Librarian Liaison


Meetings may be scheduled with reference librarians to discuss all available services within the library and throughout the OhioLINK and Interlibrary lending communities. Arrangements can be made by calling 330-325-6599.

 

Library Privileges

All library services are available to faculty. A current NEOUCOM ID or an affiliated hospital ID and a driver's license are required to register for circulation and remote access privileges.
 

Read Distance Education Center (RDEC)

The RDEC is available for NEOUCOM academic functions. This center offers Internet access, video conference capabilities, and an array of technology with a 20-computer station environment. For additional  information regarding the capabilities of the room please contact Rey Notareschi at 330-325-6796.

Computer Classroom

The library classroom for computer and Internet-based instruction may be reserved for class use during scheduled library hours. With resources including 10 workstations, an instructor's station, an LCD projector, a whiteboard, and a networked laser printer, this facility can accommodate up to 20 students (doubling up on computers). To avoid schedule conflicts, reservations for the classroom should be made as early as possible with several week's notification for specialized needs (such as loading software or requiring staff assistance. On-campus users can schedule the room by subscribing to the "Room Computer Lab" calendar in Outlook and requesting a reservation via the campus groups room scheduler.  Off-campus users please contact Denise Cardon at 330-325-6600.
 
Within the public service area of the library are 20 Internet accessible computers for general NEOUCOM community use. Besides offering an array of Microsoft software, additional health science related material is available on these computers.

Electronic Information Access

All faculty are eligible to receive computer accounts in support of electronic mail and Internet access. In addition, access is provided to a wide array of electronic systems. NEOLINK (the library's catalog) contains information about locally accessible books, journals, electronic full-text journals, audiovisual materials, and bibliographic database collections. OhioLINK, the shared catalog of 80 academic institutions in the state of Ohio, provides access to state academic collections. These collections total more than eight million unique records. Many resources are available electronically for immediate access.
 
In association with OhioLINK, the library provides access to over 80 full-text and citation databases (Biological Abstracts, CancerLit, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, OVID, Science Citation Index, etc.) and over 5,000 full-text electronic journals (journals from Elsevier, Academic Press, Springer-Verlag,...) Additional OhioLINK information can be found at http://www.ohiolink.edu.

Photocopying & Printing

Self-service photocopiers and printers are availabe at the library during all scheduled hours. Charges for photocopying and printing are the same:  Printing/Copying -- black & white .05 per page; color .12 per page.  Photocopy cards obtained at other institutions will not work at NEOUCOM.

Interlibrary Loan

If an item is unavailable from the library, client initiated borrowing is available through OhioLINK. Registered users may request an item located at another OhioLINK academic institution (including affiliated hospital libraries) and have it delivered to a location of choice within 3-5 business days.
 
Articles should be requested through your local hospital library. You may use the online request form. The libraries observe all copyright laws and restrictions when filling loan requests.

Loansome Doc
Loansome Doc is another service offered through the library's interlibrary loan department. This service can provide electronic document delivery to your desktop for articles not available through our local catalog or the OhioLINK catalog.
 

Collection Development

Over 1,000 new titles are purchased by the library each year; many of these purchases are faculty initiated. If the llibrary's collection does not currently contain sufficient items in support of curricular and research interests, please contact Lisa Plymale, Head Technical Services Librarian 330-325-6621 or email at lma@neoucom.edu.
 

Medical Informatics

Librarians teach a variety of workshops such as searching MEDLINE and other health sciences databases and assessing the quality of information found on the Internet. Faculty may request specialized instruction tailored for the individual, the department, and the student. In addition, guide to research database searching are available on the library's web site.
 

Archives and Records Retention

The Library is not responsible for maintaining the NEOUCOM archives and office/departmental retention documents. Each office/department is responsible for maintaining its own documents. NEOUCOM's records retention web site is located at /audience/about/medadmin/GeneralCounsel/RecordsRetention

 

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