The Psychiatric Services Library provides a high quality library and information service to mental health professionals working in the Western Australian public health system, to support the mission, values and goals of their Health Services.
We support informed decision making and evidence-based practice through the provision of information in a variety of formats. Our client services include database search skills and EndNote training, literature searching, current information alerts, providing inter-library loans and document delivery.
To join the Library please complete a Borrower Registration, PIN and Online Access Request
Students currently based at Graylands Hospital please complete a Student Borrower Registration
Books, series, and audiovisual items may be borrowed by registered Library members for 4 weeks. Up to 10 items may be borrowed concurrently.
A loan on an item may be renewed twice, to a maximum of 3 months in total, providing it has not been reserved. Loans can be renewed via the library catalogue, using the library PIN issued when you join the library. If you don't remember your PIN please contact us.
To help you keep your loans up to date, we send an overdue message to your email address. If you want to extend your loan, you may then either login to the catalogue using the link supplied in the overdue notice, or respond by email or phone. Please let us know your preferred email address and update us if you change it.
Items can be reserved for you, and you will be notified when the item is ready for collection.
To keep up to date in a particular topic ask the Librarian to set up a Subject Alert in a database.
Or to read what's been published in each issue of a journal, request a Journal Table of Contents alert.
Psychiatric Services Library staff maintain the Psychiatric Services Library webpage.
Please contact us on 6159 6712 or email with suggestions for improvements or to report any broken links.
A photocopier may be used at no charge when copying for work related purposes. Photocopying is available for 15 cents per copy for non-staff.
Two computers are available for staff who have an authorised login.
There is a variety of comfortable seating and desks in quiet study areas.
Tea and coffee is available in a nearby tea-room.
Resources not held in this Library may be obtained from other libraries if they are for work related purposes. Please use the request form on the Forms page to make any requests.
Having trouble finding the information you need? Need the evidence to support a decision, policy or guideline? We can find it for you, just fill in a request form.
We can help you with:
Literature searches using high quality sources of evidence.
Statistics, facts, addresses, organisations.
Examples of best practice.
Finding specific documents.
On receipt of your request a Librarian will search the Library collections, resources and databases to obtain the information you need.
The training offered by the library is designed to enable you to get the maximum use of the information resources available to you for your work-related needs.
We provide introduction to the library resources and services, literature searching skills and EndNote sessions.
These sessions can be tailored to meet your needs and are ideal for lunchtime, a departmental / practice meeting or a Professional Development session. If you have a suitable venue and/or access to Microsoft Teams, we can deliver our training practically anywhere.
For further information, or to make a booking, please contact the library on 6159 6712 or email the Library.