AWCH Library
The AWCH Library was established in 1975, and contains information for parents and families as well as academic and research literature from national and international resources.
The library is a unique service and is especially useful to those unable to access local or medical libraries.
AWCH Library's unique printed and audio-visual collection covers:
- child and adolescent development
- child health nursing
- play in hospital
- pain management
- non medical aspects of child and adolescent health care
- children and young people with special needs.
The service is free to AWCH Members. Non-members are required to pay printing costs as well as postage and handling fee for library resources photocopied or borrowed.
AWCH Audio Visual List - DVDs and Videos
AWCH Library Brochures at Kids Health - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
AWCH Library Updates - Resources Index
AWCH Book Reviews
Parenting and mental illness: the school years. The SANE bulletin outlines some of the important information regarding parents with a mental illness who have school aged children. More information via AWCH Library http://www.chw.edu.au/parents/journal_articles/view.php?id=11971
On-line Catalogue Search
The AWCH Library Catalogue now available online:
Journal index: http://www.chw.edu.au/parents/journal_articles
Book catalogue: http://library.wsahs.nsw.gov.au
To access the book catalogue, follow these three simple steps:-
- From the search page click on 'Advanced search'
- Select Location 'Children's Hospital at Westmead'
- Select Collection 'AWCH'
For further assistance please send an email to Jillian Rattray, AWCH Librarian at jillian@awch.com.au
Library Hours:
Wednesday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Phone: 02 9817 2439
Email: jillian@awch.com.au
Outside Library hours please contact:
AWCH
Phone: 02 9817 2439
Fax: 02 9879 4346
E-mail: awch@awch.com.au
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