The Waikato District Health Board Library has a core collection of 10,000 books and over 10,000 journal titles, focusing on resources across all hospital specialities, as well as physiotherapy, rehabilitation, health statistics, general practice and management. There is also a significant historical book collection.
The Library is open to members of the public for reference purposes. All Waikato District Health Board staff have access to the Library.
Professional healthcare practitioners working within the Waikato District Health Board region can become approved borrowers for no charge upon registration .
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 collectio
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Opening hours
- Monday-Friday: 8am - 6pm
- Saturday: 12 - 4pm
- Sundays & public holidays: Closed
Contact details
- Ph: (07) 839 8880
- Fax: (07) 839 8897
- Email: library@waikatodhb.health.nz
- Address: Library, Waikato District Health Board, Private Bag 3200, Hamilton 3240
Waikato District Health Board staff access to e-resources
Waikato DHB staff can have access to databases at home by registering with MyAthens . Once your registration has been approved you can login here .
Health Professionals working in the Waikato region online access to databases
FREE access to a range of databases is available. These databases provide full-text to many journals:
- MEDLINE Complete- the largest biomedical database
- CINAHL Complete -main database for nurses and allied health professionals
- Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection –mental health, psychiatry, psychology
- Health Business Elite -health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management. Full-text includes Harvard Business Review
- Lippincott Procedures-clinical procedures available for nurses and midwives
- Nursing Reference Centre- evidence-based information for nurses at the point of care
Email the Library with your name and place of work to get online access.
Login to the Waikato Health Professionals free database access
Lippincott Procedures and Nursing Reference Center via Midland eLearning site
Registered nurses and midwives within the Midland region have free access to Lippincott Procedures (evidence-based nursing procedures) and Nursing Reference Center (evidence-based point-of-care tool) .
To set up access
- Go to Ko Awatea LEARN
- Create an account (if you haven’t got one)-follow the instructions
- Once your account has been confirmed, sign in
- Click on Supporting eLearning (at the bottom of the screen in the green footer area)
- Click on Lippincott Procedures and Nursing Reference Center
- Send a request for access
Alternatively you might be able to use the apps. Please contact the Library if you are interested in the apps for these resources. If you encounter any problems, please don’t hesitate to contact the Library.