Because of the hospital's affiliations
with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Seton Hall University,
the library has to access to most of their libraries' electronic resources.
Please ask a staff member for details.
| Hours of Operation | The Library Staff |
| Newsletter | Classes |
| Services | Fact Sheets |
| Information for Outside Users | |
The library is staffed during the following hours:
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Thursday |
8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Medical staff and medical center employees may access the library at other times through the use of the ID card reader at the library entrance.
The library closes for the following
holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
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The Library Staff & Contact Information
Director |
Patricia May, MLS, AHIP | 973-754-3592 |
email: mayp@sjhmc.org |
Medical Librarian |
Eleanor Silverman, MLS, AHIP | 973-754-3590 |
email: cohene@sjhmc.org |
Medical Librarian |
Madeleine Taylor, MLS | 973-754-3590 |
email: taylorm@sjhmc.org |
Library Assistant |
Becky Blais | 973-754-3591 |
General Library Information:
| Telephone | 973-754-3590 | |
| Fax | 973-754-3593 | |
| library@sjhmc.org |
The library's mailing address is:
Health Sciences Library
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
703 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
The library's newsletter contains
information and news about the library and new acquisitions. The library's electronic
newsletter, ELI, is distributed once or twice a month via email. You can sign up for
ELI by sending an email to library@sjhmc.org , or
you may pick up a copy at the library.
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The library offers training class in performing literature searches in Medline (using Ovid or PubMed) and CINAHL. A class is also offered on Finding consumer health information on the Internet. Consult the hospital's education directory for the schedule of classes. If you would like to receive training on searching other databases, please contact the library.
Complete information about the library's services can be found in our brochure, which is available here.
Services provided include:
Literature searches
Interlibrary loan
Reference services
Current awareness
Computer access
Loansome Doc (remote document ordering)
The library staff has prepared fact sheets to provide information about various information resources. Fact sheets may be obtained in the library, or can be obtained by clicking on a title below:
Fact Sheet Topics:
PubMed (Medline)
CINAHL
Clinical Trials
Cochrane Library
MD Consult
Medlineplus
UpToDate
OMIM
Forms to request a literature search or interlibrary loan are available in the library. You may also request these by phone, fax or email.
The library welcomes visitors from outside the Medical Center community. Visitors may use the library during our hours of operation. Visitors must stop at the Information Desk in the Hospital Lobby to obtain a visitor's pass. Visitors may use any library resource while they are in the library. A hospital ID card is required to borrow any materials. Photocopies and computer printouts are available at a nominal charge. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Last updated on Friday, February 08, 2008
© 2000-2008, Health
Sciences Library, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is an affiliate of the Mount Sinai
Health System.
Please contact the Library with any comments, suggestions, or problems.
Phone 973-754-3590 Fax 973-754-3593
Email library@sjhmc.org
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