The Meharry Library is located on the second, third and fourth floors of the S.S. Kresge Learning Resource Center with over 1,500 print and electronic journal subscriptions and a book collection of over 13,000 titles. The MMC library’s electronic classrooms contain 20 networked computers to promote interactive teaching and learning. In the MMCL computer laboratory, library users have access to computer work stations including scanners. Other access computers are available throughout the library in addition to circulating laptop computers for in-library use. Wireless access is enabled throughout all three floors of the library.
During the academic year, the Library is open from 8 a.m.-2 a.m., Monday-Thursday;
8 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday; and 2 p.m.-12 a.m. Sunday.
The Meharry Medical College Library (MMCL) is increasingly focusing its collection on electronic resources to maximize the utility and accessibility of information across the campus and from home. The library subscribes to over 1,100 electronic journals, 450 books, 240 databases, and provides links to 650 web resources available via an integrated Digital Library. The Digital Library provides fast access and multiple routes to electronic resources including tools to support evidence-based practice including synthesized topic reviews via UpToDate, a suite of evidence-based medicine Cochrane databases, the differential diagnosis tool DXPlain, eMedicine, a peer-reviewed clinical content repository, InfoRetriever/InfoPOEMs and the wealth of clinical textbooks and journals available in MDConsult. The MMCL also provides access to over 70 full-text journals through the Ovid system as well as over 300 clinical and research-focused full-text journals through the ScienceDirect database. StatRef provides users with clinical textbooks including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult, and Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. Derm101, a clinical diagnostic tool, provides an online atlas for management of dermatopathology issues plus board review preparation materials. Users can also access health-focused databases such as Health Reference Center and Health and Wellness Resource Center.
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