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The Medical Library supports the goals and vision of the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital by providing excellent customer service and useful resources to meet your information needs. The Medical Library is committed to excellence in providing timely, relevant, accurate and accessible information to the medical and nursing staffs, administrators and managers, other health professional staff, other organization staff, students, patients and their families. The library serves its patrons by planning, developing and administering the library's resources effectively in order to best serve the information and educational needs of its users.
The library is open Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To gain entrance at other times, physicians may use their id badges. If a clinical staff person has an emergency information request outside of these hours, they may gain access to the library by contacting the Security Office.
The library is located on the 2nd floor, near the 2 West Sleep Center. Use the main entrance elevators by the water wall, and, when you come off the elevators on the 2nd floor, you will be facing the Medical Library.
240.826.6101 (p); 240.826.6500 (f) dvmartin@ahm.comThe library is staffed by one full-time professional librarian and two volunteers.
Donald Martin, MSLS, Medical Librarian
The Library is open to all employees of Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. The general public is welcome to use the library's collection when the librarian is present, but only hospital staff may borrow material. In the case of hospital staff wishing to use the library's services for purposes other than direct patient care, i.e. educational purposes, the librarian will exercise his discretion to provide the information. Since priorities are given to patient care requests, it will depend on whether the librarian has sufficient time to process non-patient care requests.
- COLLECTION
The Medical Library provides access to both traditional print resources, as well as an online collection. Traditional print resources include over 1,500 books in the medical, nursing, and allied health fields, as well as reference and consumer health collections, videos, and educational cd-roms. Online resources include access to over 200 online journals, over 150 books & journals, and five databases, which include Medline, Cinahl, and the Cochrane Collection. In addition to these online resources, the Medical Library also provides access to customizable patient handouts, drug guides, current medical news, over 1,000 clinical practice guidelines, and CME. Online resources are available 24/7, however, affiliated physicians and staff must obtain an id and password to access these resources, by contacting the Medical Librarian at 240.826.6101 or dvmartin@ahm.com. These online resources are purchased from Ovid Technologies, Elsevier's MDConsult, and StatRef.
EQUIPMENTYou may use the copier to photocopy patient care related material from library books and journals. There is no charge to make a photocopy. Copyright restrictions apply to all materials. For journals located on microfiche, please see the Librarian.The library currently has four computer terminals. All four can be used for research, email, and the Microsoft Office Suite, but the two on the right are designated for using the educational cd-rom collection. The Library also has a fax machine, located behind the circulation desk, and a Lanier photocopier.
TRAINING
If you are interested in individual or group training on using the Medical Library's print and online resources, including how to navigate Medline, Cinahl, online journal & book collections using Ovid, MDConsult, or StatRef, please contact Donald Martin, Medical Librarian, at 240.826.6101 or dvmartin@ahm.com to set up an appointment. Presentations can be powerpoint and/or hands-on demonstrations.
