Library resources provider EBSCO has announced that it has been selected as dual supplier of print and electronic serials subscriptions, packages and databases for CHILL, the Consortium of Independent Health Information Libraries in London (an association of forty-three libraries in the greater London area, specialising in information on health and medicine). The two-year renewable contract is under a framework agreement between CHILL and EBSCO, initiated through a competitive tendering process.
EBSCO's medical offering available through CHILL includes print and e-journals, access to full-text journals through EBSCOhost databases such as MEDLINE and CINAHL plus medical e-book collections and evidence-based, point-of-care reference tools such as DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Rehabilitation Reference Center and PEMSoft.
The Consortium of Independent Health Libraries in London aims to provide institutional members with opportunities to improve their services through mutual communication, co-operation and support. Their main objective is to improve the availability of and access to information resources for the benefit of members and their users.
