing to archive displays for alumni reunion
events and Tess Andaya from the Multimedia Unit has produced some
amazing posters for former students to enjoy. We recently had a visit
from Professor Liam Burke, who graduated from the School in 1945.
We were able to show him his class photo and student publications
from his time at the School (photo above). In the future we hope to run
exhibitions in the Library, using material from the archives including
photos and objects. Watch this space!
The area with the printers
stays open after the Library
has closed—you can access
the printers by swiping
your card at the door
There are a number of other libraries in the area
which you can register to
use, such as Senate House
Library and the British Library
The SoP Library was originally going to be housed in
what is now the refectory
The School of Pharmacy is
often called ‘The Square’
Undergraduate students
can borrow up to 10 items
at any time, from any UCL
library
The SoP Library runs regular training sessions in databases and referencing
The classification system
used in the library is
‘Universal Decimal Classification’ (UDC), originally
designed by two Belgians
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GREEN IMPACT
SCHEME
The UCL School of Pharmacy Library participates,
along with other UCL departments, in the NUS
Green Impact Scheme to
improve environmental
sustainability. Our
‘Greenpharm’ team are
delighted to have been
awarded Platinum for
2014/5 . We are running a
few schemes in the library,
such as a stamp recycling
point (for the RNIB used
stamps appeal) and a charity book swap. Please take
a look at the Green Impact
notice board in the library
and leave any suggestions
for events or improvements in our designated
environmental suggestions
box (made of sustainable
bamboo!).
For more information on
Green issues at UCL, find
UCL's Environmental Sustainability Team at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/greenucl
and on twitter
@GreenUCL
TRAINING SESSIONS
Issue and Enquiry Desk staff are always ready to help with any initial query you may have about information resources, including the
Library catalogue.
Please email sop.library@ucl.ac.uk or call 020 7753 5834 if you
would like to arrange a more in-depth session on any of the following:

Finding and Using Information

Specific Literature Databases

Referencing and EndNote

Research Publications Database (RPS)
We can also provide advice on a range of other areas including
Copyright, Open Access, Bibliometrics, Predatory Publishers and
Current Awareness services.
ORCID
Since 1st August 2015 the Wellcome Trust has asked grant applicants to provide an ORCID ID, a unique number assigned to a researcher’s name -http://blog.wellcome.ac.uk/2015/06/30/who-are
-you-recognising-researchers-with-orcid-identifiers/. The National
Institute for Health Research followed in September - http://
www.nihr.ac.uk/newsroom/featured-news/nihr-begins-roll-out-ofmandatory-orcid-id-requirement/3024 .
ORCID IDs are also used by RCUK, numerous publishers, are recognised by HEFCE and can be used to download details of your
publications into UCL’s RPS.
An ORCID ID is very easy for authors to create and helps research
and data to be attributed to the correct researcher. An ORCID ID
stays with the author wherever they work.
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In Summer 2014 UCL registered all researchers for ORCID IDs, so
do type your name into the search box at the top of the ORCID
home page at http://orcid.org/ to check that you don’t already have
an account before creating a new one.
READING LISTS@UCL
ReadingLists@UCL gives students easy access to reading lists wherever they are, and improves the student experience. It gives academic staff the chance to create and update their reading lists quickly and
efficiently, with optimal impact, and it also helps Library staff ensure
that the Library has the resources in stock for students. We can assist academic staff by acting as administrators for them, or guide
them in how to set up their own lists. If you are interested in joining
the service or require further information about it, please speak to a
member of Library staff or e-mail sop.library@ucl.ac.uk .
RESEARCHER SEMINARS
For our research staff and PhD readers we’ve launched a Seminar
Series this term to introduce information on hot topics. At the point
of going to press firm dates have been set for the following:
 ReadingLists@UCL, with Vicky Robertson – 14th October, 12.00
to 1.00 p.m., M1
 UCL Press, with Lara Speicher (Publishing Manager, UCL Press)
- 5th November 2015, 12.00 to 1.00 p.m., M1
 Research Data Management, with Myriam Fellous-Sigrist (UCL
Library Services Research Data Support Officer) – 23rd November
2015, 12.00 to 1.00 p.m., M1.
MENDELEY
Mendeley is a reference management tool and professional
network. It is available
online, as a download to your
desktop and as a mobile app.
The platforms can be synchronized.
The ‘Save to Mendeley’
browser bookmark makes it
easy to capture online
metadata for references. You
can read and annotate PDFs
in the Mendeley library. The
Cite-O-Matic function in
Word enables readyformatted citations and bibliographies.
As a ‘crowdsourced database’
of more than 400 million
items in the libraries of more
than 4 million users, Mendeley is a professional network
and collaborative tool. If you
wish to cache any document
and exclude it from the Mendeley Web, check the
‘unpublish work’ option in
Other Settings in Details tab.
The free version offers 2GB of
personal library space and 1
private group (limited to 3
members) with 100MB of
shared space.
Please contact the School of
Pharmacy Library team if you
would like more information
or for a copy of the user guide
produced by UCL Library Services.
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
Do you require assistance
in a language other than
English?
A number of Library staff
based here at the School
of Pharmacy and at other
UCL libraries can provide
assistance in other languages. For more information please ask at the
Issue and Enquiry Desk.
NEWS
BNF Changes
The latest edition of the BNF, Number 70 which we have in print and
electronically, has a new format - http://www.pharmaceuticaljournal.com/news-and-analysis/news/new-edition-of-bnf-bringsfundamental-change/20069341.article.
Medicines Complete
Medicines Complete will be re-designed to reflect the changes to the
format of the print BNF. Medicines Complete is the online platform of
key reference material published by Pharmaceutical Press including
Martindale, BNFc and Stockleys. Use your userid and password for access and Explore as the gateway. The re-launch will occur in November—please look out for future bulletins.
New Book
It was a great pleasure for the Library to host a launch party for a new
book edited and authored by researchers at the School - Francis, S.-A.,
Smith, F., Malkinson, J., Constanti, A. & Taylor, K. M. G. (eds.) 2015.
Integrated Pharmacy Case Studies, London: Pharmaceutical Press.
Congratulations to all those involved!
Research Data Management
UCL Library Services have launched a new website and guide for researchers which also includes information on funders’ policies, advice
on writing RDM Plans and options for data storage - http://
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/research-support/research-data.
RPS Changes
UCL School of Pharmacy
Library
29-39 Brunswick Square
London
WC1N 1AX
www.ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/
facilities/library
Tel: 020 7753 5833
E-mail:
sop.library@ucl.ac.uk
Newsletter Editor:
Nicola Bell
Photos by Tess Andaya
Twitter:
@SquareLibrary
Research Publications Database is is the interface used by academics to
deposit their publications in UCL’s Open Access Repository Discovery
(http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/) and to compile a list of their publications
in IRIS, a public database of researcher profiles (http://iris.ucl.ac.uk/
iris/home). The interface for depositing is due to change in midNovember, so we’ll keep researchers informed.
Journal App
The app BrowZine has been launched at UCL, making it easier to
browse those journals subscribed to by UCL on your mobile devices.
Download from http://thirdiron.com/download-browzine/ or for more
information go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/electronic-resources/
apps.