James Ireland Memorial Library
The James Ireland Memorial Library (JIML) holds the University Library’s collection of dental books and journals.
Location
JIML is situated on the fourth floor of the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, (rear entrance at 211 Renfrew Street), Glasgow G2 3JZ. Tel. 0141 211 9705; email: library@dental.gla.ac.uk.
Staff
- Susan Ashworth, Subject Librarian for Biomedical & Life Sciences (based in the University Library, Hillhead Street)
- Christine Leitch (Library Assistant)
- David Stevenson (Senior Library Assistant)
- Anne Beaton (Library Assistant, evenings only)
Opening Hours
James Ireland Memorial Library Opening Hours
* The Dental Hospital main doors close at 17.45, so library users will have to be in the building before this time for access to the JIML. Renfrew Street doors are locked at 17.15. Hospital staff and students may use security entry cards. Ask library staff for details.
Membership
- Open to members of any University of Glasgow department. Others are welcome to consult material in the library.
- Registered students have automatic membership of the University Library and James Ireland Memorial Library.
- Glasgow Dental Hospital staff and staff of the Oral & Maxillofacial Dept. of the Southern General Hospital should obtain library cards from the Issue Desk of JIML. Others should apply at Library Services, Level 2, University Library (Hillhead Street). NHS staff are also entitled to use the library services of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Searching for books and journals
You'll need to use the options under the Search for section on the home page to find books and journals. You can access this online from anywhere - home or campus. If you are on the move, why not try our mobile website?
If the item you need is on loan, you can recall it. Click on 'Request it' and follow the instructions.
Our electronic and print journals are listed separately so you may get two hits in the results list for the same title. Please note that we don't always have the same coverage in print/electronic and some journals are only available in one format.
Other material
Theses, student electives 2000- 2004 and the Historical Collection are kept in locked cabinets and must be retrieved by library staff. Theses are for consultation only in the library. Post 2004 electives are online – students may access them from the Dental School Moodle home page.
Borrowing
Take the item to be borrowed, and your card, to the JIML Issue Desk. Books can be borrowed for up to 4 weeks (12 weeks for staff and postgraduates).
You can renew the loan period of items up to 5 times unless another reader needs them. This can be done online from Log into your Library Account if they are not overdue. If a book has been recalled by another user, you will be contacted via your student email address and asked to return it by a specific date. The Short Loan Collection has different loan periods.
Returns
Books may be returned either directly to the JIML, or via the University Library, except for short loan items which must be returned to the JIML only. Outwith library hours books may be posted in the book return box beside the JIML entrance. A fine is charged on late returns.
JIML Short Loan Collection
Heavily used textbooks on reading lists are kept behind the Issue Desk. Those on open shelves have a blue 1-week loan label on the front cover. The loan periods are:-
- 4-hour: For use in the library and overnight from 16.00-10.00 Mon-Thurs, and over the weekend from 13.00 Fri-10.00 Mon. May be booked in advance.
- 24-hour: Overnight from any time until the same time the following day, and over the weekend from Thursday after 17.00-10.00 Mon. May be booked in advance (please note this does not apply to 24-hour loan copies in the University Library). 24-hour loan copies of many highly recommended dental books are also available in the University Library's Short Loan Collection, Level 2.
- 1-week: If 2 or more people place holds on these the loan period reduces to 3 days.
- 4-week: If 2 or more people place holds on these the loan period reduces to 1 week.
Reference Material
A collection of reference works, including medical and dental dictionaries, is located on the left as your enter JIML.
Photocopying
Photocopying cards can be purchased at the JIML Issue Desk.
- £1 card = 14 units
- £5 card = 93 units
- £13 card = 250 units
These cards are also valid for all University Library photocopiers.
Exam Papers
Dental new curriculum papers are not held in the library. Bound copies of some old curriculum degree exam papers are kept in the Photocopying Room. Dental Therapists’ radiography exam papers from 1997 onwards are held at the Issue Desk.
Computers
There are 30 PCs for University staff and student use only in JIML and 18 additional machines in Room K28, Level 8 of the Dental School. Print credits may be purchased from library staff in JIML or from the self-service machines in the University Library. NHS staff may use the 2 NHS-dedicated terminals and must complete a Network/Internet Application form (available in JIML) to apply for a personal login. Printing is free for NHS staff.
For Sale in JIML
Photocopy cards, floppy disks, CD-Rs, acetates, print credits.