Library GuideLibrary Hours
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Library Staff
| Kerry O'Rourke | Campus Library Director | (732) 235-7606 | orourke@umdnj.edu |
| Fengzhi Fan | Library Computer Systems | (732) 235-7605 | fanfe@umdnj.edu |
| Don Miller | Information & Education | (732) 235-7604 | millerdj@umdnj.edu |
| Yingting Zhang | Information & Education | (732) 235-7604 | yzhang@umdnj.edu |
| Robert Cupryk | Information & Education | (732) 235-7261 | cupryk@umdnj.edu |
| Pam Hargwood | Information & Education | (732) 235-7604 | hargwood@umdnj.edu |
| Dianne Hamlette | Document Delivery | (732) 235-7610 | hamlette@umdnj.edu |
| Johnny Lin | Document Delivery/Information Systems | (732) 235-7610 | linjo@umdnj.edu |
| Joann Polgar | Document Delivery/Circulation | (732) 235-7610 | polgarjo@umdnj.edu |
Telephone Numbers
| Circulation | (732) 235-7610 |
| Interlibrary Loan | (732) 235-7610 |
| Reference | (732) 235-7604 |
| FAX | (732) 235-7826 |
| Director | (732) 235-7606 |
| Microcomputers/Computer Systems | (732) 235-7605 |
| House Phone | (732) 235-7607 |
About the Library Directions--click here
The UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Library of the Health Sciences is located on the first floor of the Medical Education Building, on the Robert Wood Johnson campus in New Brunswick. It serves the faculty, house staff and students of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and its joint programs, the administrators and staff of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, as well as attending physicians of the hospital.
The Library houses over 30,000 volumes, including more than 7,500 books and subscriptions to over 500 journals in the health sciences. There is also an extensive collection of electronic resources, including numerous medical textbooks and subscriptions to over 1300 journals.
The Library has a seating capacity of 97, which includes 17 study carrels. There are thirty computers available for patrons. Two of these computers are located outside the Library for 24 hour access.
Code of Conduct Policy [pdf]
Circulation Policies
All patrons must register with the Library in order to borrow materials. Those eligible to register include: faculty, staff, house staff and students of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and its joint programs, administrators and staff of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, including attending physicians of the hospital. The Library is open to non-registered patrons for use of materials and services, including access to health-related databases and the computer lab. Registered patrons must present their ID or barcoded library card in order to borrow library materials.
Borrowing periods for library materials are as follows
| Books | four weeks; two renewals |
| Audiovisuals | one week |
| Reserve | in-house only |
| Journals | in-house only |
| Reference materials | in-house use only |
Materials borrowed from the library should be returned to the circulation desk during library hours or via the book drop located outside the library door when the library is not open.
Photocopying and Printing
Two photocopiers are available for use in the Library. Both copiers accept money or RWJ Library copy cards. Printers use only RWJ copy cards. Preprogrammed cards may be purchased at the card vend station in the following denominations: 40 copies for $5.00, 90 copies for $10.00, and 190 copies for $20.00. Each of these purchases includes a one-time fee of $1.00 for the cost of the copy card. Cards may be revalued in $1.00 increments, at 10 cents a copy/printed page.
Library Services
Reference Services
Professional reference service is available seven days a week. A full range of library services is provided by the staff to aid patrons in obtaining information. Those requiring guidance in the use of the online catalog, assistance in locating books, journals and computer software, or orientation to services and programs provided by the Library can obtain this information from the reference staff.
Library users are encouraged to learn to do their own computerized literature searches using any of the searching options the Library has available. The Library provides mediated literature searches for patrons who are interested in this service.
Interlibrary LoanInterlibrary loan is a service provided to registered library patrons to obtain materials not available at our campus library. Books, theses and some materials in microform may be borrowed. Photocopies may be requested for non-circulating materials, primarily journal articles. Allow at least one week from the date submitted to receive materials. Items available in other UMDNJ libraries may be received within two to three days. Interlibrary loans are usually free, but some may require payment of a $11.00 fee. Interlibrary loan request forms are available at the Circulation Desk. For further information, please contact Dianne Hamlette at 732-235-7610.
Course Offerings
Instructional classes in searching bibliographic databases have been developed by library reference staff and are offered on a regular basis. A schedule of classes is posted periodically through UMDWeb and also on the RWJ Library's home page. Contact Kerry O'Rourke at 732-235-7606 for further information.
Online Resources
Remote Access
Library registration provides remote access to the UMDNJ Libraries' electronic resources. When using the remote access service, your Username is your Last Name and your Password is the last four digits of your University ID number. For more information, see http://www.umdnj.edu/librweb/access/.
University Libraries Online Catalog
The UMDNJ Libraries maintain an integrated library system that serves both UMDNJ Library and staff. Its main feature is the web-based Online Catalog.
The Online Catalog allows users to locate books, audiovisuals, journals and other materials owned by any of the four UMDNJ Libraries. It is searchable by Authors, Titles, Subjects, and Keywords (any combination of author, title or subject). Instruction in the use of the Online Catalog is available during all Library hours.
Ovid
UMDNJ's Ovid system includes the following databases:
- MEDLINE, produced by
the National Library of Medicine, covers references to more than 3700 journals,
from 1966 to the present. Journals in the fields of medicine, allied health
and life sciences are indexed for MEDLINE. The database
is international in scope and includes English language abstracts.
- CINAHL, the Cumulative
Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, covers professional and research
literature in nursing and allied health disciplines from 1982 to the present.
- Ovid HealthSTAR, the
Health Planning and Administration database, is produced by the National
Library of Medicine and the American Hospital Association. Ovid
HealthSTAR contains citations from 1975 to the present and is an ideal
resource for information on health care management and administration.
- PsycINFO is the database
of the American Psychological Association. Coverage is from 1887 to the
present.
- Journals@Ovid -An aggregated
online database of all Ovid journals. The articles include formatted text
and images . Also available: UMDNJ
Journals@OVID, a subset of the larger Journals@Ovid database that is
limited to the journals to which UMDNJ subscribes.
- AIDSLINE (AIDS Information
Online) is a collection of bibliographic citations focusing on research,
clinical aspects, and health policy issues related to AIDS/HIV. AIDSLINE is produced
by the National Library of Medicine. Closed File 1980-2000.
- Dissertation Abstracts contains references and abstracts for doctoral dissertations from accredited American and Canadian, selected British and European universities, covering all academic subjects. Masters theses are also included from accredited North American Universities.
ISI
- ISI Current Contents Connect - is a multidisciplinary current awareness Web resource, providing access to complete bibliographic information from over 6,000 scholarly journals and more than 2,000 books and conference proceedings. Updated daily, it includes complete tables of contents and abstracts in addition to the standard bibliographic information. Life Sciences, Clinical Medicine, and Social and Behavioral Sciences collections are made available to UMDNJ users.
- ISI Journal Citation Reports is a database of quantifiable statistical information that provides users with a systematic, objective way to determine the relative importance of journals within their subject categories. TheJCR is the only source of citation data on journals and includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and the social sciences. It lists the journals with the highest impact, most frequent use, and journals on the leading edge of research. The JCR Web of Science Edition 2000 and the JCR Web of Social Sciences Edition 2000 are made available to the UMDNJ community.
- ISI Web of Science is the web-based version of the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index. It covers over 6,000 U.S. and international, multidisciplinary journals. This database is useful for tracking citations in the published literature with some unique features. Related Records locates articles that have cited references in common; and Times Cited provides a list of articles that cite a source article. Covers 1990 - Present.
VALE
The VALE (Virtual Academic Library Environment) Project is a cooperative initiative funded by New Jersey Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Bond funds, matching institutional funds, and a grant from the New Jersey State Library. The VALE databases include:
- ABI/Inform Global is a full-text database produced by UMI that covers subjects related
to current business, management, industry and product information.
Coverage is from 1971 to the present.
- Academic Search Premier indexes and provides short abstracts for more than 3,800 periodicals,
dating as far back as 1984. It covers a wide range of academic areas
including arts, business, communication, education, humanities, language
and linguistics, literature, sciences, social sciences, technology
and women's studies. Full text is provided for more than 2,330 journals
dating back to 1990.
- Alt-HealthWatch is a full-text database focused on complementary, alternative and
integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
- Books in Print,
produced by the R. R. Bowker Company, is the most comprehensive source
of information on books published in the United States. The database
contains bibliographic records from over 44,000 publishers. These
records cover books currently in print and titles about-to-be-published
as far as six months in advance, as well as information on titles
declared out-of-print or out-of-stock indefinitely since 1979. Reviews
from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and School Library Journal
are included since the mid-1980's.
- ERIC is the world's
largest source of education information. The database contains more
than one million abstracts of education-related documents and journal
articles.
- Ethnic Newswatch is a comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines,
and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Coverage started
in 1991 to a collection of more than 600,000 full-text articles from
200 publications. The database is searchable in both English and Spanish,
with titles in both languages and more than 150,000 articles in Spanish.
- Health Reference Center-Academic - A full-text resource for health-related research. The database is
designed for nursing and allied health students, as well as consumer
health researchers.
- Lexis-Nexis Academic
Universe - Provides access to a wide range of news, business,
legal, and reference information. Includes some full-text.
- Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language.
It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a
wide range of international English language sources, from classic
literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery
books. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world,
from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand
to the Caribbean.
- ScienceDirect - provides access to the full-text of more than 350 journals across 16 fields of science, including the social sciences.
Other Databases
- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - includes the full text of the regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration. The reviews are presented in two types - complete reviews and protocols.
- Commission E Monographs - The western world's only official, government sanctioned authority on
herbal medicines, the German Commission's 380 monographs on single and fixed combination herbs represent today's highest standard in phytomedicinal evaluation. Includes assessments on herbal remedies, quality, safety, efficacy, and clinical applications.
- DARE, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, is a full text database containing critical assessments of systematic reviews from a variety of medical journals. The database is produced by the National Health Services' Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (NHS CRD) at the University of York, England, and consists of structured abstracts of systematic reviews from all over the world.
- DxPlain on the Web - is a diagnostic decision support program which allows the user to enter a list of clinical manifestations (historical findings, signs, symptoms, lab test results, etc.) and then generate a list of possible diagnoses. SearchBank provides bibliographic references, abstracts and full text for excerpts and articles from a variety of health publications.
- InfoPOEMS-Inforetriever - a source of evidence-based information for clinicians. It includes: a POEMS (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters) library, Cochrane Database abstracts, collections of clinical decision rules, diagnostic tests, history and physical exam maneuvers, and drug information, as well as ICD9 and E/M coding assistants. Content is downloadable for use with PocketPC and PalmOS handheld devices.
- Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database - Updated daily with clinical data on the natural medicines,
herbal medicines,and dietary supplements used in the western world. Contains
monographs describing natural medicines sold in the United States and Canada
and a listing of every natural product discussed in any reputable reference.
Electronic Textbooks
- AccessMedicine - updated daily, full text access to: • Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Hurst's The HEART, The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, the AccessLANGE suite of basic sciences and clinical texts, Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment including Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2002 and Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Also includes other unique resources, such as editorials, reviews, drug database and discussion groups.
- eMedicine - a collection of monographs that cover 65 professional specialties and three consumer areas, complete with full streaming video, audio, and color images suitable for clinical and teaching purposes.
- MDConsult - includes more than 51 medical textbooks and articles from over 71 journals, as well as drug and patient information. Requires in-Library registration.
- ACP Medicine - the most current edition of Scientific American Medicine.
- STAT!Ref - combines over 50 leading medical reference books and delivers immediate access to clinical information.
- STAT!Ref Dental Reference - Provides full-text information for health professionals from an online library of dental texts.
- Books@OVID - is a full-text
collection of over 200 respected medical, nursing, and pharmacy texts from
a variety of publishers. It offers the complete text of these sources in
a highly interlinked and easily navigated graphical interface, giving quick
access to crucial diagnostic, research, and reference information.
Electronic Journals
The Library maintains subscriptions to over 13,000 electronic journals.
Computer Lab
The Library maintains its own local area network with thirty-three(33) computers for patron use. Three of these computers are located outside the Library for use 24 hours a day. All of these workstations have full Internet/World Wide Web access. From the Library's home page (www2.umdnj.edu/rwjlbweb), library patrons can connect to bibliographic and full text databases, electronic journals and reviewed Internet sites.
E-mail and Internet Access
Electronic mail and Internet access are provided through Academic Computing Services (ACS) campus host accounts. UMDNJ faculty or staff, and students enrolled or matriculated in a UMDNJ school or program are eligible for ACS Computer Accounts.
Eligible Library patrons may apply for ACS computer accounts by completing applications available in the Library Computer Lab. Applications are forwarded to ACS. New accounts are generally available for use within two weeks. Call 732-235-7773 for more information.
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Phone: 732-235-7610; Fax: 732-235-7826; Email: meblib@umdnj.edu