Information and Library Services
We welcome enquiries from anyone wishing to explore aspects of dementia care, e.g. planners, managers, researchers, practitioners, trainers, carers and individuals.
Services
- Enquiries
For enquiries relating to specialist topics please call our office number.
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Database searches and reading lists
The DSDC holds around 12,000 books, reports and journal articles on dementia care, and can provide individual database searches. Charges where applicable are available on request. We also provide free reading lists which are available as downloads below:
- Document Delivery
The centre provides a photocopying service (copyright permitting).
- Library Services
The Northern Ireland centre holds a small specialist collection which is open to the public 10.00 to 16.00 - Monday to Friday. Please make an appointment if you wish to view our online catalogue, browse the collection or require advice. Alternatively, please download the current holdings catalogues as below
- Loans Service
Books and reports may be borrowed for a two-week period. Postal loans are available on request.
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Current Awareness Service
The centre provides a subscription news service, 10 editions of Dementia Now are issued per year, to ensure you or your organisation can keep up to date with all current issues and publications relating to dementia care. To register for this service click here. Alternatively, please download the latest and some of the previous issues below.
Previous issues:
February 2008, Issue 5, Part 2
New online catalogue
Stirling DSDC's library catalogue is now available to search online as a member library of Shelcat (Scottish Health Libraries Catalogue)
Anyone can visit and search for free. Search the catalogue at www.shelcat.org/pdem
Books and journal articles listed in the Shelcat catalogue are located at Stirling but many are also available in the Northern Ireland DSDC. Please check our catalogue which is listed below.
Current Library Holdings
A Older people
A2 Health & welfare of older people
A3B Elder abuse
A4 Attitudes to ageing
A5 Care planning
B Care of people with dementia
BF Services for people with dementia
B02 Health & welfare of people with dementia
B03 Ethics
B03A Advocacy
B04D Dementia care mapping
B05B Planning dementia services
B06 Design
B07 Technology
B08 Ethnic minorities
B1 Longstay Care
B12J Nursing Homes
B12N Housing
B2 Community Care
B2B Volunteers
B21 Domiciliary/Home Care
B23 Respite Care
B24 Carers
B24B Relatives
B24L Experience of Caring
B25B Primary Care
B3 Care Management
B3A Planning Care Management
B35 User Involvement
C Skills
C1 Assessment/Diagnosis
C1G Risk assessment
C14 Person-Centred Care/Quality of Life
C3 Communication
D Care & Behaviour Management
D01
D1 Approaches to Care
D12 Person-Centred Care
D12B Reminiscence
D12D Validation Therapy
D13 NursingD14 Psychiatry
D16 Occupational Therapy
D18 Activities/Complementary Therapies
D18A Activities
D18C Exercise
D18G Music
D18H Poetry
D18J Art
D19 Spirituality
D2 Behaviour that Challenges
D2A Agitation
D2B Incontinence
D22 Sexuality
D23 Wandering
D24 Diet/Nutrition
E Research
E1 Medical research
E2 Research on services
E2D Palliative care
G Training
H Types of dementia
H01 Experience of dementia
H1 Alzheimer’s & related dementia
H3 Younger onset dementia
H4 Learning disabilities
H4A Down’s syndrome
H5 AIDS-related dementia
H6B Alcohol-related dementia
H7 Depression
H8 Head injury
R Reference only
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