RCN Library and Information Zone

The RCN Library and Information Zone offers a wide range of services to members in Northern Ireland.

• internet access, including the RCN website and over 100 nursing journals
• 5000 books covering core texts for nursing students, nurses and health care assistants
• one-to-one service
• literature search facility for full RCN members and support with literature searches for student members
• photocopier and print facilities
• quiet study corner
• social area with refreshments available.

RCN members can borrow up to six books at any one time. Books can be renewed by telephone up to three times before you need to return them to the library, as long as no-one else has requested them. You can search the RCN library service catalogue to find books. For further information, please read the Guide to the RCN library catalogue (PDF, 209KB) [How to access PDF files].

If a book that you require is not in stock, library staff may be able to obtain a copy for you from one of our other RCN libraries across the UK at no charge. If a book that you need is not available from RCN libraries, staff may still be able to obtain it from the British Library at a cost of £5.00 per item.

Obtaining photocopied articles from other RCN libraries is charged at £2.50 per journal article. Articles supplied by the British Library are charged at £5.00 per article. If you would like journal articles to be sent to you, please download and sign a copy of the photocopying request and copyright form (Word, 40KB). It is very important to ensure that you also sign the copyright declaration form by hand as this is required by law before photocopies can be ordered. You may return the form to the Library and Information Zone by post or fax.