HSE Library: Nursing & Midwifery, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital: Setting up an HSE Library Account

Register for an HSE Library Account

To access HSE Library Ireland e-resources, you no longer need a separate 'Athens'/OpenAthens account. The exact resources available will depend on your location. Your library account will let you log in to OpenAthens. You can register for an HSE library account online.

You will need:

A valid email address - Please use your organisational email address if available
Your employee number
When registering you will need to choose your geographic area and the hospital or service where you work
If you are on a temporary contract please choose Temporary and enter the end date.
For HSE staff your resources are listed on the eResources A to Z and in your Athens Account.

After registering online, it can take up to 3 working days for the account approved. Contact your local library if you need the account approved quickly.

Students on Clinical Placement

Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate student on clinical placement at an HSE or Department of Health location?

Where appropriate service level agreements are in place, students on clinical placement for a continuous period of 4 weeks or more are entitled to loan rights as defined by the local library service. They are also entitled to 24/7 access to purchased electronic resources via personal online sign-in. Students on clinical placement for a period less than 4 weeks are entitled to reference access to library collections and to on-site access to purchased electronic resources via generic online sign-in.

STUDENT REGISTER HERE!

Library Membership and Access Eligibility

This access policy specifies access rights to designated library services from HSE library (full list here)

The aim of the access policy is to:

clarify access arrangements for authorised service users
clarify procedures for library staff
ensure equity of access to local library services across the HSE and Department of Health
Provide details of eligibility for Section 38 and partner organisations.