Health Sciences Library
The Health Sciences Library offers a variety of print and electronic
resources which support both the problem-based curriculum and faculty research
and development. The collection includes print and electronic books and print
and electronic journals.
Electronic
Resources
Databases:
The Library provides access to
specialized electronic
resources such as MD Consult, Cochrane Library,
DynaMed, ISI Web of Science, Essential Evidence Plus, GALILEO, and RefWorks.
Journals: The Library makes several thousand journals available
electronically which may be accessed via our
A-to-Z e-Journal List. In MUSM buildings, no login is required.
For off-campus access, MUSM students should
use their email username (e.g. smith_ab) and password. When searching
PubMed/MEDLINE for journal articles, be sure to use the MUSM PubMed link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?dr=abstract&holding=musmlib
to enable you to access full-text MUSM journals directly from PubMed. Off
campus, use
http://medlib-proxy.mercer.edu/login?url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?dr=abstract&holding=musmlib
Textbooks: Over 200 textbooks in various
specialties (including many student primary references) are available online at
http://med.mercer.edu.medlib-proxy.mercer.edu/lib/cgi-bin/ebooks.php
PDA
and Mobile Resources
A listing of resources for PDA or Mobile
Phone either just for Mercer University School of Medicine faculty,
students and staff, or for free.
COPY/PRINT
ALLOTMENTS
Black &
white copies cost 10 cents/page; black & white prints cost 10
cents/page and color prints cost 25 cents/page. The Medical School
will provide each freshman and sophomore medical student an allotment of
$100.00 for July-December 2011. This will be credited to the students'
Mercer ID Bear card account to be used for copying or printing. When a zero
balance is reached, an extra $50.00 will be added to the students' account.
Unused credit will be voided on July 31 each year.
Junior and senior medical students will be allotted
$10.00 for copying/printing for July-December 2011. As with freshmen and
sophomores, this will be credited to the students' Mercer ID Bear Card. Unused
credit will be voided on July 31 each year.
NOTICE: If students do not have a Mercer ID card, they cannot
receive their allotment. If a student does not have a Mercer ID Bear Card, they
must obtain one at Auxiliary Services. In order add value to their Mercer ID
Bear Card, students can do so by going to
http://www.bearcardoffice.com.
Interlibrary
Loan (ILL)
Need a book or an
article that we don't have? Click
here to order it.
Or, just FAX your list to us at 912-350-8685 indicating which article(s) or
book(s) you want. Remember to include your contact info and desired delivery
route.
Materials on Reserve
Reserve materials are
available in the library. Tjhey include all of the Reference and Reserve Books
found in the Phase Study Guides. They check out for 4
hours.
Library
Instruction
We offer one on one or
group classes for faculty, staff, and students on a variety of topics,
including PubMed/MEDLINE, Locating Fulltext E-journals and Textbooks, GALILEO,
RefWorks and more. We are happy to make a “house call” to your office
to provide individualized assistance. Contact us at 912.350.8345 or email
library@memorialhealth.com.
Recommending
Items for Purchase
Would you like the
Library to acquire a book, journal or other item? Use the Suggestion for Purchase Form to submit
your requests to us.
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