Mercer
University School of Medicine Medical Library |
The Medical Library supports the independent learning
activities of Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) students, faculty and
residents.
The library provides a collection of biomedical books,
journals, databases, Internet resources, university publications and various
special collections. The library also provides models, simulators,
charts, skeletons, bone boxes, radiograph files, plastinated and other
specimens and computer labs. Full borrowing privileges are extended to faculty,
staff, students, and residents of MUSM. Community members may use materials
only while in the library.
The Will C. Sealy History of Medicine
Collection (located in the Sealy Room on the first floor in the Medical
Library) and the Mercer University School of Medicine Archives house historical
and archival materials. The Sealy Library collects and makes available books
and other items which foster a broader understanding of worldwide medical and
scientific history. It includes histories of medical organizations and clinical
disciplines, early medical textbooks, and biographies of individuals who are
significant in the history of medicine. Areas of particular focus include early
Georgia medicine, the medical education of primary care physicians in Georgia,
and the health of Georgia citizens. Staffed by the Medical School Library
reference department, the Will C. Sealy Library provides complete reference
services for historical research, including answering questions and providing
bibliographic searches, citation verifications and interlibrary loans. The
Mercer University School of Medicine Archives collects and makes available
original materials related to the founding and history of the Mercer School of
Medicine. Types of materials collected include yearbooks, bulletins,
correspondence, committee minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs,
videotapes, and oral history recordings. Reference service is available by
appointment with the School of Medicine archivist. Questions? Please contact
Miriam Hudgins at hudgins_mc@mercer.edu or (478)
301-2318.
Mercer Medical Library
is proud to participate in the following professional
organizations:
Email: reference.ill@gain.mercer.edu |
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