Find a Book or eBook
Books
  • To borrow books, you need to join your library service
  • You can use the library catalogue to search all of the books and most of the ebooks across the libraries in the Yorkshire Region
  • If you have a found a book your want to borrow simply call into the Library - access is available via your NHS card 24 hours a day - we also offer self service facilities for you to check the book out or return items.
  • Please contact us on [email protected] if you need any help, would like to request a title or would like to send feedback. ​

Scan to Search the Catalogue
To get started with ebooks:
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​You'll need an Athens password: register for your Athens password online. Then you can either:
  • ​​search our online catalogue for a specific book/subject area and follow the link to the ebook, OR
  • browse/search our ebook collections below: scroll down to sign in to Oxford Handbooks, Proquest or Kortext.

Scan to Join NHS Athens

NHS Open Athens

OpenAthens is a secure log in system that gives you access to electronic resources including books, journals, databases and apps. Your OpenAthens account is a vital tool to enable evidence based practice in the NHS.  All NHS staff are eligible to register for an NHS OpenAthens account.  ​
Kortext is one of the suppliers we use to purchase e-books, and their e-books can be accessed online, or downloaded into the Kortext app for offline reading on mobile devices. Kortext e-books require an NHS OpenAthens account initially, but once logged in a personal account can be created and this will allow you to access the mobile app.  Click on the link above.  The collection covers key clinical topics, nursing, primary care and general practice, palliative care, health management, as well as mentoring and coaching titles.
To login:
Our Proquest Ebook Central Collection of over 30,000 titles is available to employees of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, including students and doctors on placement. 
To login:
  • go to: ProQuest Ebook Central and login with your OpenAthens username and password (get an OpenAthens password)
  • ​eBooks with a green button can be read in full straight-away.
  • eBooks with an orange button can be browsed for five minutes and then requested with a few simple clicks. 

Explore our ebooks: you can read them online, download them to your own device, keyword search the whole book, add your own notes, check books in and out 24/7, print chapters and listen to the text aloud.  Read our detailed user guide. ​​
We provide access to 130 Oxford handbooks and textbooks from the Oxford Medicine Online collection, available to all NHS employees at TRFT. Please read the login instructions below. ​
To login: Then login with your usual Athens account details. You can re-set your Athens account online, or contact us for help. ​ Read more about Athens or scan the QR below to sign up.