Waikato Hospital library

About the library

The National Library and Knowledge Service has a single national library portal for:

online access to databases, journals, and ebooks
professional advice and support for locating information resource
literature searches and assistance with systematic reviews
document request and article interloans service.

The national library portal is available to all Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora employees.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora national library — EBSCO (external link)

Our library, based at Waikato Hospital, offers on-site librarian services to Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora employees, and other health professionals working in our wider community.

Services available

For Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora employees

The library offers study space with computers and a printer/scanner/photocopier, and meeting rooms.

Librarians are available onsite to assist with advice, assistance, demonstrations, workshops and tutoring.

Library newsletter

2025

March [PDF, 1.6 MB]

Access to e-resources

Access database, journals and ebooks using a link to the national library portal on the library hub on the intranet.

The library hub also provides access to locally provided e-resources and information about library services.

Catalogue

View the library catalogue to find books:

Health NZ Waikato Library (external link)

Login to renew your loans, reserve and request books.

If you are not registered:

Register for library membership of Health NZ Waikato Library (external link)

Lippincott Procedures and online resources

Access to Lippincott Procedures and online resources is through Ko Awatea LEARN.

Create an account — Ko Awatea LEARN (external link)

For other professionals working in Waikato

Visit the Library at the Waikato Hospital to borrow books and journals plus to access online resources, including databases, journals and ebooks using the library computers.