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 Get easy access to our book and ebook collections via Library Search. Find good quality information and established knowledge about key healthcare topics to support your studies and work.

Library Search is the library catalogue, listing all the books and most ebooks in our collection. You can use the simple search interface and filter options to find books on your topic.

Learn more about searching for books on Library Search by completing out online tutorials:

We also have a few specialist collections, which you can browse online.

Special Collections

  • Medical Exam Revision Books – a specialised and sought-after resource. Whether you are a medical undergraduate, or working towards your MRCP, FRCA, MRCPsych or DRCOG (to name but a few), and whether you're looking for MCQs, SBAs or EMQs, we have the book for you!
  • Ovid Health Library Medical Education – ebook collection with over 35 fundamental texts, covering key areas of study such as anatomical sciences, pathology, and biochemistry.
  • Oxford Medicine Online (NHS only) - over 130 titles, including key ebook titles from the handbook series.
  • Patient Voices - this collection features books and DVDs on the broad topic of the patient experience, whether factual or fictional, helping to amplify the patient voice.
  • Reading Well - evidence supports the value of reading to improve health and wellbeing, so we have introduced a collection of books based on the Reading Agency’s Reading Well and Mood-boosting books.

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