Other Publications
Core Collections
A project to revise the Core Collections series is underway, and the Mental Health Core Collection was publishe din December 2009.
For more information, please contact:
Helene Gorring, HLG Core Collections Lead
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Helene.gorring@bsmhft.nhs.uk 0121 685 7449
For more information on the Core Collections programme
Health Information and Libraries Journal
HLG in conjunction with Wiley-Blackwell, publishes Health Information and Libraries Journal, the only UK peer-reviewed journal of health library practice and research. The journal has an impact factor of 1.521.
Members receive a discount on personal subscriptions. For individual members in 2011, the subscription is £54.
To keep really up to date, see Maria Grant's tweets about HILJ and HILJ related activities at http://twitter.com/MariaJGrant
Further information
Health Library and Information Services Directory (HLISD)
HLISD is live at http://www.hlisd.org and covers the UK and the Republic of Ireland and includes all health library and information sectors - NHS, FE & HE, Government, Professional Bodies, Patient Information, Voluntary Organisations and Public Library Services.
The NHS Strategic Health Authority Library Leads (SHALL) group are now the lead partner with HLG, with the service being managed by a Service Board.
Further information
Working in Health Information
Thinking of working in health information? This revised guide covers such questions as:
- Why choose health information?
- What job title might you have?
- Where do health information professionals work?
- What skills and experience might you gain?
- What is the work like? Case Studies
- How much will I get paid? Training and Qualifications
- What training and qualifications will I need?
- CILIP Accredited Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses
- Undergraduate & Postgraduate Courses With A Specific Health Information Element
- Funding Opportunities
- Further Information
Revised edition 2010