Link Categories
- HLABC Consultants
- Academic
- Commercial
- General Health
- Health Authorities
- Hospitals
- Legal
- Mental Health
- Nursing
- Oncology
- Public Library
- Addiction
- Regulatory
- Rehabilitation
- Research
- Social Services
HLABC Consultants
A current list of HLABC members providing consulting services can be found on the Consultants page
HLABC Member Links
Links to the library sites of member organizations
Academic
Justice Institute of British Columbia - Library |
| http://www.jibc.ca/library/ » The Justice Institute Library has a collection of justice and public safety resources unique in North America, including books, journals, videos, CDs, audiotapes and websites. |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Coast Capital Savings Library |
| http://www.kwantlen.ca/library.html » Kwantlen Polytechnic University is located in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. We have four campus locations: Cloverdale, Langley, Richmond and Surrey. There is a library at each campus. Kwantlen’s four campus libraries provide a wide array of print and electronic resources, designed to assist students with course studies and to encourage self-directed research and learning. Library resources are available to students, staff and faculty, as well as to community borrowers. |
University of British Columbia - Life Sciences Libraries |
| www.library.ubc.ca/life/ » The Life Sciences Libraries consist of the following four libraries: Biomedical Branch Library; Eric Hamber Library; St. Paul's Hospital Library; and Woodward Library. |
Commercial
Andornot Consulting |
| www.andornot.com » Andornot Consulting Inc. specializes in the design of library and information management systems. |
QLT Inc. |
| www.qltinc.com/ » QLT Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative therapies. |
General Health
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities - Wellness & Disability Initiative |
| http://www.bccpd.bc.ca/ » Wellness and Disability Initiative/AIDS and Disability Action Program. |
BC Council for Families |
| www.bccf.bc.ca » The council was founded by representatives from the community, government and churches in the spirit of collaboration and has worked with other organizations toward the common purpose of strengthening and supporting families for over 30 years. |
Health Authorities
Fraser Health Authority - Library Services |
| http://www.fraserhealth.ca/Professionals/libraryservices » Fraser Health Library Service's online catalogue of books and audiovisual materials contains partial holdings information for libraries in the Fraser Health Authority, including Royal Columbian Hospital, Burnaby Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Queen's Park Care Centre and some items from Surrey Memorial Hospital. |
Interior Health Authority - Library Services |
| http://www.interiorhealth.ca/choose-health.aspx?id=238 » The Interior Health Authority Library provides resources for the use of Interior Health Authority physicians, other health professionals. Other requests for materials must be made through local public or health libraries via interlibrary loan. Some charges may apply. |
Northern Health Authority - Regional Library |
| http://nha.andornot.com/ » The Library provides services to Northern Health staff, physicians, and affiliated students at all Northern Health sites. Services include reference and literature searching, interlibrary loans of books and articles from other libraries, lending from the library’s collections to other NH hospitals, and database training for individuals or groups. |
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority - Library Services |
| http://www.vch.ca/libraryservices/ » The library provides services to promote and support knowledge and learning, including Internet training sessions, literature searches, electronic tables-of-contents service, interlibrary loans, and audiovisual resources. Services are designed to meet individual or group needs. Staff may phone, email, or fax requests. |
Vancouver Island Health Authority - Library Services |
| www.viha.ca/library/ » The Library provides services to VIHA physicians and staff in support of patient care, best practices, and continuing education. Library services include literature searches; local and remote access to our journal, book, and video collections; interlibrary loans; instruction on how to improve library research skills; table of contents service; and more. |
Hospitals
CIBC Centre for Patients & Families |
| http://www.vch.ca/centreforpatients/ » The CIBC Centre for Patients and Families is located at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and has a mandate is to provide service (face-to-face, telephone, email) to patients & their families within Vancouver Acute (which includes VGH, UBC Hospital & GF Strong sites). The Centre also provide Library Services and print health education materials consultation and support to Vancouver Acute employees. |
Legal
Mental Health
BC Mental Health - Riverview Hospital Library |
| http://www.bcmhas.ca/Library » Riverview Hospital Library provides an extensive collection of mental health books, videos, journals, electronic information and research services intended to offer clinicians information to help solve their clinical care problems. The Library also provides information to patients and families to help them learn about illnesses and treatments, consistent with the belief that providing and using quality information is an essential component of clinical care and wellness. |
Nursing
College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) |
| www.crnbc.ca/ » The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) is the regulatory body for more than 36,000 registered nurses, nurse practitioners and licensed graduate nurses in BC. |
Oncology
BC Cancer Agency - Cancer Information Centre |
| www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/Library/ » The BC Cancer Agency's Library and Cancer Information Centres provide materials and services to British Columbians. The Library has a comprehensive collection of books, journals, pamphlets, video and audio materials for loan. Library staff also help patients, public, and health professionals find information using a wide variety of resources including electronic information sources and Internet searches. |
InspireHealth |
| www.inspirehealth.ca » InspireHealth is Canada's foremost integrated cancer care centre, leading the way through research and innovative cancer care programs integrated with conventional cancer treatment. |
Public Library
Vancouver Public Library |
| www.vpl.ca » Funded by the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is the third largest public library system in Canada, with over 373,000 cardholders and more than 9 million items borrowed annually. Founded in 1869, VPL today includes a central library, 20 neighbourhood branches, outreach services to home-bound patrons and and makes collections available in a variety of formats and languages. |
Regulatory
College of Physicians & Surgeons of BC - Library |
| https://www.cpsbc.ca/node/198 » The College Library offers the following services to BC physicians and other College Library members: book loans, literature searches, reference information, bibliographies and articles. |
Rehabilitation
GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre |
| http://www.vch.ca/gfstrong/ » The GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre is BC's largest rehabilitation centre. It provides a broad range of clinical services and, through its affiliation with UBC and other academic organizations, participates in rehabilitation teaching and research. It is an integral part of a comprehensive system of services addressing the needs of people with disabilities. |
WorkSafeBC - Library Services |
| www.worksafebc.com/about_us/library_services/ » The Library is a resource for WorkSafeBC employees and the general public conducting research on occupational health and safety, workers compensation, and physical and rehabilitation medicine. Library materials, with the exception of audiovisual materials, technical standards, and books held in reference or department library collections, are available to the general public through interlibrary loans with an accredited library. |
Research
Cochrane Hypertension Review Group |
| http://www.cochrane.ti.ubc.ca » The Cochrane Hypertension Review Group is an international organisation that is committed to help people make well-informed decisions about prevention and treatment of hypertension by preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions for hypertension. |
Down Syndrome Research Foundation - Library Services |
| http://www.dsrf.org/?section_copy_id=200§ion_id=5051 » The Down Syndrome Research Foundation was formed in 1995 in response to the need, expressed by parents and professionals, for detailed and research-based information for themselves and for the community at large. Although based in British Columbia, the DSRF, by using technology to reach out to the community, has found an audience across Canada. |
Social Services
BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses Library |
| www.bcysth.ca » The mandate of the BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses is the prevention of violence against women and children. The library contains practical materials of interest to transition houses, safe homes, second stage houses, children who witness, abuse counselors, and other groups that serve the needs of women who have experience abuse and their children. The library is not open to the public but provides inter-library loans to libraries in BC and the Yukon. |