Area Physicians
The library provides a wide variety of services to practicing
area physicians and health care professionals.
Circulating Materials
Circulating materials may be borrowed for a 14-day period. Non-circulating
materials may be available as needed for special situations (slides,
presentations, etc.). Additional information is found in the Circulation
Policy.
Copying (Fees Applicable)
Three self service photocopiers are located in the library. Cost
for copies is ten cents per page.
Document Delivery (Fees Applicable)
Various methods of document
delivery can be supported through the library, depending on
the users' needs. Searches and documents are regularly faxed or
sent by e-mail.
Interlibrary Loan (Fees Applicable)
Preston Medical Library is a member of the
National Network of Libraries of Medicine and is accorded the
full benefits of network membership. Through this network, DOCLINE
(a national document requesting and referral network) is used
to provide quick access to journals and books not owned by the library.
The library also has a group access subscription to the OCLC database,
also a nationwide document requesting and referral network. An Interlibrary
Loan service called ARIEL is available to speed receipt of information.
Articles are scanned and sent via the Internet. more»
Librarian-Mediated Database Searches
The professional library staff is trained in searching the National
Library of Medicine's MEDLARS databases, the National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at NLM's PubMed
and UTK databases
. You can call the library to request a search or use the online
literature search request form . There
is no charge for this service. more»
Information Search and Ready Reference
The staff will help find answers to specific questions that cannot
be answered by database searches. Ready reference questions answered
for everyone. Reference questions may be posed using our convenient
Ask
a Librarian service or the online literature search
request form .
Loansome Doc Information
LOANSOME
DOC is an electronic link between the health care professional
and the librarian. You can request articles from Preston Medical
Library, a designated LOANSOME DOC library, via your search of PubMed
. more»
Training Classes
Training classes are now being offered on a variety of topics
including PubMed, Electronic Databases, and Internet Basics. Please
check with the library staff for a current
schedule of classes.
October 20, 2006
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