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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Understanding clinical library services as knowledge mobilisation activities: Mixed method evaluation of an Evidence Access service in a mental health trust42
In this issue…31
Development and validation of search filters to retrieve medication discontinuation articles in Medline and Embase27
Criteria for the selection, evaluation and application of traditional knowledge in contemporary health practice, education, research and policy: A systematic review21
Using infographics in disseminating healthy lifestyle information on social media is likely to increase uptake and sharing17
UK survey demonstrates a wide range of impacts attributable to clinical librarian services14
Global trends health science libraries: Part 113
Collaborative updating of an organizational health literacy tool confirms medical librarians’ leadership roles12
Information‐seeking behaviour of primary care clinicians in Singapore at the point‐of‐care: A qualitative study11
Health information seeking behaviour and decision making by patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A qualitative study10
Mental health‐related internet use by people with a diagnosis of chronic psychiatric disorder, attending community mental health centres9
Search Club: Using peer support to develop search skills and share knowledge in a specialist NHS team9
An analysis of ALA‐accredited MLS curricula indicates deficiencies in the initial training provided for public librarians9
Embedded librarians: An innovative experience in health and wellness communication8
‘Connecting’ with the Health Libraries Group conference7
Key topics in social science research on COVID‐19: An automated literature analysis7
Forthcoming Papers7
Visual abstracts do not increase some impact scores more than conventional abstracts of clinical research: A retrospective cohort study7
Erratum7
Training needs of medical librarians in Nigeria: A survey7
Role of Pakistani e‐libraries in promoting health awareness for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal‐37
Issue Information Covers6
Interest in dentistry in early months of the COVID‐19 global pandemic: A Google Trends approach6
Omani citizens relied more on international sources of information to inform themselves during the COVID‐19 pandemic6
Health literacy and consumer health information6
Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review5
Landscape of health sciences librarian‐mediated search services5
Information specialists and researchers working together for health promotion: Benefits from school‐work educational programmes at the National Institute of Health in Italy5
Caregivers of children feel confident about using the Internet for health information5
Delivering eye health education to deprived communities in India through a social media‐based innovation5
ChatGPT in medical libraries, possibilities and future directions: An integrative review5
Few changes shown in cancer information‐seeking behaviour among young adults in China between 2012 and 20175
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
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Health literacy predicts Covid‐19 awareness and protective behaviours of university students4
Library research support services in China’s universities of traditional medicine: Understanding user requirements4
Facilitating knowledge transfer to policy makers and front‐line workers during a pandemic: Implementation, impact and lessons learned4
Algorithmic literacy in medical students – results of a knowledge test conducted in Germany4
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
Misinformation and perception of COVID‐19 and risk assessment among people in Pakistan: A pilot study4
The popularisation of self‐care: Tracing the dissemination of Orem's Self‐Care Deficiency Nursing Theory into the scientific disciplines3
Academic integrity among medical students and postgraduate trainees in the teaching hospitals of South Punjab Pakistan3
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A systematic review case study of urgent and emergency care configuration found citation searching of Web of Science and Google Scholar of similar value3
Celebrating 75 years of the Health Libraries Group3
Making research and evaluation more useful and more interesting for information services and their users: A guide for students and practitioners3
ChatGPT: Game‐changer or wildcard for systematic searching?3
Infodemiology for oral health and disease: A scoping review2
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New to health information, library or knowledge work …2
You can go your own way: Conducting a signage audit in a health library2
Parents of children with cancer require health literacy support to meet their information needs2
Vaccination uptake is influenced by many cues during health information seeking online2
Drug information‐seeking behaviours of physicians, nurses and pharmacists: A systematic literature review2
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
Forthcoming papers2
Acknowledgement2
Dog and cat owners’ use of online Facebook groups for pet health information2
Bibliometric analysis of COVID‐19 publications shows the importance of telemedicine and equitable access to the internet during the pandemic and beyond2
Wanted! Health information students & early career health information workers new to writing for publication2
Evaluating the usability of public health data dashboards as information sources for professionals and the public: Findings from a case study with domain experts2
Patient education information material assessment criteria: A scoping review2
Developing a governance process for apps can help enhance and change the skills base and visibility of health librarians2
Transforming health science libraries around the globe: The impact of technology2
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Characterizing the research data management practices of NIH biomedical researchers indicates the need for better support at laboratory level2
Information retrieval at the point of care of community family physicians in Arab countries2
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A survey of medical researchers indicates poor awareness of research data management processes and a role for data librarians2
Health Libraries Group at 752
10,000 steps a day? Activity trackers, health information literacy and the potential role of Information Science & Health Libraries2
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
Internet and social media preferences of orthopaedic patients vary according to factors such as age and education levels2
Responding to technological advances1
Adding value to learning and development through CILIP accreditation: The NHS knowledge for healthcare learning academy1
Information and health literacy policies during pandemics: A narrative review1
Medical librarians and little free libraries: Connecting rural communities to health information1
Medical library systems and services: Bangladesh scenario1
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Issue Information1
Forthcoming papers1
Predictors of online health information seeking behaviour of non‐medical undergraduate students might vary1
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A 10‐year follow‐up survey of US academic libraries highlights the COVID‐19 experience and greater interest in health information outreach1
Searched and found? The association between use of health information sources and success in getting the desired information1
Bibliometric analysis confirms expected trends in consumer health information publications1
Integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into instruction: Case studies from the University of Florida's Health Science Center Libraries1
Forthcoming papers1
The historical development and current landscape of health library standards: A critical review1
Quick links: Apprenticeship project1
College and university libraries and user responses to COVID‐19 health information needs1
Increasing participation by National Health Service knowledge and library services staff in patient and public information: The role of Knowledge for Healthcare, 2014–20191
Trends in health librarianship topics presented at four UK‐based conferences between 2017 and 2022: A thematic analysis1
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Information needs and sources of health professionals in Malawi0
Information seeking behaviour differences indicate which US population groups lack information about human papilloma virus and associated cancer risks0
Introducing a new regular feature: Practice‐Based Studies0
Use of large language models to identify pseudo‐information: Implications for health information0
Critical incident technique helps determine how health library and information services influence clinical decision making and patient care: A literature review0
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
Digital Health Interventions: New opportunities for health science librarians0
Focus groups revealed how community health workers in North Carolina find, verify, and process health information for migrant and seasonal farmworkers0
NHS knowledge and library services in England in the digital age0
An evaluation of the quality of COVID‐19 websites in terms of HON principles and using DISCERN tool0
Issue Information Covers0
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Topics of questions and community interaction in social Q&A during the COVID‐19 pandemic0
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Issue Information0
Expert searchers identified time, team, technology and tension as challenges when carrying out supplementary searches for systematic reviews: A thematic network analysis0
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Unravelling moderated mediating effects of loss aversion, information avoidance and self‐efficacy on cancer fear and cancer screening0
Core collections: Essential titles for health libraries0
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Global trends health science libraries: Part 30
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Refining the online health information searcher typology: Applying the patient health engagement model0
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Understanding how and why users might use NHS repositories: A mixed methods study0
Validation of a generic impact survey for use by health library services indicates the reliability of the questionnaire0
General practitioners' wellbeing during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Novel methods with social media data0
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
Effectiveness of educational interventions for improving healthcare professionals' information literacy: A systematic review0
Health information services of academic medical libraries in China during the pandemic era0
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Use and application of geographical restrictions in systematic reviews with the aim of including studies about Germany: An update of a methodological review0
Updated generic search filters for finding studies of adverse drug effects in Ovid medline and Embase may retrieve up to 90% of relevant studies0
Development and spread of health literacy eLearning: A partnership across Scotland and England0
The effect of COVID‐19 vaccine literacy on attitudes towards COVID‐19 vaccine among university students0
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Evidence surveillance for a living clinical guideline: Case study of the Australian stroke guidelines0
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Roy Tabor 1929–2021: The first NHS Regional Librarian in England0
Analysis of the international classification of occupations for the health informatics and information management workforce0
Effective use of maternal health information among pregnant women in Tanzania towards achievement of sustainable development goals0
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A method for translating search strategies efficiently into HMIC and SPP0
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Global trends health science libraries: Part 20
Government document citations in top nursing journals: A bibliometric analysis0
Medical students and residents appreciate ebooks’ convenience, but prefer the print book reading experience0
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The impact of health information management professionals on patient safety: A systematic review0
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Health literacy: The role of NHS library and knowledge services0
Information technology and changing role models in German libraries: The example of OPEN‐CAM0
The prevalence of low health literacy in undergraduate students in Pakistan0
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
Content analysis of medical college library websites in Pakistan indicates necessary improvements0
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The visual abstract: A social media fad or the future of dissemination0
Retracted publications in autism research are mostly concerned with ethical misconduct0
Information literacy instruction by librarians is integrated into the doctor of pharmacy curriculum in the USA but requires evidence of impact0
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Development of a validated search filter for Ovid Embase for degenerative cervical myelopathy0
Application‐based big data development framework for health sciences libraries0
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Dissertations into Practice: 10 years on, 40 articles later0
An alternative screening approach for Google Search identifies an accurate and manageable number of results for a systematic review (case study)0
Transforming health science libraries around the globe: The impact of technology0
Bridging the health information gap among undergraduate university students: The role of academic libraries0
Technological trends in Swedish medical libraries0
Literature searching methods or guidance and their application to public health topics: A narrative review0
An overview of the capabilities of ChatGPT for medical writing and its implications for academic integrity0
Developing a foundation information and academic skills programme for potential Student Nursing Associates0
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
Gaze movement analysis examined how people view and interact with health information on Facebook pages0
Making the most of public policy in health libraries and information services: Example of the Health and Care Bill 20220
A survey of health information seeking by cancer patients indicates some problems over medical explanations and terminology0
Technology and informatics in Australian health libraries0
Community, risk assessment, prevention and control: Black American college students' information seeking on COVID‐190
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Patient‐centred e‐health supports value cocreation and quality of medical care in Taiwan0
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Using the pet health information behaviour intervention model should make information prescriptions for pet guardians more effective0
Identifying knowledge practices in an infodemic era: Rediscovering the professional identities of LIS professionals in an infodiverse environment0
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
In search of health information…0
Community health information needs assessment in the mid‐south region of the United States indicates new roles for public libraries0
End of an era0
Issue Information0
Policy work as a health librarianship role0
Barriers and facilitators of implementing an information system for health grey literature in Iran: Experts’ views and perspectives0
Methodological and users' surveys on the use of the LILACS database in Cochrane reviews identified desirable improvements to the database0
Perceived and performed electronic health literacy of medical sciences students0
Graduate students in public health predict their actual usage of different library services and resources quite accurately0
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COVID‐19 information seeking needs and behaviour among citizens in Isfahan, Iran: A qualitative study0
How developing a point of need training tool for evidence synthesis can improve librarian support for researchers0
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Using technology to promote the development of health science libraries in China0
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COVID‐19, health librarianship and the wider context0
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Text mining applications to support health library practice: A case study on marijuana legalization Twitter analytics0
Exploring the use and usability of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) ‘Evidence in your inbox’ e‐mail alert service0
NHS librarians collaborate to develop a search bank peer reviewing and sharing COVID‐19 searches: an evaluation0
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Supporting, enabling and empowering0
Engaging with technology: Projects and research initiated by health information professionals0
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
Students' increased time spent on social media, and their level of coronavirus anxiety during the pandemic, predict increased social media addiction0
Health consumers' emotional responses toward asthma videos on YouTube are influenced by time since posting, number of tags, subject of content and the emotional tone0
Exploring the learning preferences of farmworker‐serving community health workers0
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