Q. Is there a description of the OHSU Library's collections and services that I can use in my grant proposal or report?

The OHSU Library is the largest health sciences library in Oregon. Guided by its mission to learning, discovery, and health care through equitable access to excellent service, expertise and resources, the Library serves OHSU faculty, staff and students, as well as health professionals and residents of the State of Oregon and surrounding areas. The Library’s collections include over 130 databases, 32,162 journals, 227,785 electronic books, and 86,126 print books.  Learning from primary source materials is facilitated by our physical and virtual historical collections, which includes 3,200 linear feet of physical material, 7 TB of digital files, 4,000 rare books and nearly 3,000 health sciences artifacts. Students, faculty and staff can access the OHSU Library’s online resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any location. Additionally, through a partnership with the Oregon Medical Board, the Library provides Oregon-licensed health providers with access to a selection of online health books, as well as an article delivery service for Oregon-licensed physicians.

Library staff provide virtual and on-site services in support of teaching, research, patient care and consumer health. The OHSU Library partners with the Isabel MacDonald Library at the Oregon National Primate Research Center to serve the West Campus. Primary contact librarians coordinate outreach to and the Library’s team-based support of OHSU academic programs, residencies and fellowships, clinical departments, centers and institutes to support the effective use of library expertise and resources. Technology support include workstations for OHSU members to access statistical, qualitative research, reference management, and design software programs, and public computers available to unaffiliated users for health information needs. As a member of the Network of the National Library of Medicine/Pacific Northwest Region and the Orbis Cascade Alliance of academic libraries across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, OHSU Library collaborates to positively impact health and education through access to quality information throughout our region.

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