Countway Library of Medicine
http://www.countway.harvard.edu/
Library hours
| Alternate Names: |
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| Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine |
| Boston Medical Library |
| Harvard Medical School Library |
| Harvard School of Public Health Library |
| Harvard School of Dental Medicine Library |
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| Phone Numbers: |
| General Information | (617) 432-4888 |
| Circulation Desk | (617) 432-2136 |
| Library Privileges and Membership | (617) 432-2136 |
| Information Desk | (617) 432-2147 |
| Reference and Education Services | (617) 432-2134 |
| Acquisitions | (617) 432-0935 |
| Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery | (617) 432-2631 |
| Administration | (617) 432-4807 |
| Fax (Administration) | (617) 432-0693 |
| Center for the History of Medicine | (617) 432-2170 |
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| Address: | Countway Library of Medicine, 10 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115 |
| Access Information: | Access is extended to holders of Harvard officer, student and staff cards, Widener special borrowers, Countway Library cards, Boston Medical Library fellows and Massachusetts Medical Society members, and to affiliated hospital employees. Other medical researchers are welcome, but those who are not directly affiliated with the Harvard or Boston Medical Library pay a 35.00 fee to use the library. |
| Circulation Policy: | Monographs from the general collection may be
charged out for a four-week period with the option of
five renewals. Recalls of items charged out can shorten the loan period. NOTE: Periodicals do not circulate.
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| Holdings Description: | Summary description of collection: The Library has an extensive biomedical collection. The periodical, rare book and manuscript collections are outstanding.
MATERIALS NOT HELD:Secondary sources in the history of medicine (Widener Library)
Size of collection: 600,000 volumes; ca. 4,000 periodical titles currently received
Expanded description of collection: Of the modern collections, the Countway possesses
especially fine runs of biomedical periodicals. These
include both clinical and basic science materials. Of
its older material, the library is rich in incunabula,
in European books published from 1475 to 1800, and in American
books issued from 1668 to 1870. New England imprints and
Bostonia are particularly well represented.
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| Services: | Internal ILL Policy: HARVARD: Countway Library lends all circulating materials and provides scanned articles to any Harvard library free of charge. Requests are accepted through OCLC code HMS, and ALA request forms by email to countill@hms.harvard.edu or fax to 617-432-1833. The lending period is six weeks, with one renewal. Items are subject to immediate recall if needed for course reserve.
External ILL Policy: NON-HARVARD: Countway Library lends circulating materials to institutions in the U.S. and Canada and will provide photocopies, to institutions whether domestic or foreign. The lending period for books is six weeks with no renewals. The charge is $11.00 per medical network request, $18.00 for all others.
ILL Borrowing Policy: BORROWING: Countway Library will borrow for patrons affiliated with the Harvard Medical School, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, the Harvard School of Public Health, the HMS affiliated teaching hospitals, and for members of the Boston Medical Library and the Massachusetts Medical Society. Patrons must register for Countway Doc interlibrary loan accounts to use this service.
For further information on interlibrary borrowing policies and fees please check: http://www.countway.harvard.edu/ill.
Equipment and facilities available:
Multimedia Workstations,
Microfilm Reader/Printer,
Photocopiers,
Copy card dispenser,
Scanner
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary loan general information
Phone: (617) 432-2631
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| Resources for Persons with Disabilities: | Wheelchair accessible with some assistance. |
| Directions: | Detailed directions are available on the Library's website. |
| Link to map: | View Map |
| Faculty (School) Affiliation: | Harvard Medical School; Boston Medical Library; Harvard School of Public Health; Harvard School of Dental Medicine. |
| Regular Term Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 12 noon - 11pm | 8am - 11pm | 8am - 11pm | 8am - 11pm | 8am - 11pm | 8am - 8pm | 12 noon - 7pm |
| Exceptions to Regular Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Memorial Day (May 29 - May 30, 2011) | 12 noon - 6pm | closed | | | | | |
| Independence Day Weekend (Jul 2, 2011) | | | | | | | closed |
| Indepencence Day (Jul 3 - Jul 4, 2011) | closed | closed | | | | | |
| Labor Day (Sep 4 - Sep 5, 2011) | closed | closed | | | | | |
| Columbus Day (Oct 10, 2011) | | closed | | | | | |
| Veterans' day (Nov 11, 2011) | | | | | | closed | |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (Nov 23 - Nov 26, 2011) | | | | 8am - 6pm | closed | closed | closed |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (cont.) (Nov 27, 2011) | closed | | | | | | |
| Winter Break (Dec 23 - Dec 24, 2011) | | | | | | closed | closed |
| Winter Break (cont.) (Dec 25 - Dec 31, 2011) | closed | 12 noon - 6pm | 12 noon - 6pm | 12 noon - 6pm | 12 noon - 6pm | closed | closed |
| Winter Break (cont.) (Jan 1 - Jan 2, 2012) | closed | closed | | | | | |
| Martin Luther King Day (Jan 16, 2012) | | closed | | | | | |
| Presidents' Day (Feb 20, 2012) | | closed | | | | | |
| Memorial Day (May 27 - May 28, 2012) | closed | closed | | | | | |
For more hours information: http://www.countway.harvard.edu/hours
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