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Registration process

Do you have an NHS Wales email address? 

If the answer is yes, you have everything you need to instantly access NHS Wales e-Library resources. 

If you do not have an NHS Wales email address, you can still get access. Click here to see how.

Step 1:

You need to use the NHS Wales e-Library log in screen.

To get to that screen you can just click here: Sign in to unlock access to NHS Wales e-Library resources from the national subscriptions.  

 Step 2: Select the top option “NHS Wales e-mail address” which will take you to the familiar NHS Wales log in screen used by many of the digital systems in NHS Wales.

When you are successfully signed in you can close the OpenAthens web page. As long as your browser remains open, you will remained “signed in” and should be recognised by all licenced e-resources managed by the e-Library, and any locally subscribed e-resources by your NHS Wales Library and Knowledge Services.  

To watch this process, you can view the video here

 

If you are commissioned to provide NHS Wales services, but you don't have an NHS Wales email address:

You will need to register for an NHS Wales OpenAthens account

How do I get an NHS Wales OpenAthens account?

You’ll need to self-register for an NHS Wales OpenAthens account, and here are some helpful tips to make sure your form gets processed as quickly as possible to get you using the e-resources you need! 

Complete all the mandatory information. You need to select the appropriate NHS Organisation relevant to you. This will ensure that your OpenAthens administrator will receive your form. See the below picture and watch this video if you need more help.  Or just email the e-Library team elibrary@wales.nhs.uk

After you filled in your form, your account is created, and your local OpenAthens administrator will be notified. They will approve your account and arrange for a NHS Wales Library account too, which will allow you full access to the NHS Wales library catalogue.  Our library catalogue, LibrarySearch, can be accessed from our homepage.