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Royal College of Nursing
| Abbreviation | RCN |
|---|---|
| Library | RCN Library & Information Services, Information and Knowledge Management |
| Address | 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN |
| CHILL Rep | Judy Atkinson |
| Telephone | 020 7647 3856, 0845 337 3368 (access arrangements) |
| Alt Rep | Sarah Cull |
| Fax | 020 7647 3420 |
| judy.atkinson@rcn.org.uk | |
| Website | www.rcn.org.uk/ |
| Access To Services | RCN staff, RCN members & RCN Institute students. By appointment for non-members; charge payable. |
| Subject Area | Nursing |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 am - 7 pm Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri. 10 am - 7 pm Wed. 9 am - 5 pm Saturday (Reduced opening hours in August) |
| ILL Conditions | Loans and photocopies on receipt of BL request number |
| Size Of Collection | 77,000 volumes; 320 e-books; 1,000 PhD theses; 320 print subscriptions; 700 ejournals onsite; 400 ejournal remote access |
| Special Collections | Steinberg collection of nursing research; Historical Nursing Collection |
| Co-Op Schemes | N/S |
| Systems | Unicorn |
| Electronic Materials | Silverplatter - OSH-Rom, BNI (British Nursing Index); Cinahl; Psycinfo; HMIC; AMED. ChildData. Centre for Policy on Ageing: Age Info MEDLINE.(MIC) |
| Library Publications | Thesaurus; BNI (British Nursing Index) |
| Special Interests | Royal Colleges & Professional Organisations, History of medicine, Health Policy, Nursing & Professions Allied to Medicine |
| Journal Consortium | Yes |
| Meeting Facilities | Yes, Details from 020 7647 3812 or conferenceserviceshq@rcn.org.uk |
| Last Update | April 2008 |