Nursing and Midwifery

Books for the nursing and midwifery disciplines are located at the Nursing & Midwifery Library. Students may also wish to use the services and the resources of both the James Hardiman (Main) Library and the .  Our guide to the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme will help you to find books on your specific topic.

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Copies of printed journals for the nursing and midwifery disciplines are located at the Nursing and Midwifery Library.  Many more journals are available electronically via the Library catalogue. Students may also wish to use the resources of both the James Hardiman (Main) Library and the .

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The Library catalogue enables you to find out if the Library has particular books or journals, or to identify books on a subject by keyword.

To identify journal articles on a particular topic you need to use a database.  Databases for your discipline are listed at the link below.

• Nursing & Midwifery databases

If you require assistance please contact the Health Sciences Librarian jane.mulligan@nuigalway.ie. Your Health Sciences Librarian, who has specialist knowledge of the literature, is available to assist you with your subject queries, which may be received in person, by email, or by telephone.

LENUS:  Lenus is Ireland's most comprehensive online repository of health-related reports, research and official publications.   Full text material (including original research) is available from 1960s onwards from the Health Service Executive, the Department of Health and Children and many other organisations active in the field of Irish health.

Gateways (Directories)

Gateways are Internet sites with lists of evaluated web pages and Internet resources in a subject area, maintained on the Internet by a reputable source such as university departments, research institutions or companies. Examples in nursing & midwifery include:

• Intute:Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health (UK Universities project)
• Nursing on the Net  from the US National Library of Medicine

Government Resources 

• Citizens Information
• Department of Health & Children
• Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
• Government Departments
• Government of Ireland Web Site
• Health Promotion Ireland
• Health Research Board, Ireland
• Health Service Executive
• Oasis  Information on public services. An Irish government e-resource developed by Comhairle.
• Office of the Minister for Children

Online Libraries

• HSE Libraries Online
• NHS National Library for Health

View the training events calendar to see forthcoming training events, or contact the Health Sciences Librarian if you'd like to request training.

By providing an accurate bibliography and references you demonstrate the range and depth of the research that you have done on your essay or thesis.

It is therefore essential to keep accurate records of the books, journal articles and general sources that you have used. It also ensures that there is no suspicion of plagiarism.

Different subject areas use different referencing styles and your lecturers will advise you on this.

The Library has created a   for the Harvard Referencing Style. Ask for a copy at the Customer Services Desk or download directly from the Library web site.

EndNote

EndNote is a popular software package designed to help you create references and bibliographies. It integrates with Microsoft Word enabling you to cite references in any one of several hundred styles eg: Harvard, MLA, or Vancouver as well as providing a portable “library” of all your references that you can add to over time.

Remember, our Science, Technology and Medicine Research Librarian, Rosarie Coughlan, is available to support research in Nursing & Midwifery.