Mercer Medical Library and Learning Resources Center
Faculty Guide to Library/LRC Services, 2008

Welcome to the Medical Library & Peyton T. Anderson Learning Resources Center! 

The Medical Library offers a variety of print, electronic, and audiovisual items which support both the problem-based curriculum and faculty research and development. The collection includes books, audiovisuals, government documents, and print and electronic journals. The Peyton T. Anderson Learning Resources Center (LRC) provides a health sciences model gallery, computer lab with interactive software, meeting rooms and a multi-disciplinary wet lab. In addition to an extensive model collection, the LRC also houses x-rays, microscope slides and plastinated specimens. Library and LRC resources can be located using the MedCat online catalog at http://gainiii.mercer.edu.

Electronic Resources

Databases: The Library provides access to specialized electronic resources such as MD Consult, Cochrane Library, DynaMed, ISI Web of Science, ACP’s PIER, GALILEO, and RefWorks. These are accessible at http://medicine.mercer.edu/Library/eresources.

Journals: The Library makes several thousand journals available electronically which may be accessed via our A-to-Z e-Journal List at http://medicine.mercer.edu/library/ejournals. In MUSM buildings, no login is required.  For off-campus access, MUSM faculty/staff should use their email username (e.g. smith_ab) and password. (MUSM faculty who do not have Mercer email should use their GaIN username and password to login). When searching PubMed/MEDLINE for journal articles, be sure to use the MUSM PubMed link at http://medicine.mercer.edu/library_home to enable you to access full-text MUSM journals directly from PubMed.

Textbooks: Over 100 textbooks in various specialties (including many student primary references) are available online through GaIN at http://gain.mercer.edu (see below).

GaIN (Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information)

The Medical Library serves as the hub for GaIN (Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information), which provides information services and resources to hospitals and healthcare institutions across Georgia. Many of the Library’s electronic resources are accessed through GaIN at http://gain.mercer.edu , which requires an individualized username and password. To receive a username and password, complete the brief application form at http://gainweb.mercer.edu/GaINmembershipapp.pdf, or contact Rita Smith, Outreach and Education Coordinator, at 478-301-2827 or smith_rb@mercer.edu.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Through interlibrary loan, faculty may request books or journal articles not found in the Library’s collection by emailing reference.ill@gain.mercer.edu or submitting an online request at http://medicine.mercer.edu/Library/ill.. Fees for ILL ($3.00 per item) are charged to the appropriate department (with prior approval of the department) OR to the individual faculty member, depending on the policy of the department. Articles may be picked up in the Library or emailed to you. Please allow 3-10 business days for receipt of borrowed materials. Books may take longer, and must be picked up in the Library.

Printing

MUSM faculty may print from Library and LRC computers using generic print cards available at the Library/LRC front desks. Fees are $.10 per page (b/w) or $.25 per page (color) and are charged to the appropriate department (with prior approval of the department) or to the individual faculty member, depending on the policy of the department.

Photocopying/Document Delivery

The Library provides photocopy service for MUSM faculty for articles available in the Library. Larger photocopy requests may take several days to complete. Fees for photocopying ($.10 per page) are charged to the appropriate department (with prior approval of the department) or to the individual faculty member, depending on the policy of the department. Articles may be picked up in the Library or emailed to you.

Placing Materials on Reserve

The Library places materials in various formats on reserve for classes. Faculty members who supply photocopied materials to be placed on temporary reserve are advised that it is their responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder. See http://medicine.mercer.edu/Library/LibraryServices/reserve for reserve policies and procedures or contact Stephen Ellis, Circulation Manager, at 478-301-2541 or ellis_sb@mercer.edu for more information.

Library Instruction

We offer one on one or group classes for faculty, staff, and students on a variety of topics, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Locating Fulltext E-journals and Textbooks, GALILEO, RefWorks and more. We are happy to make a “house call” to your office to provide individualized assistance. Contact Rita Smith, Outreach and Education Coordinator, for more information at 478-301-2827 or smith_rb@mercer.edu.

Recommending Items for Purchase

Would you like the Library to acquire a book, journal or other item? Use the Suggestion for Purchase Form at http://medicine.mercer.edu/files/librarysuggestpurchase.pdf to submit your requests to us.

Your Library Liaison Can Help!

Library liaisons work with designated MUSM departments to facilitate use of the Library and LRC, and increase faculty and student awareness of services and collections. We encourage you to contact the library liaison to your department to learn what services and resources we can offer.

Basic Sciences & Bioethics
Kim Meeks, MLIS, AHIP, Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian, 478-301-2151, meeks_k@mercer.edu

Community Medicine & MPH Program
Rita Smith, MLIS, AHIP, Outreach and Education Coordinator, 478-301-2827, smith_rb@mercer.edu

Clinical Departments & CRNA Program
Roxanne Nelson, RN, MSLIS, AHIP, Asst. Director for Public Services, 478-301-4057, nelson_rm@mercer.edu

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science & MFT Program 
Anna Krampl, MSLS, AHIP, Reference Librarian, 478-301-4144, krampl_a@mercer.edu

Library/LRC Hours*  Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM  Friday  8:00 AM – 6:00 PM  Saturday   10:00 AM – 6:00 PM  Sunday  1:00 PM – 11:00 PM     *Exceptions to normal hours will be posted and emailed.

Contact the Library Phone – 478-301-4056 Fax – 478-301-4051 reference.ill@gain.mercer.edu http://medicine.mercer.edu/library_home

Peyton T. Anderson Learning Resources Center

The Learning Resources Center (LRC) on the second floor is part of the Medical Library. The facility is used for resource sessions, classes, meetings, testing, computer and audiovisual equipment usage, and display/check out of models, x-rays, various medical software and other items. Due to the delicate and expensive nature of LRC resources, food and drink are permitted in the classrooms only. 

Computer Classroom/Lab

Included in the LRC facility is a computer lab containing 16 terminals, one instructor computer and access to a printer. The computer lab is used mainly for formal classes and for computer instruction on electronic resources, database searching, and the Internet. When the lab is not being used for formal instruction, it is open to all MUSM students. Reserved dates/hours will be posted on the lab door.

Room Reservations

MUSM faculty, staff & students may reserve rooms in the Medical Library & LRC for classes, meetings, and other functions. Room use is subject to availability.

To reserve a room in the Medical Library contact the circulation desk at reference.ill@gain.mercer.edu or 478-301-4056.

To reserve a room in the LRC, please call the LRC at 478-301-4149.

Rooms Available for Reservation in the Library

· Conference Room (seats 10-12)

Rooms Available for Reservation in the LRC

· Computer Classroom (16 student PCs + instructor PC, LCD projector)

· LRC 201 (classroom, desktop computer, Internet access & multimedia presentation tools available)

· LRC 202 (classroom, desktop computer, Internet access & multimedia presentation tools available)

· Wet Lab

Recording Resource Sessions

LRC rooms 201 and 202 are equipped with a camera and a DVD recorder. All first and second year resource sessions held in these rooms are recorded. The resource session DVDs are cataloged and placed on four-hour checkout at the LRC desk.

The resource sessions remain in the LRC through the end of the current phase and then go to the BMP Coordinator to be archived.