| Library
Services
 Books
The Altschul Medical Library has over 4000 monograph titles
arranged on the shelves according to the National Library
of Medicine Classification system. Books may be searched
in the card catalog by author, title or subject. The subject
authority is the National Library of Medicine’s list
of “Medical Subject Headings.” The collection
is divided into a Circulating Section where materials are
loaned for two weeks, and a Reserve Section where materials
may only be borrowed overnight.
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 Journals
The Library subscribes to over 300 journal titles. An alphabetical
printed list gives information that includes holdings, location,
and format of the journal. Back issues of journals are available
on microfilm, in bound volumes, or online.
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Inter-library Loan
Inter-library loans for journal articles or monographs will
be performed on a per-cost basis. Request forms are available
from the staff, and assistance will be given to properly complete
the requested information. Please allow for a turnaround time
of one to two weeks.
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Photocopiers
Photocopiers are available for use of Library patrons. There
is a charge of 25 cents per page for students, medical center
staff, and visitors
Audio-visual
Materials
Audio-visual hardware and software is available for use in
the Library and surrounding meeting rooms. The Library loans
Audio-Digest audio cassette programs in four medical specialties,
the CIBA medical illustration 35mm slide sets, the NCME videocassette
series, and specialty board review videocassette programs
from CME Information Services, Inc.
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 Microcomputer
Laboratory
A microcomputer laboratory with six Windows PCs is available
for patron use. General word-processing and database software
is loaded onto the hard drive, along with computer-aided instruction
programs for clinical studies. Patrons with access privileges
may search the Internet/WWW. .
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Electronic
Resources & Databases
 The
Medical Library provides access through EBSCOhost,
to a suite of web-based databases including the National Library
of Medicine MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied
Health Literature (CINAHL), Health Business Fulltext Elite,
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Cochrane Controlled
Trials Register, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, Health
Source.
UpToDate is an electronic resource
which includes more than 6000 full-text, peer-reviewed articles
on an extensive range of clinical topics. “UpToDate
is the practical resource that puts detailed, authoritative
clinical answers at your fingertips. …from a simple
confirmation of your diagnosis to recommended courses of
therapy.”
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