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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ear Institute and Action on Hearing Loss Libraries not to re-open in current location

16 July 2020

The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ear Institute and Action on Hearing Loss Libraries at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in Gray’s Inn Road will not re-open in this location because of the current circumstances and the early closure of the Hospital building.

Exterior of the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital

The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ear Institute and Action on Hearing Loss Libraries at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in Gray’s Inn Road were due to close on Friday 21st August 2020, necessitated by the Hospital’s relocation within ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºH. Due to the current circumstances and the resultant early closure of the Hospital building, the libraries will not re-open in this location.
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Arrangements are being made for the rehousing of the collections from both libraries. Important clinical and teaching material will be retained on open shelves at the Cruciform and Language & Speech Sciences Libraries respectively. The core course books required by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ear Institute/Audiology students will be located at the Language & Speech Sciences Library. The rare book and archive collections owned by Action on Hearing Loss will be transferred to the stewardship of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Special Collections, and will remain available for consultation by members of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºH and the wider public. Other material from the Libraries will be available for next-day delivery from the Library Services Store.Ìý
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The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Cruciform Hub is now the centre for library provision for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ear Institute staff and students, including information skills support delivered by the training team. The Cruciform Hub is also the home library for healthcare staff and students at the University College Hospital campus, providing a range of facilities and tailored clinical support services.
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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Library Services is grateful to all those who have made use of the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ear Institute and Action on Hearing Loss Libraries over the years, and proud that we are continuing our long association with Action on Hearing Loss through ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Special Collections. Further information will be provided as ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s plans to re-open its buildings and Libraries develop.