LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine University ...
LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine University ...
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The scientific library <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>LVR</strong>-<strong>Klinikum</strong> <strong>Düsseldorf</strong> contains a large number <strong>of</strong><br />
historic volumes on medicine and psychiatry<br />
3.4 Scientific library<br />
Director: A. Hinsche-Böckenholt (since 2009),<br />
D. Knippel (until 2008)<br />
The library <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>LVR</strong>-<strong>Klinikum</strong> <strong>Düsseldorf</strong> is a specialised<br />
scientific library. In connection with <strong>the</strong> Departments <strong>of</strong><br />
Psychiatry and Psycho<strong>the</strong>rapy and Psychosomatic Medicine<br />
and Psycho<strong>the</strong>rapy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Heinrich</strong>-<strong>Heine</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Düsseldorf</strong> <strong>the</strong> library procures <strong>the</strong> necessary literature<br />
and information for research, education, continuous<br />
medical education and specialist training. With over 30,000<br />
publications and 70 subscribed specialist journals, it <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
an extensive reference library, which is complemented by<br />
online access through <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> Library <strong>of</strong> <strong>Düsseldorf</strong><br />
to full-text articles from around 10,000 electronic specialist<br />
journals. In addition, <strong>the</strong> library has a comprehensive<br />
collection <strong>of</strong> historic books and journals which document<br />
<strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> psychiatry from its beginnings in <strong>the</strong><br />
sixteenth century to <strong>the</strong> present day.<br />
The scientific core areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> collection are as follows:<br />
s Psychiatry<br />
s Psycho<strong>the</strong>rapy<br />
s Psychosomatic medicine<br />
s Psychoanalysis<br />
s Psychology<br />
s Child and adolescent psychiatry and <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />
s Neurology<br />
s Rehabilitation<br />
s Nursing science<br />
s Nursing care<br />
ReseaRch<br />
The library’s collection is freely accessible in 9 connecting<br />
and representative rooms and in a large reading room with<br />
<strong>the</strong> latest editions <strong>of</strong> journals. The internet/intranet allows<br />
systematic searches by author, title and keyword in <strong>the</strong><br />
form <strong>of</strong> an online catalogue (OPAC). Ten quiet workstations,<br />
a large reading corner, a PC with internet access and a<br />
printer, a scanner and a copier ensure that <strong>the</strong> user has<br />
optimum working conditions. When A. Hinsche-Böckenholt<br />
took over as director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> library in August 2009, <strong>the</strong><br />
innovative conceptual fur<strong>the</strong>r development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> library’s<br />
services to a central, service-oriented information provider<br />
was initiated. In addition to procuring and forwarding<br />
literature, expanding and cataloguing <strong>the</strong> collection and<br />
providing information, <strong>the</strong> library <strong>of</strong>fers specialist research,<br />
selection and retrieval <strong>of</strong> publications, information and<br />
data to support <strong>the</strong> scientific, clinical and administrative<br />
specialist staff:<br />
s Research-relevant database search<br />
s Permanent topic-specific literature search<br />
s Short-term needs-oriented document pr<strong>of</strong>iles<br />
s Specific article procurement<br />
s Bibliographic evidence<br />
s Publication lists<br />
s Alerts<br />
s Preparatory support for lectures and presentations.<br />
The scientific library <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>LVR</strong>-<strong>Klinikum</strong> <strong>Düsseldorf</strong> is open<br />
Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fridays from<br />
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
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