Library
The Waikato District Health Board Library has a core collection of 10,000 books and over 350 journal titles, focusing on resources across all hospital specialities, as well as developing areas such as physiotherapy, rehabilitation, health statistics, general practice and management.
It also has a valuable historical book collection.
The Library is open to members of the public for reference purposes.
Professional healthcare practitioners working within the Waikato District Health Board region can become approved borrowers for no charge upon registration 1. Included with the membership is free access to selected medical/nursing databases and a point of care tool.
For all other non-staff a membership fee of $60 for six months, or $100 for one year, gives borrowing access to the Library's book collection.
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Location
The Library is located on the ground floor of the Bryant Education Centre, Waikato Hospital.
Please follow the signs from the main corridor or use the shuttle bus.
Opening hours
Closed nights and Saturdays from Friday 23 December
Closed public holidays
Open:- Friday 23 December 8 am-5 pm
- Wed 28 December-Fri 30 December 8.30 am-5 pm
- Wed 4 Jan-Fri 6 Jan 8.30 am-5 pm
- Mon 9 Jan - Friday 13 Jan 8.30 am-5 pm
- Monday 16 January normal hours resume
Contact details
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Athens access for staff
Waikato DHB staff can have access to databases at home by registering with MyAthens. Once your registration has been approved you can login here.
Databases and other useful links
Waikato DHB staff can have access to databases at home by registering with MyAthens. Once your registration has been approved you can login here
Professional healthcare practitioners working within the Waikato District Health Board 1 upon registration can access the following selected databases:
- Medline
- AMED (Alternative Medicine)
- Cinahl
- Dynamed
- Health Business Fulltext
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection.
A username and password can be obtained from the Library upon registration and you can login here
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Websites
1. Conditions apply
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