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Health Sciences and Human Services Library

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) provides collections and services for campus students, faculty and staff, as well as for the University of Maryland Medical System. The Library also serves as the Regional Medical Library for the Southeastern/Atlantic Region in the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) National Network of Libraries of Medicine. The library's electronic resources can be accessed within the library or from home or offices via the World Wide Web at www.hshsl.umaryland.edu.

This state-of-the-art facility, which opened in 1998, provides wireless access, over 900 seats, 1500 data connections, 40 study rooms, three microcomputer classrooms, and a distance education center. As the second largest health sciences library on the east coast, over 370,000 volumes and 3500 print and digital subscriptions are housed within this architecturally striking building; the intellectual heart of the campus.

In addition to traditional onsite services such as circulation, reference, interlibrary loan, and photocopy services, the Health Sciences Library offers an array of other services including:

  • The Research and Information Commons providing 37 microcomputers with access to databases, the internet and computer applications on the main floor of HS/HSL. Additional workstations are available throughout the building.

  • A website (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu) providing an entry point for the full range of information and services from the Health Sciences Library including e-resources (e-texts and over 2400 full-text e-journals), course reserves, subject-specific web collections, consumer health information, class registration, digital reference, interlibrary loan, and computing support.

  • A PDA accessible site for information about the HS/HSL including news and updates about new resources and services. Visit http://guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu/content.php?pid=82419&search_terms=PDA for information on how to access this service.

  • A full range of educational programs. A class schedule is published every fall and spring. The schedule and class registration are also available through the HS/HSL web site. Online orientations and tutorials for each school are also available on the library web site.

  • Consultations and research support by faculty librarians to assist in research projects and using and managing computing resources and information resources more effectively.

  • Assistance in planning for the integration of information skills into curricula and courses through a school-based liaison program.

For more information on the HS/HSL and its services, resources and programs, please call (410) 706-7996 or visit the library's web page at http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu.

 

Last Revision: August 12, 2008