Table 1 Examples of key generic resources included in the NLH. Examples of key generic resources (or core content) included in the National Library for Health http://www.library.nhs.uk. Access to all of these information sources in full is now completely free, although some, such as Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin and many of the full-text journals, require a valid Athens account.

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines

http://www.nice.org.uk

NeLH Guidelines Finder

http://www.library.nhs.uk/guidelinesFinder

PRODIGY

http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk

Hitting the Headlines

http://www.library.nhs.uk/rss/newsAndRssArchive.aspx?storyCategory=0

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/cochrane.asp

NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme

http://www.ncchta.org

CRD Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)

http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/darehp.htm

CRD Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Database

http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/htahp.htm

Clinical Evidence

http://www.clinicalevidence.com

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/idtb

Bandolier

http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier

Full-text journals

http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/core_journals.asp