Welcome
Welcome to the GV Health Library Service!
Our Library provides professional resources to the staff and students based at GV Health in addition to students based at the Shepparton campuses of the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University and staff at affiliated Hospitals in the Goulburn Valley. Click here for an overview of our Library Service.
Opening Hours
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 8.30 am - 5 pm
After Hours Access. 
All GV Health and University of Melbourne Staff and students can access the Library after hours by signing for an After-Hours key at Switchboard.
Please ensure you have your GVH ID with you.
Library Staff
Library Staff
Chief Librarian
Mrs Brenda Freeman (Ext. 22317) brenda.freeman@gvhealth.org.au
Library Assistant
Mrs Emily Farren (Ext. 22315) emily.farren@gvhealth.org.au
Regional Access
Corporate Members
Staff from the following Health Services are eligible to borrow from our Library. To register simply complete a Borrower Registration Form and forward it to the Library.
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NCN Health
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Primary Care Connect (Shepparton)
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Shepparton Villages
Library News
Christmas / New Year Closure
The Library will be closing for the Christmas / New Year holiday period at 5 pm on Tuesday December 21st and reopening at 8.30 am Tuesday January 4th, 2022.
Staff can access the Library during this time via the after-hours key at Switchboard - please ensure you have your GVH-ID with you.
Updated 29/11/21
Our Library
Offsite Access.
Offsite Access
Access our E-Library 24/7 with an OpenAthens logon!
If you do not have an OpenAthens logon you can register here - please note this must be done onsite at GVH. Offsite users can request an account by e-mailing the Library.
Online Request Forms
Study of the Week.
Hu, Y., Lu, H., Huang, J., & Zang, Y. (2021). Efficacy and safety of non‐pharmacological interventions for labour pain management: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 30(23/24), 3398–3414. PDF
Updated 29/11/21
Clinicians Health Channel
Clinicians Health Channel
The Clinicians Health Channel is funded by the Victorian Health Department and contains a range of Clinical Resources available for use by all Victorian Public Hospital employees. Full Access from a Public Hospital is available onsite however staff accessing content from offsite are advised to register with the Library to gain an OpenAthens logon to access the combined list of CHC / GVH resources from this site.
* Please note that links to all CHC databases and Drug Guides have been incorporated on our GVH Library site to provide a single entry point for GVH and our associated Hospital users.
System Status
If you encounter a problem with any of our online Resources please contact the Library ASAP.
All Systems are currently working.
Contact Details
Building I, GV Health, Graham St, Shepparton, 3630
Ph.: (03) 58322315 Fax.: (03) 58213112
E-mail: library@gvhealth.org.au