Directory of Medical and Health Care Libraries in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland 1997‐8 10th edition

This edition has 851 entries compared with 741 in the 1994 edition. It includes hospitals, learned bodies, charities, and government libraries. The subject matter includes pharmaceuticals and veterinary sciences, but these are not as completely covered as human medicine. The data set starts with the name of the library and address, telephone, fax, e‐mail and URL. This is followed by staff details, opening hours, and access, stock and lending policy. Holdings are then described and the classification scheme used is recorded. Computerised services, including library management software, online hosts and CD‐ROMs are listed. This is followed by publications, branch libraries,...