Accessing public health information: a preliminary comparison of CABI's GLOBAL HEALTH database and MEDLINE.

Background: Access to a comprehensive public health index or database has been identified as problematic for health professionals. Public health literature contains many varied sources including reports, journal articles, and grey literature. Traditional biomedical databases such as MEDLINE often do not meet the needs of public health workers and researchers.

Interlending and document supply trends in NHS North West health libraries 2003/2004 to 2006/2007.

Background: The Library and Information for Health Network North West (LIHNN) represents health libraries in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside and Wirral. LIHNN members take part in a regional co-operative network supporting interlending and document supply.

Methods: Data were analysed over a 4-year period to identify trends and patterns.