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Record #: HAM5748 Last Modified: 15 Nov 2011 Last Full Update: 13 Apr 2011
Location, Telephone & Internet
Located In CommunityHamilton (City of)
Site LocationOn the internet
Office Phone* Child Care Information Hamilton 905-528-0591 
* Dundas 905-627-5461 
* Flamborough 905-689-7880 
* Hamilton 905-528-0104
E-Mailinform@hpl.ca
Websitewww.inform.hamilton.ca
Contact Information
Mailing Addressc/o Community Information Hamilton 
Box 2700 
Hamilton Public Library, 5th Floor 
Hamilton, ON L8N 4E4
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Primary ContactAnita Thomson, Information Services Co-ordinator; Phone: 905-546-3200 ext 4630; Fax: 905-528-7764; Email: athomson@hpl.ca
Alternate ContactLesley Russell, Regional Data & Information Services Co-ordinator; Phone: 905-546-3200 ext 4582; Email: lrussell@hpl.ca
Description & Services
AccessibilityNot Applicable - this is an online resource
DescriptionInform Hamilton is a free online database of human services that is a collaboration among three community information centres in Hamilton: 
 
* Community Information Hamilton 
* Dundas Community Services/Information Dundas 
* Flamborough Information and Community Services 
 
Child Care Information Hamilton is also a partner and data contributor. 
 
The database contains approximately 4,000 information records of community, government, non-profit, voluntary and health sector programs and services and can be searched online: 
 
* by organization 
* by key word 
* by sector or category 
* by location 
 
The Inform Hamilton database includes: 
 
* alphabetical list of organizations 
* comprehensive, up to date information 
* web site and email links 
* Google maps 
* community contacts 
* online updating 
* simple key word searching 
 
The Inform Hamilton database can be customized and adapted to provide specialized views and content to organizations or sectors. This information can then be made available through other websites. Contact Inform Hamilton for information on custom views and data collections. 
 
Inform Hamilton uses software created by the Community Information Online Consortium CIOC. 
HoursAvailable online at all times
Areas ServedNot Limited - online database
FeesNone ; None for public access; Fees for data exports and leases and specialized views and content of the database.
LanguagesEnglish ; French - a selection of records are available in French ; Click here to view the french language database.
Other Details
Alternate NameINH; IH
Established1999
Service Categories
Service CategoriesChild Care Provider Referrals ; Comprehensive Information and Referral ~ Elder Abuse Issues ; Database Development/Maintenance Assistance ; Database Development/Maintenance Assistance ~ Elder Abuse Issues ; Information and Referral Associations ; Internet Information Resources ~ Comprehensive Information and Referral