Public Services

Information Desk
Hours:
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday (September-May)
 
The Service Desk is in the Main Reading Room on the ground floor of the Library. As you enter, it is located to your immediate left.
 
The Service Desk staff is responsible for registering library users, checking out materials, maintaining the reserve collection, and answering general questions. To determine if you are eligible to use the Ehrman Medical Library, please see our access chart.
 
In-depth questions, such as finding library resources, literature searching, and using remote access, are handled at the Information Desk or referred to a faculty librarian in the Public Services Department.

Search Services
Hours:
9:00am - 5:00pm (Monday-Friday)

The Ehrman Medical Library provides a large selection of bibliographic databases in support of research and patient care to the NYU medical community. With the proliferation of electronic resources comes the need to know how to access accurate information in a timely manner.

Mediated searching is a service provided for the library patron who does not have the time or expertise to conduct his or her own literature search(es). Mediated searching is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff of NYU School of Medicine, Medical Center and affiliated hospitals. A trained professional will search a variety of databases to meet your research needs. To request a literature search, please go to the Literature Search Request Form online.

If you are interested in setting up a "current awareness" service, please contact us via this form or at (212) 263-5397. Searches will be e-mailed to you on a scheduled basis to be determined by you and the librarian.

Coordinator: Dorice Vieira
Tel: 212-263-7849 / Email
vieira@library.med.nyu.edu

Education Services
Hours:
9:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)

The Library education program promotes proficiency in the identification, skillful use, and critical appraisal of qualitative information resources. The Library initiates and participates in undergraduate and graduate curriculum-integrated courses and programs. Curriculum-integrated classes support the educational objectives and competency requirements of the AAMC and ACGME.

In addition, the Library provides a variety of other educational programs to enhance learning, research, and patient care at the New York University School of Medicine and Medical Center. These classes are an ongoing series of library research skills classes designed to equip users with database searching, critical appraisal, and information management skills.

Tailored instruction sessions are also available upon request for individuals, departments, or specific Medical Center groups. These sessions are not limited to topics offered through the ongoing Library Research Skills classes and can be arranged according to your subject interest and schedule.  All current faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to take advantage of this service.

Some topics covered by library faculty:

• Formulating Questions for Literature Searches
• Identifying Appropriate and Relevant Information Resources
• Developing Efficient Search Strategies
• Critically Appraising Literature Search Retrieval
• Navigating Online Resources and Getting the Full Text Document
• Evidence-base Medicine Information Sources
• Creating Presentations 
• Citation Management