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Rowland Isaac Library

Nevill Hall Hospital

The Rowland Isaac Library is located on the ground floor of the Education Centre at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny.  It provides library services to all Health Board staff, GPs & GDPs, and placement students.

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Rowland Isaac Library

About Us

The Rowland Isaac Library is part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.  It is named after one of the hospital consultants who was instrumental in creating the first Postgraduate centre and Library at Nevill Hall in 1975.  Subsequently, a new education centre was built on the same site in 2002 with a larger library and separate IT Room.

Opening Hours

Out of hours Access / Arrangements :

24 Hour Access is available to both the Library and Computer Room with an activated staff ID badge.

Library Facilities / Access

Access is available to all NHS Wales staff and to students on placement.

​Study and IT facilities:

  • Tables, seating and easy chairs in the Library

  • IT Room with 10 PCs  with 1 networked copier

  • LibrarySearch and Cardiff University Citrix links available on all PCs

  • Eduroam and The Cloud Wi-Fi available

Main Services:

  • Literature Searching 

  • Evidence based healthcare support

  • Article supply

  • Book loans and requests

  • Information literacy support including training in database use (Please call or email to pre-book a session with the Librarian)

  • Photocopying & printing (charges may apply)

 Joining the Library: 

  • To join the library please contact us in person, by phone, email or by completing the online form

Borrowing Books:

  • You may borrow a maximum of 10 books

  • Loans are for 4 weeks but can be renewed on request

  • You will receive regular email reminders about your loans

  • Books not on site can usually be requested from another library for you to collect

 Literature Searches:

  • We conduct literature searches, and provide training in database searching

  • Literature searching requests will be accepted from the online form or via email and returned to you via email

Article & eJournal Access:

  • The majority of journals are now available to NHS Wales staff online

  • Please visit LibrarySearch for access

  • Please contact the NHH Librarian for further help with article access

  • Articles not available through NHS Wales LibrarySearch can usually be obtained via the library

Library Contact Details

Address : 

Rowland Isaac Library

Nevill Hall Hospital

Brecon Road

Abergavenny

NP7 7EG

Telephone : 01873 732663 ext. 82663

Email : nhh.library@wales.nhs.uk

website : www.nhswls.org/nevillhall

Librarian Contact Details

Librarian

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis

Telephone : 01873 732663 ext. 82663

Email : nhh.library@wales.nhs.uk

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