Chesterfield resources
» Opening times for the Chambers of Commerce
The Chambers building is only open Monday to Friday
Opening hours
- Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5.00pm
- Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
» Chesterfield Royal Hospital Library
The Library in the Education Centre at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is your main library and you have access to books, print journals, and the internet there. You can use their computers to log in to UDo and from there get access to the online books and journals that the University has bought.
Books that have been bought for your course by your librarian at Derby will be sent to the CRH library, so it's a good idea to check their library catalogue to see what's available.
Opening hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
- Wednesday 8:30am - 6:30pm
- Closed on Bank Holidays and weekends
Links to the Library
General enquiries
- Telephone: 01246 51 3035 / 3036
- Email: library@chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk
» IT and Classroom Services at the Chambers
IT Helpdesk
Staff at the Helpdesk will provide you with your student username and password which will enable you to access online material. They can also assist you with printing and any IT related queries that you may have including software issues.
You can also buy blank CDs / DVDs, floppy disks, pencils, assignment wallets and memory sticks from the Helpdesk.
Audio-visual equipment such as video cameras are available to borrow from the Helpdesk for use on-site only. Please talk to the technicians for more information.
Helpdesk opening hours
- Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Computer labs
There are two PC labs at the Chambers. The first has 19 computers in it and the second has 8 computers. You can use these to log on to UDo and through that gain access to:
- Course Resources - where lecturers put up your module information, class notes and announcements. You can view your grades from here as well.
- Your student email account
- Your university network account
- The Library's webpages, which will give you access to online books, journals, a Resources by Subject page specifically for nursing and much more. Please browse the Library's web pages to see the full range of resources on offer.
If you have any problems accessing the electronic resources on the library's web pages please contact the library at Kedleston Road:
Library Enquiry Service: 01332 59 1215 or email: library@derby.ac.uk
» Online library resources
Library catalogue
You can search the University of Derby's library catalogue by keyword to see what books, electronic books and print journals we have access to. If you want to view the full-text (i.e. the whole thing) of an electronic book then you will have to be logged in to UDo first.
Information resources page
On this page you'll find links to:
The Electronic journals a-z list
If we subscribe to a journal electronically it will appear in this list. If it's not here, we don't take it in electronic format but you should still check the library catalogue to see if we take it in print form.
Electronic book collections
You can either search the library catalogue for a particular keyword and see what electronic books come up in your results or, if you know that the majority of ebooks for your subject are in a particular collection e.g. for nursing that would be Dawsonera, you can go directly to that collection and search within it for keywords / subjects / author and so on.
Indexes and databases
This is a list of all the databases that we subscribe to. You can use them to search for journal articles in your subject area. The databases are in alphabetical order - not subject - so you will need to know which database you're looking for.
For a tailored list that is specific to nursing, go to the Resources by Subject page (the link is in the menu bar at the top of this screen) and click on the link for nursing. You will find a list of resources specific to your subject here including databases and ebooks.
Further help and information
Training in using the various databases will be done by library staff, from the Chesterfield Royal Hospital library, by arrangement with your lecturer. If, after you've had that training, you need further assistance, you can arrange an appointment with one of the librarians at the CRH library. Contact details are on the CRH page.
Alternatively, you can phone or email the Health Subject Librarian at Kedleston Road who will be happy to help you.
Library Guides
- Finding information in health (PDF - 106KB)
- A Guide to Citing, Referencing and Bibliographies in Health and Social Care (PDF - 121KB)
» Postal loans
Getting books and articles from Derby
Students at Chesterfield are entitled to use the InFocus (Information For Off-Campus Students) scheme. This will allow you to place a reservation on a book via the University's library catalogue and the Distributed Learning Unit (DLU) will then issue it to you before posting it out.
You will need to register with the DLU before you can use the service for the first time, and you will have to pay postage returning any items you request.
Please see the InFocus pages for more information and staff contact details.
