Libraries

Health Library

The Health Library is located in the Cochrane Building and contains collections on nursing, midwifery, allied health, medicine, medical and biological sciences.

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Opening hours

Christmas recess
Health Library is open 24/7. The Enquiry Desk will be staffed until 16:00 Friday 22 December.
Between 16:00 on Friday 22 December and 08:30 on Tuesday 2 January access will be via the South door of the Cochrane Building (to the right as you approach the building). You can swipe in with your library card or you will be asked to show your C&VUHB ID card.
The library enquiry desk (ground floor) is staffed:
Monday – Friday: 08:30 – 19:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 17:30
Sunday: unstaffed

Monday	24 hours
Tuesday	24 hours
Wednesday	24 hours
Thursday	24 hours
Friday	24 hours
Saturday	24 hours
Sunday	24 hours

These are the opening hours for this week.

About

The Health Library is located on the ground, first and second floors of the Cochrane Building on the University Hospital of Wales (UHW), Heath Park campus.

Information on library services for CAVUHB employees is available from the CAVUHB Library Service webpage.

Library skills training for staff and students in Biomedical and Life Sciences subjects is also available in the library.

You can contact a subject librarian if you have a subject-specific question, or use our general contact details for any other queries.

Ground floor	Library enquiry desk Study spaces
First floor	Books and journals Open-access computers Loanable laptops
Second floor	Silent study zone Study rooms Open-access computers NHS computers NHS study rooms 2.34 and 2.35

Access

Monday – Friday up to 18.00: use main and side doors of the library on the ground floor. After 18:00 until 8.30: use side door only. You will need a Cardiff University library ID card (swipe card), or you will be asked to show your NHS ID card for access.
Saturday and Sunday: use side door of the library only;
After 18:00 until 8.30: you will need a Cardiff University library ID card (swipe card), or you will be asked to show your NHS ID card for access.