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Health Sciences Library
Situated at Mater Dei Hospital, the Health Sciences Library (HSL) is one of the
branches of the University of Malta Library. Before migrating to the new hospital,
the HSL consisted of two separate libraries, namely the Institute of Health Care
Library and the Medical School Library. Currently the HSL caters for approximately
2,000 students from the
Faculty of Medicine and
Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry
and Faculty of Health.
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The Library is divided into 5 collections:
• Main collection
• Melitensia collection
• Reference collection
• Short-Loans collection
• Thesis collection
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Main collection
The Main Collection comprises books
which can be borrowed for a period of
three weeks.
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Shelfmarks are displayed for each range.
The Health Sciences Library is organized by
subject areas according to the Library of
Congress classification. This system uses a
combination of letters and numbers. On
each shelf one can find the shelfmark
relevant to each row.
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Melitensia collection
The Melitensia collection at HSL is a special section of the Library
incorporating works related to health topics written by Maltese authors,
medical conferences held in Malta, and any such other material with a
Maltese connection.
Reference collection
The Reference collection houses medical
dictionaries, encyclopaedias, atlases and
handbooks.
Reference works are consulted for specific bits
of information, and cannot be checked out of
the Library so as to ensure their constant
availability.
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Short Loans collection
Books in heavy demand are found in the
Short Loans collection. This material can
be checked-out for two hours during the
day, overnight or the weekend.
Theses collection
Students are requested to hand in a copy
of their theses to the HSL when
terminating their studies. Theses are
colour coded by degree, by diploma and
by course, and shelved in alphabetical
order by the surname of the author.
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SUBJECT
Philosophy and Psychology
Religion
Social Sciences
Economics
Management, Accountancy, Finance
Sociology
Criminology
Law
Education
Music
Language and Literature
Mathematics Physics
Chemistry Biology
Anatomy
Physiology
Medicine (General)
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SUBJECT
Public aspects of medicine
Pathology
Internal medicine
Surgery
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Gynecology and obstetrics
Pediatrics
Dentistry
Dermatology
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Pharmacy and materia medica
Nursing
Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine
Homeopathy
Other systems of medicine
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Students have to consult the Online Public Access Catalogue, also known as
OPAC, to search for books. The library OPAC can be accessed through the
University of Malta Library website.
http://www.um.edu.mt/library
When you identify a book ensure you take note of the book details below :
•the Shelfmark – all books have a shelfmark which indicates their subject
matter and gives the book an exact position on the shelves
•the Barcode number – required to reserve a book if it is on loan.
Demonstrations on how to use the
catalogue are given by the librarians.
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Journals
The HSL is subscribed to over 200 printed
journals, covering subjects related to medicine,
dentistry and nursing.
The latest issues are displayed on racks and
arranged in alphabetical order by title. Back
issues are sent to the journals’ depository at the
Old Medical Library.
In addition, the Library subscribes to a
substantial number of electronic journal
packages and online databases , offering
thousands of full-text articles, which can be
accessed at
http://www.um.edu.mt/library/elibrary
Demonstrations on how to perform online searches
are offered to students by appointment.
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IT Facilities
To access your eSIMS account you have been provided with UoM IT account. The
same UoM IT account should be used to access the Library's electronic journal
packages and to carry out your OPAC online transactions, including renewals and
requests for books on loan.
The HSL Library has five (5) workstations offering access to the University of
Malta (UoM) website and University of Malta Library (UoML) website. Through
your UoM IT account username and password you can access the electronic
journal packages. You can bring your own computers and connect through the
WI-FI system within the Library. Printing credits can be bought from the
circulation desk or from the IT Services on campus.
Photocopying
Black and white photocopies of material in the Library can be made against a
per-sheet charge and subject to Copyright restrictions.
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For further information you are welcome to
contact us by calling on telephone number
2340 1867 or by e-mail
healthsciences.lib@um.edu.mt
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