This editorial explains the history of the Health Information and Libraries Journal from 1984 to 2025. Since its first issue, the Health Information and Libraries Journal has published over 1400 manuscripts, from reviews and original articles to editorials, brief communications, regular features, and obituaries of key members of the health library sector with links to the journal. The contributions of its four Editor-in-Chiefs are celebrated: Shane Godbolt (1984-1994), Judy Palmer (1999-2002), Graham Walton (2003-2008), and Maria J. Grant (2009-2025).

Artificial intelligence (AI) provides new challenges for knowledge and library professionals (KLPs) working in healthcare. In NHS England, KLPs created the AI Literacy Group, part of the NHS England Workforce, Transformation and Education (NHSE W,T&E) Current & Emerging Technology Community of Practice (CET CoP). The aim of the group was to develop their understanding of the changing landscape and understand how AI could be used in healthcare organisations and knowledge and library services (KLS). The group developed a series of presentations that KLPs could use to develop their own understanding of AI and which could be adapted for use in their local organisations. Case studies from KLPs working in two NHS organisations discuss the use of the presentations to train clinical and non-clinical staff, and consider their impact and next steps. Through collaboration, the group was able to learn together, develop a shared understanding of AI and create training resources to benefit the KLP community. The group has evolved to consider new areas of learning relating to the adoption of AI and to review the content of the presentations to ensure that they are up to date and relevant in this ever-changing landscape.

Managing and applying evidence from research and learning from experience to better effect are part of the solution to the challenges faced by healthcare systems. Health library and information professionals often struggle to convey what is meant by 'knowledge mobilisation'. This editorial examines definitions of 'knowledge' and 'knowledge mobilisation' in the context of information overload. Drawing on prior experience and existing Knowledge Management models and related frameworks, it offers a synthesis of these to identify key dimensions of knowledge mobilisation in the practice of information professionals, and examines the information functions required to mobilise knowledge. Aiming to support more effective communication, 'knowledge mobilisation' is expressed using three approaches: a mnemonic, a diagram and a table. The ambition is to stimulate dialogue and build consensus, potentially by conducting a modified e-Delphi study, in order to assist health librarians and knowledge managers to better position themselves to engage in knowledge mobilisation.

Technological advancements and emergence of 5G technology have significantly improved health library services. Although Wi-Fi offers many benefits in establishing smart libraries, the enhanced connectivity among a large number of devices reduces latency between input and output, and robust security demonstrates the enhanced potential for 5G technology in health libraries. In this paper, we highlight five dimensions to support health libraries in the development and evaluation of 5G technologies in facilitating remote health library and information services. The five dimensions are: technological infrastructure, technology integration into health libraries, remote health information services, user readiness, and external support.

Health promotion libraries provide borrowable resources to support a wide range of health topics; resources are designed to be accessible and improve the impact of key health messages. Reminiscence resources aim to facilitate engagement and socialisation for people who find accessing long-term memory challenging. This article provides an overview of the reminiscence service provided by the Library Service at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. It will consider the rationale for providing this service, how resources are selected in collaboration with customers and how they are promoted through various approaches to library training. The library offers training to healthcare professionals and other customers caring for people with dementia; training demonstrates different ways in which reminiscence resources can be used. An impact case study completed by a customer following the use of a bespoke reminiscence memory box indicates that caregivers find the resources helpful in supporting people with dementia. This is particularly beneficial when carers have received training from librarians in using the resources. Tailored resources can be especially effective, as compared to generic or off-the-shelf items. Customer collaboration with librarians to inform and support collection development should be encouraged to ensure that resources reflect the needs of users.

Adopting a collaborative partnership approach to designing and delivering E-Learning programmes is an effective way to enhance the delivery of information skills training for end users. The experiences of the national NHS England Knowledge and Library Services Team working collaboratively in partnership to develop three E-Learning programmes are described. These cover skills development for the health care workforce in the areas of literature searching, critical appraisal and knowledge mobilisation. Working with subject matter experts, partners based in knowledge and library service teams, learning technologists and specialist media training design teams has led to improvements in E-Learning planning, design and delivery. As an enhancement to more traditional face-to-face information training sessions, the E-Learning modules have been launched a total of 24,029 times between April 2023 and July 2024.

NHS knowledge and library specialists support researchers and undertake research. The aim of this pilot programme, delivered as part of the Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy offer, was to equip learners from the health and social care library and knowledge sector in England with: the knowledge, skills and confidence to undertake research which adds to the evidence base for the profession; and/or equips them to contribute as a member of a healthcare research team.

This article is part of a research project aimed at leveraging environmental health literacy (EHL) to enhance public health in developing countries. EHL is an emerging concept that integrates elements from information literacy, health literacy, and environmental literacy. It equips individuals with a wide range of skills and competencies to evaluate and understand the relationship between their environment and their health, enabling them to make informed decisions. Based on a proposed four-dimensional conceptual framework-comprising accessing, understanding, appraising, and applying information-a tool called EHL-Q25 was developed for assessing EHL. This article focuses on how the proposed framework and the validated EHL-Q25 tool can be utilized to inform the provision of services and practices in health sciences libraries.