Services for Health Practitioners in Newfoundland and Labrador

Many of you will already have access to our services via the Newfoundland and Labarador Health Knowledge Information Network(NLHKIN). Check to see whether your organization is a corporate member, or consider a personal membership.

Borrowing (777-6671)

Individuals may borrow materials in person by obtaining a Health Sciences Guest Borrower's Card. This card is free of charge UNLESS you require borrowing privileges for the rest of the University Libraries System. You must update your Library Card periodically at the Circulation Desk. Further information on policies and procedures are available on the handout "Information for Guest Borrowers".

Generally, books and cd-roms are 2 week loan, periodicals older than 4 years are 3-day loan, and audio-visuals are 1 week. Items, except periodicals, can be renewed, provided that there is NO HOLD OR RECALL on it.

Computers

There are a number of workstations within the library that provide access to all of our electronic journals, other resources and the Internet. For more information, see About the Library.

The Library's e-journals are generally not available from outside the Library nor off campus, unless you are also a member of the University. However, you can connect to key health databases, eletronic journals and electronic textbooks through our NLHKIN service.

Document Delivery Service (777-6628)

To obtain material from the Health Sciences Library:

Individuals are expected to submit document delivery requests via their hospital or regional health library if they have one. If there isn't one, requests to obtain photocopies or borrow material may be submitted directly to our Document Delivery section. The library reserves the right to limit the number of requests to 5 per day per requester.

Photocopies - The charge is $2.50 per item. Articles longer than 30 pages may be subject to an additional $2.50 fee.
Book loans - There is no charge. The loan period for books is 2 weeks from receipt; for audio-visuals 1 week from receipt. Normally requests are processed within 2 working days, and then sent out by mail or shuttle service where available. Individuals located in St. John's, who don't have a hospital library, should borrow material in person using their own library card.
Urgent service is available at a fee of $10.00 per item, plus copy and delivery fees. Urgent requests will be processed by the next working day or sooner, depending on the level of urgency. Urgent requests should be marked URGENT, submitted by fax or Ariel, and phone contact should be made with Document Delivery to alert us to the request and to the level of urgency.

For material NOT held by the Health Sciences Library:

This service is for use by practitioners who do NOT have a library service through their own organization. Requests for books or photocopies may be submitted directly to our Document Delivery section. The library reserves the right to limit the number of requests to 5 per day per requester.

Photocopies - Most photocopy requests can be obtained by the Health Sciences Library within 5 working days, and then will be sent out by mail or shuttle service where available. The fee for a photocopy is $2.50 per article.
Book loans - Books are NOT loaned outside the St. John's area and must be picked up in person at the Health Sciences Library. Most book loans take a MINIMUM of 3 weeks to fill. They are subject to any restrictions imposed by the owning library. Normally there is no fee for book loans.

If you use PubMed, see also Loansome Doc Service

Information (777-6672)

Contact the Information Desk in person, by telephone, fax, email or the Ask a Librarian form. We also provide a Computerized Literature Search Service.

Instruction (777-6672)

Professional librarians provide instruction and training in the use of library databases and research tools. Instruction is available for individuals or groups, and can be tailored to specific subjects, needs or times. For more information, see Information Literacy Instruction.

Photocopying and Printing (777-6671)

Photocopiers are located across from the Circulation Desk. The main printers for the public computers, scanner, and microform reader are located in the photocopy room. The cost for a print/photocopy is $0.05 per impression. All machines accept the MUN Campus Card. This card can be purchased for $2.00, and money added to it, from the "Card Manager" unit located near the Information Desk. The unit can issue receipts. To obtain small print jobs without using a MUN Campus Card, cash payment is possible by arrangement at the Circulation Desk and at a cost of $0.10 per impression. Colour printing is $0.20 per impression and also by arrangement at the Circulation Desk.


	Health Sciences Library Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL Canada A1B 3V6 Phone: Contact Us Fax: 709-777-6866

May 11, 2012
Linda Barnett