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Medical Library

Medical Library: 301-754-7245
Fax: 301-754-7247
Email: phyilc@holycrosshealth.org

The Medical Library at Holy Cross Hospital offers information resources to facilitate educational and patient care needs. Members of the hospital’s medical and dental staff as well as participants in affiliated education programs are welcome to access the library’s collection of more than 1,000 textbooks in medicine, nursing, clinical sciences and health care administration. The library’s collection also includes a wide variety of print and electronic medical journal subscriptions. In addition, CME videotapes of weekly Grand Rounds may be checked out for individual viewing.

The Medical Library at Holy Cross Hospital offers access to these resources:

• Journals are shelved alphabetically by titles and are arranged chronologically by volume and date. A journal catalog lists titles owned in print and online, with years owned.
• Textbooks are shelved by subject in National Library of Medicine call number order.

Hours of Operation
The Medical Library is open on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 pm. After-hours access is only available to:

• Medical and dental staff, who may use their badge for access
• The participants in the George Washington University/Holy Cross Hospital Medical Education Program, who may contact security at x7070 for access
• Hospital staff, who may contact the administrative coordinator on duty for access.

Reference/Information Services
Reference service is provided by a librarian on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff is available to assist library patrons in answering their information questions and locating factual and bibliographic information. Library user education programs, orientations and tours are provided.

Interlibrary Loans
Interlibrary loan service offers access to journal articles unavailable in the Holy Cross Hospital Medical Library via the National Library of Medicine’s Regional Medical Library Program. The average time for obtaining articles this way averages from one to two weeks.

Photocopy Facility
A photocopier is maintained for self-service copying. Photocopying of library-related materials may be made at no charge. Copyright restrictions apply to all materials.

Computer Services
Computer reference stations are located in the reference area. The library:

• Provides direct online access via the Internet to selected sites that include Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, Evidence-Based Medicine and PubMed databases. Literature searching of databases can be performed by the librarian or by the library patron at no cost to the library patron. Scheduled end user search training and support is offered to library patrons.
• Participants in the George Washington University/Holy Cross Hospital Medical Education Program, faculty and others in affiliated education or training programs may access educational resources available through their respective institutions through our computer workstations. Logins and passwords may be needed to access these systems.

For more information, contact Cynthia Phyillaier at 301.754.7245 (phone), 301.754.7247 (fax) or phyilc@holycrosshealth.org.

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