Welcome to the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) Library
The PDN Library has recently reopened for Michaelmas 2022 after an extensive refurbishment and so you may find a few things are being finished off when you visit. Your feedback on our new space is always appreciated and there will be opporunities to leave feedback in the Library itself. The Library service is managed by George Cronin (Library Manager for Biological Sciences) in collaboration with the wider Biological Sciences Libraries Team.
You can often find George in the Librarian's Office in the PDN Library for face-to-face enquiries, but they can also be contacted via email.
Library services
A range of services are available from the Library and include:
- undergraduate and postgraduate skills training
- research support, including open access and data management
- online reading list support
- in-depth literature searching
- referencing support and troubleshooting
- interlibrary loans and Scan and Deliver requests
- copyright support
This list contains just a few examples of how we can help, so do not hesitate to contact the Library for further assistance.
The Library space
The Library holds a wide variety of resources covering undergraduate, postgraduate and research-level topics. For a more detailed look at the collections on offer, please visit our Collections page. You can search the Library's collections through the University of Cambridge's search and discovery system iDiscover with more information on how to find and borrow things available on our Searching & Borrow page.
We have many different study spaces and other options for working and collaborating with further information on our Library Facilities page.
Access
The Library is open to students being taught in PDN as well as researchers and staff based in the Department. If you are from outside of the PDN Department and wish to visit the Library, then please contact us in advance to discuss arrangements. The Library is open 24/7 to department members with card access, or in line with the opening hours of the Physiology building.
The Library is located on Floor C of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience's Physiology building, accessed by turning left at the top of the main stone staircase and following the landing around to the left. There is a lift available for use with access gained via an additional platform lift. There is one non-automatic door into the Library space itself and the space is on one step free level. If you have additional access requirements please contact us and we will be happy to help. More information about the accessibility of the Department is available on the AccessAble website.
Contact information
Librarian: George Cronin (they/them) Academic Librarians: Prof Paul Schofield & Dr Sue Jones (on sabbatical)
E-mail : pdn@lib.cam.ac.uk
Phone : 01223 (7)65604
