The library provides resources and services to support the teaching, learning and research needs of:
- UQ staff and students
- Staff of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH).
We're open online and on-campus
Our print collections have reopened and AskUs is available online and on-campus.
Please use physical distancing in library spaces:
- Check study space availability to find a physically distanced space
- Observe the capacity for individual and group study rooms. Visit using and sharing library spaces for details.
Hours
Community members and visitors can access the Herston Health Sciences Library during regular service hours.
Contact
hhsl@library.uq.edu.au +61 7 3365 5214 Find your librarian
Postal address
Herston Health Sciences Library
Block 6 Level 6
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Brisbane QLD 4029
Facilities
- 43 computers
- Individual study spaces
- Group study tables
- 3 Conversation pods
- Training room
- Heigh-adjustable desk
Rooms you can book
Book return
The after-hours book return chute is located outside the entrance to the Library. During opening hours, return all items to the returns chute at the service point.
24/7 space
The training room is accessible 24/7. Access is via the corridor between the library entrance and the UQ Health Sciences building, Level 6 Block 6 and the UQ Health Sciences building.
- UQ students and staff can swipe their UQ ID card for access
- Hospital staff who are UQ Library members can apply for swipe access at the library desk during library opening hours.
Floorplan and accessible facilities
- AskUs service point
- Training room 0910-621
- Meeting rooms 0910-619, 0910-620
- Study rooms
- General collection
- Otto Hirschfeld
- Reference
- High-use collection
- Consultation room 0910-612
- Self-service machine
- QLD Health network access
- Computers
- Height-adjustable workstation
- Desks/seating
- Journals and books
- Print, scan and copy
- After hours access to the training room
- Toilets
Click the floor plan for a larger version.
Collections
Special collection
The Otto Hirschfeld Collection - A generous grant in 1958 by former UQ Chancellor Dr Otto Hirschfeld enabled the establishment of this collection of historical medical books and papers.