Health Information and Libraries Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of Health Information and Libraries Journal is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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In this issue…44
Global trends health science libraries: Part 135
Criteria for the selection, evaluation and application of traditional knowledge in contemporary health practice, education, research and policy: A systematic review29
Development and validation of search filters to retrieve medication discontinuation articles in Medline and Embase24
Using infographics in disseminating healthy lifestyle information on social media is likely to increase uptake and sharing21
UK survey demonstrates a wide range of impacts attributable to clinical librarian services16
Embedded librarians: An innovative experience in health and wellness communication12
Understanding clinical library services as knowledge mobilisation activities: Mixed method evaluation of an Evidence Access service in a mental health trust12
An analysis of ALA‐accredited MLS curricula indicates deficiencies in the initial training provided for public librarians10
Search Club: Using peer support to develop search skills and share knowledge in a specialist NHS team9
Mental health‐related internet use by people with a diagnosis of chronic psychiatric disorder, attending community mental health centres9
Health information seeking behaviour and decision making by patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A qualitative study9
Information‐seeking behaviour of primary care clinicians in Singapore at the point‐of‐care: A qualitative study9
Key topics in social science research on COVID‐19: An automated literature analysis8
‘Connecting’ with the Health Libraries Group conference8
Developing the knowledge and library services researcher: A pilot project7
Forthcoming Papers7
Erratum6
Interest in dentistry in early months of the COVID‐19 global pandemic: A Google Trends approach6
Issue Information Covers6
Caregivers of children feel confident about using the Internet for health information6
Role of Pakistani e‐libraries in promoting health awareness for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal‐36
Health literacy and consumer health information6
Omani citizens relied more on international sources of information to inform themselves during the COVID‐19 pandemic6
Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review5
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Facilitating knowledge transfer to policy makers and front‐line workers during a pandemic: Implementation, impact and lessons learned5
Landscape of health sciences librarian‐mediated search services5
Applying user experience strategies to enhance an NHS library space5
Algorithmic literacy in medical students – results of a knowledge test conducted in Germany5
ChatGPT in medical libraries, possibilities and future directions: An integrative review5
Misinformation and perception of COVID‐19 and risk assessment among people in Pakistan: A pilot study5
Impact of librarian‐led case learning sessions on third‐year medical students' clinical skills4
Library research support services in China’s universities of traditional medicine: Understanding user requirements4
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Evaluation of the usefulness and understandability of information leaflets on fall prevention from the perspective of hospital patients and their relatives4
Transforming and extending library services by embracing technology and collaborations: A case study4
Issue Information4
Using an artificial intelligence tool can be as accurate as human assessors in level one screening for a systematic review4
Google is goodish: An information literacy course designed to teach users why Google may not always be the best place to search for evidence4
The popularisation of self‐care: Tracing the dissemination of Orem's Self‐Care Deficiency Nursing Theory into the scientific disciplines3
Celebrating 75 years of the Health Libraries Group3
Academic integrity among medical students and postgraduate trainees in the teaching hospitals of South Punjab Pakistan3
Health literacy predicts Covid‐19 awareness and protective behaviours of university students3
A systematic review case study of urgent and emergency care configuration found citation searching of Web of Science and Google Scholar of similar value3
ChatGPT: Game‐changer or wildcard for systematic searching?3
Making research and evaluation more useful and more interesting for information services and their users: A guide for students and practitioners3
Transforming health science libraries around the globe: The impact of technology2
Patient education information material assessment criteria: A scoping review2
Forthcoming papers2
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Acknowledgement2
You can go your own way: Conducting a signage audit in a health library2
Information retrieval at the point of care of community family physicians in Arab countries2
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Drug information‐seeking behaviours of physicians, nurses and pharmacists: A systematic literature review2
Developing a governance process for apps can help enhance and change the skills base and visibility of health librarians2
10,000 steps a day? Activity trackers, health information literacy and the potential role of Information Science & Health Libraries2
Barriers to health literacy of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: A qualitative approach2
Characterizing the research data management practices of NIH biomedical researchers indicates the need for better support at laboratory level2
Infodemiology for oral health and disease: A scoping review2
Vaccination uptake is influenced by many cues during health information seeking online2
Health information and resources in hospital outpatient waiting areas may not meet the needs of older adults from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: A cross‐cultural qualitative study2
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence information specialist development pathway: Developing the skills, knowledge and confidence to quality assure search strategies2
New nurses apply only basic source evaluation criteria but realize their skills are lacking: More sophisticated approaches to teaching evaluation skills are required2
Parents of children with cancer require health literacy support to meet their information needs2
Evaluating the usability of public health data dashboards as information sources for professionals and the public: Findings from a case study with domain experts2
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Bibliometric analysis of COVID‐19 publications shows the importance of telemedicine and equitable access to the internet during the pandemic and beyond2
Issue Information1
Responding to technological advances1
Wanted! Health information students & early career health information workers new to writing for publication1
A survey of medical researchers indicates poor awareness of research data management processes and a role for data librarians1
Adding value to learning and development through CILIP accreditation: The NHS knowledge for healthcare learning academy1
Bibliometric analysis confirms expected trends in consumer health information publications1
Health consumers' emotional responses toward asthma videos on YouTube are influenced by time since posting, number of tags, subject of content and the emotional tone1
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Trends in health librarianship topics presented at four UK‐based conferences between 2017 and 2022: A thematic analysis1
Correction to ‘Application‐based big data development framework for health sciences libraries’1
Medical librarians and little free libraries: Connecting rural communities to health information1
Searched and found? The association between use of health information sources and success in getting the desired information1
New to health information, library or knowledge work …1
Medical library systems and services: Bangladesh scenario1
Integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into instruction: Case studies from the University of Florida's Health Science Center Libraries1
Evidence surveillance for a living clinical guideline: Case study of the Australian stroke guidelines1
Quick links: Apprenticeship project1
CILIP Health Libraries Group: The power of networks1
Forthcoming papers1
Predictors of online health information seeking behaviour of non‐medical undergraduate students might vary1
College and university libraries and user responses to COVID‐19 health information needs1
Internet and social media preferences of orthopaedic patients vary according to factors such as age and education levels1
A 10‐year follow‐up survey of US academic libraries highlights the COVID‐19 experience and greater interest in health information outreach1
The historical development and current landscape of health library standards: A critical review1
Enhancing health literacy outreach: A key role for medical libraries in achieving sustainable development goal 31
Technology and informatics in Australian health libraries1
Information and health literacy policies during pandemics: A narrative review1
Forthcoming papers1
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The impact of health information management professionals on patient safety: A systematic review0
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Community health information needs assessment in the mid‐south region of the United States indicates new roles for public libraries0
Information needs and sources of health professionals in Malawi0
Text mining applications to support health library practice: A case study on marijuana legalization Twitter analytics0
General practitioners' wellbeing during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Novel methods with social media data0
An overview of the capabilities of ChatGPT for medical writing and its implications for academic integrity0
Use and application of geographical restrictions in systematic reviews with the aim of including studies about Germany: An update of a methodological review0
Identifying knowledge practices in an infodemic era: Rediscovering the professional identities of LIS professionals in an infodiverse environment0
COVID‐19, health librarianship and the wider context0
Roy Tabor 1929–2021: The first NHS Regional Librarian in England0
Development and spread of health literacy eLearning: A partnership across Scotland and England0
Information literacy instruction by librarians is integrated into the doctor of pharmacy curriculum in the USA but requires evidence of impact0
NHS knowledge and library services in England in the digital age0
Forthcoming Papers0
Issue Information Covers0
Effective use of maternal health information among pregnant women in Tanzania towards achievement of sustainable development goals0
Cultural diversity in health libraries: An International Book Collection initiative0
Development of a validated search filter for Ovid Embase for degenerative cervical myelopathy0
Focus groups revealed how community health workers in North Carolina find, verify, and process health information for migrant and seasonal farmworkers0
Issue Information Covers0
Gaze movement analysis examined how people view and interact with health information on Facebook pages0
Exploring the use and usability of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) ‘Evidence in your inbox’ e‐mail alert service0
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Refining the online health information searcher typology: Applying the patient health engagement model0
A qualitative study of the health information seeking behaviour of adolescent girls in Iran indicates that public libraries could help supply information required about puberty0
Government document citations in top nursing journals: A bibliometric analysis0
The prevalence of low health literacy in undergraduate students in Pakistan0
Retracted publications in autism research are mostly concerned with ethical misconduct0
COVID‐19 information seeking needs and behaviour among citizens in Isfahan, Iran: A qualitative study0
The visual abstract: A social media fad or the future of dissemination0
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Developing an online knowledge sharing platform and community of practice for health professionals: Experiences from C‐WorKS developed in North East England and Yorkshire during COVID<0
Updated generic search filters for finding studies of adverse drug effects in Ovid medline and Embase may retrieve up to 90% of relevant studies0
Critical incident technique helps determine how health library and information services influence clinical decision making and patient care: A literature review0
Leveraging the environmental health literacy framework for effective assessment and practice in the era of climate change crisis0
Information technology and changing role models in German libraries: The example of OPEN‐CAM0
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Engaging with technology: Projects and research initiated by health information professionals0
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Using technology to promote the development of health science libraries in China0
Developing a foundation information and academic skills programme for potential Student Nursing Associates0
Community, risk assessment, prevention and control: Black American college students' information seeking on COVID‐190
Application‐based big data development framework for health sciences libraries0
Promoting evidence‐based practice and nursing excellence: How involvement in a Magnet4Europe® research study led to development of critically appraised topics sessions for health care staff0
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Critically appraised topic (CAT) groups to improve the capability of healthcare staff to translate research findings into practice: A critical reflection0
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Issue Information Covers0
Sustainability in health libraries: A report on CILIP's second Green Libraries Conference0
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Medical students and residents appreciate ebooks’ convenience, but prefer the print book reading experience0
An alternative screening approach for Google Search identifies an accurate and manageable number of results for a systematic review (case study)0
NHS librarians collaborate to develop a search bank peer reviewing and sharing COVID‐19 searches: an evaluation0
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Understanding how and why users might use NHS repositories: A mixed methods study0
Bridging the health information gap among undergraduate university students: The role of academic libraries0
Barriers and facilitators of implementing an information system for health grey literature in Iran: Experts’ views and perspectives0
Topics of questions and community interaction in social Q&A during the COVID‐19 pandemic0
End of an era0
Making the most of public policy in health libraries and information services: Example of the Health and Care Bill 20220
How research into healthcare staff use and non‐use of e‐books led to planning a joint approach to e‐book policy and practice across UK and Ireland healthcare libraries0
Issue Information Covers0
Graduate students in public health predict their actual usage of different library services and resources quite accurately0
Perceived and performed electronic health literacy of medical sciences students0
How developing a point of need training tool for evidence synthesis can improve librarian support for researchers0
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Literature searching methods or guidance and their application to public health topics: A narrative review0
Issue Information Covers0
Unravelling moderated mediating effects of loss aversion, information avoidance and self‐efficacy on cancer fear and cancer screening0
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Familiarity with the internet and health apps, and specific topic needs are amongst the factors that influence how online health information is used for health decisions amongst adolescents0
Analysis of the international classification of occupations for the health informatics and information management workforce0
Technological trends in Swedish medical libraries0
Transforming health science libraries around the globe: The impact of technology0
Expert searchers identified time, team, technology and tension as challenges when carrying out supplementary searches for systematic reviews: A thematic network analysis0
Students' increased time spent on social media, and their level of coronavirus anxiety during the pandemic, predict increased social media addiction0
Health information services of academic medical libraries in China during the pandemic era0
Validation of a generic impact survey for use by health library services indicates the reliability of the questionnaire0
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Exploring the learning preferences of farmworker‐serving community health workers0
Methodological and users' surveys on the use of the LILACS database in Cochrane reviews identified desirable improvements to the database0
The effect of COVID‐19 vaccine literacy on attitudes towards COVID‐19 vaccine among university students0
Dissertations into Practice: 10 years on, 40 articles later0
Core collections: Essential titles for health libraries0
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Issue Information0
Using the pet health information behaviour intervention model should make information prescriptions for pet guardians more effective0
Introducing a new regular feature: Practice‐Based Studies0
Effectiveness of educational interventions for improving healthcare professionals' information literacy: A systematic review0
A method for translating search strategies efficiently into HMIC and SPP0
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Application of text mining to the development and validation of a geographic search filter to facilitate evidence retrieval in Ovid MEDLINE: An example from the United States0
Use of large language models to identify pseudo‐information: Implications for health information0
An evaluation of the quality of COVID‐19 websites in terms of HON principles and using DISCERN tool0
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In search of health information…0
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Policy work as a health librarianship role0
Global trends health science libraries: Part 30
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Global trends health science libraries: Part 20
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