United Kingdom
British Homeopathic Association
Address: 29 Park Street West, Luton LU1 3BE, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (870) 444 3955
Fax: +44 (870) 444 3960
Email: info@britishhomeopathic.org
Web site: http://www.britishhomeopathic.org
Contact person:
Funded by: Charity funds
Target group: Homeopathic physicians & students, laymen
Access library: Friends of the British Homeopathic Association
Access fees: 5 GBP/day or 15 GBP/year for UK residents and 20 GBP/year overseas residents
Borrowing: Yes
Access database: Not possible
Profile: Books from last century & contemporary volumes.
Old & new journals.
Mostly English, also French
No. books: 1,300
No. hom. books: Almost 1,300
No. hom. reports: None
No. vol. hom. per.: 350 to 400 (not catalogued)
Database name: Smart
Database content: Database records are very primitive at present, showing author, book titles & journal titles. Not yet quite complete
Database records:
Search options: Author, title (in a few months).
Indexing system: None at present
Last update info: 04/2003
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British Homoeopathic Library (Glasgow)
Address: Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OXQ, Scotland, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (141) 211 1617
Email: britishhomeopathiclibrary@googlemail.com
Web site: http://hominform.soutron.com. Free searching of Hom-Inform database of indexed literature references
Contact person: Isabella Leese
Funded by: Scottish Homoeopathic Research and Education Trust (charity)
Target group: Physicians, homeopathic practitioners, vets, dentists, nurses, students, researchers
Access library: Direct and free access via website. Library access: please phone first.
Access fees: Charges apply for mediated searches and document delivery
Borrowing: Yes, by members only
Access database: Free access on Internet via library web site http://www.hom-inform.org
Profile: Homeopathic books (19th-20th C.), almost all in English.
19th C. homeopathic journals published in Britain & modern homeopathic journals published worldwide
No. books: 3,217
No. hom. books: 3,206
No. hom. reports: 35
No. vol. hom. per.: 1,304
Database name: Hom-Inform Database - http://hominform.soutron.com
Database content: Journal article references with some abstracts, book catalogue, key words. References to library holdings.
Database records: 26,605
Search options: Author, title, key words, journal title, any word, book classification
Indexing system: Commercially available thesaurus (AMED), extra controlled key terms derived from MESH and ECH Homeopathic Thesaurus
Last update info: 09/2009
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CAMLIS - Complementary and Alternative Medicine Library and Information Service
Address: Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital, 60 Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3HR
Phone: +44 (0)20 7391 8828
Fax: +44 (0)845 833 4550
Email: webenq@camlis.eu
Web site: www.cam.nhs.uk
Contact person: Suzanne McKeon, Information Centre Manager
Funded by: Multiple stakeholders worldwide (see www.cam.nhs.uk/about/camlis-stakeholders/)
Target group: The library covers all CAM disciplines, and aims to stock material at all levels, from patient information to educational materials, to research
Access library: Open to the public.
Access fees: None
Borrowing: Borrowing and remote access to e-resources for members of stakeholder organisations.
Access database: www.cam.nhs.uk
Profile: Comprehensive library and information service that aims to deliver a similar service to the libraries of royal colleges. Extensive electronic holdings make the collection worthwhile for remote users.
No. books: 3,800
No. hom. books: 1,400
No. hom. reports:
No. vol. hom. periodicals: The library has back files of around 200 periodicals, mostly in Homoeopathy. On-line back files are available for the most popular titles. For holdings see www.cam.nhs.uk/journal-holdings/
Database name: CAMCAT
Database content: Library catalogue. The website also has a news CAM news service.
Database records: 3,800
Search options: author, title, keyword, subject, ISBN, publisher, publisher location, year, language
Indexing system: MeSH; conversion to an integrated index from MeSH, AMED and ECH homeopathic thesaurus planned for 2010
Last update info: 02/2010
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Francis Treuherz (private library)
Address: 2 Exeter Road (side entrance), UK-London NW2 4SP
Phone: +44 (20) 8450 6564
Fax: +44 (20) 8450 6564
Email: fran@gn.apc.org
Web site: http://www.homeopathyhelpline.com
Contact person: Francis Treuherz (MA, RSHom, FSHom)
Funded by: Private
Target group: Homeopaths, students
Access library: Homeopaths, researchers, students
Access fees: Donation
Borrowing: No
Access database: Indirectly via librarian
Profile: Homeopathic books, philosophy, history, Materia Medica, repertories, organons, domestic and popular works, journals, cases, cards, portraits, ephemera. Many 19th C volumes. English, French and German
No. books: 8,000
No. hom. books: 8,000
No. hom. reports: Included in above
No. vol. hom. per.: Included in above
Database name: None
Database content:
Database records: 8,000
Search options: Catalogue of all books
Indexing system: FileMaker Pro
Last update info: 04/2003
