Copyright update

Following the decision of the NHS to not purchase a central copying licence from the Copyright licensing Agency (CLA) for all Trusts in England, local Trusts have had to decide whether or not to purchase their own licences. Currently, the University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust and Stoke-on-Trent PCT (formerly North Stoke and South Stoke PCTs) have licences. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust and North Staffordshire PCT (formerly Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands PCTs) do not have licences. Keele University do not fall under the NHS copying licence at all and have their own licence from the CLA. What library users may photocopy, scan, print and download is contingent therefore on who they work for/study with. Please read the information below to determine what you may, or may not photocopy. Below that are some general points on copyright that will apply to all organisations using the library.

Keele University students

One copy of one article from any issue of a journal.
One chapter or 5% of a book, whichever is the greater.

Keele University staff

One copy of one article from any issue of a journal; or
For course packs: enough copies of a single article to provide one copy each to students and the tutor.
One chapter or 5% of a book, whichever is the greater.

University Hospital of North Staffordshire

As many copies as are required of up to two articles from any issue of a journal; or
As many copies as are required of all of the articles from a themed journal issue.
One chapter or 5% of a book, whichever is the greater.

Combined Healthcare

One copy of one article from any issue of a journal.
One chapter or 5% of a book, whichever is the greater.

Stoke-on-Trent PCT

As many copies as are required of up to two articles from any issue of a journal; or
As many copies as are required of all of the articles from a themed journal issue.
One chapter or 5% of a book, whichever is the greater.

North Staffordshire PCT

One copy of one article from any issue of a journal.
One chapter or 5% of a book, whichever is the greater.

Information on the Internet: (this is the same for all organisations)
Unless website creators give explicit permission to use their materials freely then they are covered by the same copyright guidelines. Downloading from paid subscription databases is also covered by copyright. The restrictions will vary between databases so it is advisable to check the terms and conditions of use for each database. It is generally assumed that downloading for non-commercial personal use is allowed.

Commercial purposes:
Copying for commercial purposes is not covered by any licence. A copyright fee must be paid for all copying which will be used for a commercial purpose or gain.

More information on the NHS licence can be found on the CLA website at:
http://www.cla.co.uk/licensing/gov/gov_nhs.html

Information on the licences available to Keele staff and students is available at: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/li/info/copyright.htm.

General copyright information and advice can be found at:
http://www.cla.co.uk

Library Essentials for Students – Request Books

You can request that an item be saved for you. If the item is already out on loan a hold will be placed on the item and you will be added to the queue to receive it when it is returned to the library. If the item is not on loan the item will be picked off the shelf for you the next time the request list is processed by staff. You can request items Via Library Search – you will need to log in, then when you view a book’s locations you will see an option to request the item. Complete the short form and click the request button Asking a member of staff at the counter Screen-shot of the Request page You can also request that an item at the Campus Library be sent down to the Health Library for you to pick up here. Please speak to a member of staff at the Library. You will be sent an email when the item is available for you to collect – so keep an eye on your emails.

New training dates for July to September 2013

Need more help finding the right good quality evidence? Want to make the most of your NHS Athens account? Planning your dissertation? Get your skills up-to-date and familiarise yourself with all our resources; try one of our ** free ** training courses. Topics available include: Health Essentials Online Using NHS Athens Literature Searching Rapid Critical Appraisal Cochrane Library introduction and more Find the right course to help you whether you work for our NHS partners or are a Keele University member of the library. Our training courses can help to support KSF and RCN competencies as well as the Distinctive Keele Curriculum . Book online now or get in touch with Rachael or Mariet, our training librarian team .

What do your academic staff write about? #AcBookWeek 23rd April

It is Academic Book Week this week – “a celebration of the diversity, innovation and influence of academic books”. So we thought we would highlight a few of the titles written by our healthcare-based academics here at Keele University. You’ll find a taste of some books authored by members of staff on display by the Library entrance. Why not check out what your academic staff write about, here is a taster… Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities. Edited by Sue Read Image of book cover for Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities Sue is a Professor of Learning Disability Nursing at Keele University. You can find more details of her research interests and publications on her Keele Profile Page .

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