Medical Library
The Courville Abbott Memorial Library
White Memorial Medical Center provides information resources and services to support the hospital’s medical programs, educational needs, and research activities.
Hours
| Monday-Thursday | 8:30am - 5:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 3:00pm |
Any variations to these hours will be posted
on the library’s entrance door.
Membership
The following groups may use the library free of charge:
White Memorial Medical Center
employees, medical staff, residents, board members, inpatients
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
employees, medical staff, and residents
Library membership is available to medical staff and students of other institutions for an annual fee of $20.00.
Please note: medical and nursing students doing clinical rotation in the hospital may not borrow materials.
Borrowing Privileges
Borrowing privileges obligate library members to return materials on time and to exercise reasonable care in their use.
Books and audiovisual materials are available for loan. Journals, newspapers, and reference materials are not for loan and have to be used inside the library.
The loan period is two weeks with the option of renewal (either in person or by phone) unless requested by another member. Borrowers are asked to present their identification cards to the circulation desk when checking out materials. Late charges are 10¢ per day for materials not returned by the due date; the charge for lost items is the replacement cost of the item plus $5.00. The loan privileges of borrowers who do not return items by the due date will be suspended in the event of repeated abuses.
Reference Services
The librarians provide answers to reference questions (where to find a particular book, a hospital address, a definition, etc.) using the library collection and/or the Internet. Advice is also given regarding filing systems, end user computer searching, preparing manuscripts for publication, etc. The librarians also provide library members up-to-date citations and abstracts on medical, nursing, and allied health topics depending on their search requests.
Requests for literature searches are accepted in person, on the phone, by fax, or email. All literature searches are done on MEDLINE® (the National Library of Medicine’s bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and veterinary medicine), the CINAHL® database, and on the Internet.
How to use: Literature searches are available to members. Simply call or come in and discuss your topic with one of our trained search analysts.
Search requests are generally available within two days after receipt of the request, and you will be notified for collection. Patrons desiring to do so may be present as the search is being run.
Interlibrary Loans
Books, journal articles, and audiovisuals not available in the library can be requested from other libraries through the interlibrary loan system. How to use: The interlibrary loan service is available to all library members for a fee. To obtain an interlibrary loan, library members need to fill in a request form available from the information desk in the library. Requests are also accepted by phone or fax.
When requesting interlibrary loans, please provide citation information about the item and your phone number. You will be notified when your request is ready for collection. Please allow at least one week for mail and two days for fax requests.
Current Awareness
The Current Awareness Service (CAS) allows health professionals to select journals received by the library for regular review. The library assistant will photocopy the table of contents of each selected journal issue as it arrives and send it to the hospital employee. The employee may then mark two articles of interest to be photocopied and mailed. How to use: The CAS is available to all hospital employees free of charge. Request forms are available at the library information desk.
Photocopying
A photocopy machine is available for all library members. Library patrons need to be aware of copyright law and abide by “fair use” guidelines. How to use: Residents, approved medical staff, and hospital employees may make copies and charge the cost to their departments. Other library members need to pay for copying. The fee for photocopying is 10¢ per page.
Cinahl Journal Collection
The journals indexed in the CINAHL® database can be viewed at the Glendale Adventist Medical Center Library. There is a charge for photocopies.
Library Collection
The development of the library’s collection is the joint responsibility of medical staff and librarians. The library’s collection includes books, journals, and audiovisual materials.
Books
The book collection covers a wide range of medical, nursing, and health care topics. Although most of the materials are directed to the health professional, some lay level books are also available. The library’s other book collections include the following: • E. G. White Complete Collection
• Percy Magan’s Personal Library
Collection
• Radiology Medical Group Book
Collection
• Leadership and Education Resources
• Children’s Library Collection
How to use: Health sciences books are classified according to the National Library of Medicine classification system. Basic science and other related books are classified according to the Library of Congress system. Both the WMMC and GAMC library collections can be retrieved through a networked online public access catalog.
Journals
The library journal collection covers medicine and nursing. Current popular magazines are also available for browsing. How to use: All journals are shelved in alphabetical order according to the title of the journal. Current issues and older bound volumes are in separate locations. A printed list of journals is available at the library information desk. For access to individual articles, please consult one of our online databases. Journals do not circulate. You may copy the articles.
Audiovisuals
The library has audiovisual programs designed for use by health professionals and patients. Educational media are collected in 3/4'' and 1/2'' videocassettes and tape audiocassettes. How to use: Audiovisual materials are classified according to the National Library of Medicine classification system. All audiovisual materials are described in the library’s online catalog.
Staff
June Levy, Library Director Zahra Fotovat,
Medical Librarian
Myrna Uyengco-Harooch,
Medical Librarian
Telephone: 323-260-5715
Fax:
323-260-5748 fax
