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HOURS & SERVICES
telephone:(425) 688-5137 fax:(425) 688-5638
Staff
Kenneth H. Willer, MLS -- Medical Librarian
ken.willer@ohmc.org
Carmen E. Townsend -- Library Specialist
carmen.townsend@ohmc.org
Hours & After Hours Usage
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
After Hours: Access to the library for work-related purposes is available during the evenings and on weekends by
contacting SECURITY (x5955), or you may leave messages on our voice mail. Physician after hours access is also
available by contacting SECURITY.
PRIVACY
The Overlake Hospital Medical Center and the Virtual Medical Library
staff are committed to maintaining a web site that protects the individual’s right to privacy. We do not require
personal information from our visitors, nor do we collect any personally identifying information (name, email address,
Social Security number, or other unique identifier) unless you knowingly provide it. Likewise, we do not give, sell, or transfer any personal
information to a third
party except as might be required by law.
ADVERTISING AND
FINANCIAL POLICY
Advertising is not
a source of revenue for this web site. Medical sites that we link to
may have clearly marked advertising and to that end, we are not
opposed to it as their source of funding.
As a direct part of Overlake Hospital Medical Center, our sole financial support is from the hospital.
Information presented does
not necessarily represent or imply approval or recommendation by
Overlake Hospital Medical Center and the administrator of these web
site pages.
SERVICES
Information Requests
Library staff is available to respond to most information needs
you may have. Simply filling out our Information Request Form with your specific requirements will begin the process. All
information included in your request remains confidential, private and is never shared in accordance with HIPAA
regulations.
Literature Searching
The Library Staff will run literature searches on patient care, research, education and management issues on a
same day basis at no charge to the patron. We also have excellent networked bibliographic searching systems (Ovid, MDConsult [contact library staff for information
regarding off-site access],
and PubMed).
Our subscription to Ovid
provides access to Medline and other health-related databases. With some simple instructions,
you too can create as simple or complex a topical search as fits your needs.
MDConsult provides a common search interface to 45 full text clinical journals including Year Books and Clinics
of North America series, over 51 medical textbooks,
practice
guidelines, drug information,
continuing
medical education, and patient education handouts. Provides references to other journal articles. A one-time
registration is required to establish your login and password; this
personalized login and password is to be used for subsequent access. Contact library staff for registration requirements.
We have created a MEDLINE FactSheet providing
an overview of the National Library of Medicine's MEDlars onLINE database, now known as PubMed,
with links to specific search aids within the database.
For your convenience there are two public access workstations available
in the library for literature searching. Personalized instruction is available by contacting Library Staff.
Electronic Library
There are a growing number of networked resources available through the library. Currently we have ACPMedicine, and Harrison's Online.
ACPMedicine
covers
all 15 subspecialties of internal medicine serves as a comprehensive resource for guidance on clinical decision-making.
Harrison's Online
is the web version of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, one of the world’s leading textbooks of medicine.
These can be used to give yourself a quick refresher on virtually any medical condition or act as a trustworthy
clinical reference.
There is also a list of Online Textbooks that will
take you directly to free accessible textbooks on the Internet. Some of these books may be duplicated on some of
our other library pages with some password protected.
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Interlibrary Loan
Materials not available from our in-house collections can be borrowed from various local, regional, and national
sources. Items are normally obtained via US mail and take from 3-7 working days. Items that are needed on an urgent
patient care basis can be obtained via fax within a matter of hours.
You can request articles from us on the World Wide Web if you use PubMed,
the National Library of Medicine's free web-based MEDLINE (1966-) biomedical literature database, and Loansome
Doc, an article ordering service. For more information and
directions on how to set up your free account, visit our Lonesome Doc Information
page.
Search the National
Library of Medicine's LOCATORplus for books, journals, and
audiovisuals in the NLM collections. It can also be accessed to search for materials at other medical libraries
throughout the United States that fall into one of four categories of libraries; National Libraries, Federal Libraries,
Medical Research Libraries by State, and Consumer Health Libraries.
Consumer Health
There are Consumer Health &
Education links to information for use by patients, family
members and Overlake affiliates. This collection of links can be found in the index of the Virtual Medical Library web site. It includes newsletters and magazines, pamphlets, and organizations all organized
by health topic with links under each. Begin your search of up-to-date quality health care information by topic
or category complete with links to consumer health information with the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus.
World Wide Web Access
Affiliated users can begin to explore the Web on public workstations in the Medical Library. Drop-ins are welcome
on a space available basis or contact any library staff member to arrange for training.
Multimedia Programs
Various office automation software packages (Word, Access, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.) are available on the two microcomputers
located in the Library. Computer-assisted instruction programs and various CD-ROM applications are also available.
Check with library staff for availability.
Photocopying Services
A photocopy machine is available in the library for copying of LIBRARY MATERIALS at no charge. To allow for convenient
service without overuse of library resoures the following guidelines apply:
*Photocopy restrictions are specified in the Title 17 Copyright Compliance Law (effective January 1976). The library
staff will be happy to advise patrons of these limitations.
*The library staff has first priority.
Employees who work within the medical center can do their own photocopying. Staff will gladly help users find the
materials and show them how to use the copy machine.The library staff will photocopy up to five articles per journal
issue for admitting physicians and affiliated users who work offsite. This applies to table of contents, a computer
search printout, or from bibliographies. This will be done as time permits, with patient care items having the
highest priority. All users are encouraged to do their own photocopying whenever possible.
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COLLECTION AND CIRCULATION POLICIES
Library Collection
The library contains a selective, current collection of many of the most frequently used books and journals in
clinical medicine. We have approximately 200 current journal subscriptions, with most being held for the past 5
- 10 years (many of those with online links to their web site) available for access simply by clicking on our
Journal Holdings List. Please consult the list of Journals
Currently Held/Received, available in the library, for specific
holdings information. ProQuest
Direct available through the Internet (look for the icon
on library computers or contact library staff for login instructions) is all about searching for articles originally
published in magazines, newspapers and journals. Many articles may be available in full-text with graphics. Look
for the OHMC logo when perusing the results
of your PubMed search. This will
linkout to the full-text journal publisher provider we have a subscription to. Access to both the Journal Holdings List
and ProQuest
Direct may be limited to those with access to Overlake Hospital
Medical Center's network validated by our IP address. If there are questions, please contact library staff. Online Textbooks are also available directly at your desktop. In addition, full text journals
and textbooks are also available through our subscriptions to both Ovid,
and MDConsult.
Materials are available in both print and non-print formats for check-out or use in the library.
Circulation
Our check out policy is as follows:
*Books and audiovisual materials may be checked out for two weeks
*Reference books and journals DO NOT CIRCULATE
Borrowed materials may be renewed, unless another patron has requested the item. Please try to return the material
by the due date. Notices will be sent for overdue items, followed by a bill for the cost of replacement if the
item is not returned.
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you don't have the Adobe Acrobat Reader click on the icon to download it from Adobe Systems to view PDF files.
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May 16, 2008
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