A health or medical library is designed to assist physicians, health professionals, students, patients, consumers, medical researchers, and information specialists in finding health and scientific information to improve, update, assess, or evaluate health care.
Medical libraries: Europe
Bulgaria
- Medical University of Sofia Central Medical Library (Bulgaria)
Croatia
- Zagreb University (Croatia)
Finland
- TerKko – National Library of Health Sciences (Finland)
- Helsinki University – Dental Library
France
- List of French Medical libraries, from Rouen University Hospital Medical Library
Germany
- Medizinische Bibliothek der Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- German National Library of Medicine, Koeln
- Universitaats- und Landesbibliothek, Muenster, Zweigbibliothek der Medizin
- Saarlaandische Universitaats-und Landesbibliothek-Medizinische Abteilung, Homburg/Saar
- Universitaat Magdeburg, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek
Greece
- SBC institute (Athens, Greece)
Ireland
The group or branch of the Library Association of Ireland which represents the interests of those working in health and medical libraries in Ireland is the Health Sciences Libraries Group or HSLG.[1][2]
Irish hospital libraries
- Library, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
- Library, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
- Library, Tallaght University Hospital
- Library, Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP)
- Library, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fairview
- Library, St Vincent's University Hospital
- Library, Rotunda Hospital
- Library, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin
- Library, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street
- Library, South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Cork
- Library, Mercy University Hospital
- Dementia Services Library, St James's Hospital, Rialto
- Health Library Ireland (Leabharlann Sláinte na hÉireann) (Health Library Ireland at the Health Service Executive, Dr Steeven’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland incorporates libraries located in hospitals across Ireland and an e-library).[3][4]
- Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) Library, Cork
- Bantry General Hospital, Cork
- Cavan General Hospital
- Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin 10
- Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin
- Cork University Hospital, Healthcare Library
- Dr. Steevens’ Hospital Library, Dublin
- HLI E-Library
- Mallow General Hospital, Cork
- Mayo University Hospital
- Galway University Hospitals
- Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar
- Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
- Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Offaly
- Naas General Hospital
- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
- Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan
- Portiuncula University Hospital, Galway
- Roscommon University Hospital
- Sligo University Hospital
- Tipperary University Hospital
- St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin
- St. Conal’s Hospital Library, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- St. Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny
- St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network (SLRON) Dublin
- University Hospital, Kerry
- University Hospital Limerick
- Medical Library, University Hospital Waterford
- Wexford General Hospital
Irish specialist health libraries
- The Dun Library, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
- Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
- John Stearne Medical Library, St. James's Hospital Trinity College Dublin
- Library, Dublin Dental University Hospital
- Library, Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)
- Library, Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)
- Library, Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS)
- Library, Milford Care Centre
- Library, Our Lady's Hospice
- Library, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI)
- Medical Library, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe University of Galway
- National Drugs Library, Health Research Board (HRB)
- Thérése Brady Library, Irish Hospice Foundation
The Netherlands
- Academic Hospital Groningen (The Netherlands)
Spain
- Hospital de Cruces (Bilbao, Spain)
- Hospital Ramon y Cajal Biblioteca (Madrid)
Sweden
- Karolinska Institutet University Library (Stockholm, Sweden)
United Kingdom
- Bedford Hospitals NHS Trust
- British Medical Association
- Cardiff University
- Health Libraries Group
- National Health Service (London)
- Royal College of Nursing
- South West Health Care
- Hope Hospital / University of Manchester
