Island Health Library Services provides access to information resources and services supporting clinicians and staff in providing safe, excellent patient care.
Onsite services are available at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH), Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) and Victoria General Hospital (VGH) for staff, physicians and placement students. Computers and quiet study spaces are available at all sites.
Libraries are staffed Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are accessible 24/7 using an Island Health access card.
Services
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Comprehensive literature searches for Island Health staff and physicians for work-related issues
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Local and online access to journal, book and DVD collections through our online catalogue
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Search databases for full text articles and resources
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Access to full text print and electronic articles
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Sign up for journal table of contents (TOC) alerts
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Online tutorials to improve your research skills
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Inter-library loans of books or articles not available through our collections
Email us at: libraryservices@islandhealth.ca with any resource questions, literature searches, to request book loans, full-text articles, and to sign up for table of content alerts.
Contact us by phone:
Central/North Island (CI/NI):
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Call: NRGH 250-755-7691 ext. 53058 or 53059
South Island (SI):
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Call RJH 250-370-8723 or ext.18723 or 13617
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Call VGH 250-727-4212 ext.15358