Library & Information Networks for Knowledge
The WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK) provides comprehensive library and information services on WHO-produced recorded information in print and other media. In addition, library services give access to worldwide health, medical and development information resources to WHO headquarters, regions and country offices, ministries of health and other government offices, health workers in Member States, other UN and international agencies, diplomatic missions, and inter-governmental agencies. The WHO library programmes help regions and developing countries achieve self-sufficiency in providing information services to the health sector.
Library products and services
Reference librarians will provide orientation to the collections and information about how to use the library and its information resources.
The WHO library web site offers world-wide on-line access to WHOLIS the WHO library database which includes more than 70,000 bibliographic records and 30,000 links to full text documents.
WHOLIS is the first point of enquiry to find out about WHO documentation in general or on a particular subject. Workstations in the library give visitors access to the WHO web site, to WHOLIS, and to relevant health-related and development internet resources. Please note that the WHO library does not offer internet facilities for general personal internet access.
All library collections are available for consultation, but books can be borrowed by WHO staff only. Coin operated photocopy machines are available in the library for 10 centimes (CHF) per page. For more details, please look under Access and services.