Services for Subscribers
The Preston Medical Library offers annual library subscriptions to individuals at a cost of $100.00. To apply, please complete the Subscriber Registration Form .
Benefits to subscribers include
Ask a Librarian - Email reference service.
Borrowing - Ability to check out up to three items at a time.
Computer Resources - The Preston Medical Library's computer workstations have Internet connections and the capability to access the library's electronic resources. The library also provides wireless access to the Internet using your own PDA or personal computer.
Consumer & Patient Health Information Services
Copy Service - Three self service printer/copiers are located in the library at a cost of five cents per page. Photocopies may be purchased with cash, check or billed to an account.
Information Search and Reference - We can provide answers to specific questions using print and electronic sources. Contact us via phone (305-9525), email or use our literature search request form.
Interlibrary Loan - Journal articles that are not owned or are missing from the Preston Medical Library's collection may be ordered from other libraries. Copies can be delivered via email. Service fees apply including, but not limited to, copyright fees.
Librarian-Mediated Database Searches - The professional library staff is trained in searching the National Library of Medicine's PubMed and other NLM databases. Fees applicable. Request a search
Loansome Doc - First, you need to register for the service. LoansomeDoc is an electronic link between your search results in PubMed and the library. As you search PubMed you can order articles from a designated LOANSOME DOC library (Preston Library). Fees apply to this service.
Monthly Billing
Training Classes - Preston Medical Library offers training classes in a variety of topics. There is no charge to attend.
February 6, 2008
Quick Links
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Preston Medical Library & Learning Resource Center
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
UT Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-9525
Fax: (865) 305-9527
library@utmck.edu