The Health Journal Network Ireland (HJNI) is a co-operative document supply scheme allowing libraries to share journal articles under copyright law. The HJNI scheme covers all aspects of health-related journals. Articles are supplied between member libraries by reciprocal agreement.
As of February 2023, administration of HJNI is managed by Health Library Ireland (HLI), the National Health Library service of the Health Service Executive (HSE).
READ MOREThe HJNI website enables member libraries to request articles they do not hold in their own library collections. By providing access to articles from across our members’ holdings we support research, clinical practice and educational activities of healthcare organisations and all healthcare workers.
Membership of HJNI is free during 2023 to Irish Health Libraries.
HJNI is an inter-lending co-operative of Irish Health Libraries established by in 1991. It began with 11 members, growing to 70 members with access to 7400 journal titles by 2008. In 2010 HJNI moved to an online system. The scheme was administered by library staff at the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) until the end of 2022.
In January 2023 HNJI, administration was taken on by the Health Library Ireland (HLI), the national Library service of the Irish Health Service Executive.
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