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| Library reading area overlooking the garden |
The Children's Hospital Library is a beautiful building that looks out on the Prouty Garden and is accessible to housestaff at all hours. It is a quiet respite with private carrels and other work and reading areas, and is a great place for study or for the literature investigations required for modern pediatric care. The library offers a wide range of services including various databases, Up-To-Date, free Xeroxing, computer graphics, scanning and printing facilities, and inter-library loans. Staff librarians can assist you with performing complex literature searches, whether for immediate patient management or for ongoing research.
The Francis A. Countway Medical Library at Harvard Medical School, next door to Children's Hospital, is one of the world's largest medical libraries with over 630,000 volumes and subscriptions to 3,500 current journal titles, of which over 1,500 are available in electronic form. All are available to residents -- either to read or to download articles as pdf files. Many electronic textbooks and other electronic databases, such as MD Consult are also available to BCRP housestaff. All of the electronic resources are available over the internet from home.
The Boston University School of Medicine Alumni Medical Library is a state of the art library that serves the faculty, staff and students of the Boston University schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Public Health, and the Boston Medical Center. In addition to its excellent medical collection, it has over 1500 online journals and 30 current, clinical electronic textbooks available to all residents.
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