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Countway Library of Medicine
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Resources for Persons with Disabilities: | Wheelchair accessible with some assistance. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Directions: | The Countway Library, including the Rare Books and Special Collections Department, is located in the Longwood Medical Area at 10 Shattuck St. Boston, MA 02115. The Library is visible from Huntington Avenue between Longwood Ave. and Francis St. The Countway entrance is at the end of Shattuck Street, which runs parallel to Francis Street behind the Brigham & Women's Hospital (see map).
Parking:Parking convenient to the Countway is available as folows:Street parking on Huntington Avenue @ $0.25 per 15 minutes, 2 hour maximum Brigham and Women's parking garage on Francis Street Children's Hospital parking garage on Longwood Avenue Also see: The MBTA Web Site for information on public transportation in Boston A map of the Countway Library's location via the Harvard interactive map site Detailed maps of the Longwood medical campus and the Harvard Medical School Quadrangle Accessibility for Persons with DisabilitiesSee our accessibility page for information about accessibility for persons with disabilities.
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| Link to map: | http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/11.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Presidents' Day (Feb 16, 2009) | closed | ||||||
| Memorial Day (May 24 - May 25, 2009) | 12 noon - 6pm | closed | |||||
| Independence Day (Jul 3 - Jul 4, 2009) | closed | closed | |||||
| Independence Day (cont.) (Jul 5, 2009) | 12 noon - 6pm | ||||||
| Labor Day (Sep 6 - Sep 7, 2009) | 12 noon - 6pm | closed | |||||
| Columbus Day (Oct 12, 2009) | closed | ||||||
| Veterans' Day (Nov 11, 2009) | closed | ||||||
| Thanksgiving Break (Nov 25 - Nov 28, 2009) | 8am - 6pm | closed | closed | 12 noon - 6pm | |||
| Thanksgiving Break (cont.) (Nov 29, 2009) | 12 noon - 6pm | ||||||
| Winter Break (Dec 24 - Dec 26, 2009) | closed | closed | closed | ||||
| Winter Break (cont.) (Dec 27, 2009 - Jan 2, 2010) | closed | 12 noon - 6am | 12 noon - 6am | 12 noon - 6am | 12 midnight - 6am | closed | 12 noon - 6am |
| Winter Break (cont.) (Jan 3, 2010) | 12 noon - 6am | ||||||
| Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan 18, 2010) | closed | ||||||
| Presidents' Day (Feb 15, 2010) | closed | ||||||
| Memorial Day (May 30 - May 31, 2010) | 12 noon - 6pm | closed |
For more hours information: http://www.countway.harvard.edu/about/hours.html
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