• Physical Plant 14,000 sq. ft.
• Open 59 hours per week

Collection Size and Location

Collection Size

• 1,600 active journal subscriptions
• 99.7% of journal titles electronically available eJournals page
• 35,000 bound journal volumes
• 15,000 books
• 2000 eBooks and Databases
• MAGIC, the online catalog

Journal collection

Shelved alphabetically by title in 2 locations
• Current Display Journals - Current issue of print journals - 1st floor
• Print Journals - Back issues - 2nd & 3rd floors
• Online Journals - eJournals web page

Book collection

Cataloged by National Library of Medicine classification and indexed by MESH subject headings
• Circulating Books - May be checked out - Ground level
• Community Language Collection - Medical dictionaries and texts in many languages; books and videos to support learning and teaching English and getting U.S. citizenship - Ground level
• Consumer Health Books - Health books for patients and families - Ground level
• Reserve Books - Core textbooks and Historical Reserve - 1st floor at the Front Desk

Library Use

• 310 questions/week asked at the Library Front Desk
• 301 questions/week asked at Research and Reference
• 1,048 people/week come into the Library
• 88,323 views/week on Library webpages

Main Reason for coming to the Library

• 32% Use Computers
• 17% Use Books
• 19% Use Print Journals
• 25% Quiet Space
• 6% Other

This page maintained by Carolyn Paul
Last updated 4/26/13