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Access Policy - Health Sciences Library - New York Medical College

HSL ACCESS POLICY

The Health Sciences Library is located in the Basic Sciences Building on the Valhalla campus. A branch Media Library is located in the School of Public Health building.

All NYMC users are expected to show the appropriate identification and to follow all Library policies and procedures, including: the timely return of materials; payment of fines and fees; and the appropriate use of electronic resources.. Privileges are not transferable and may be suspended due to misuse, illegal use or other action deemed to be unethical by the Provost, Dean or Asociate Dean/Director of the Library.

The Health Sciences Library is not open to the general public. Individuals may arrange for onsite access and/or borrowing through special memberships. As a designated Resource Library in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine of the National Library of Medicine and OCLC, the HSL provides fee-based document delivery through Loansome Doc, Docline and OCLC via fax, electronic and regular mail. The application form is available at http://lproxy.nymc.edu/Files/Appfreacc.pdf.

I. FULL PRIVILEGES: Includes onsite, circulation, remote access, electronic and borrowing privileges.* Eligible users are defined as follows:

Faculty Eligible if included on current faculty listings provided by the deans' offices in the School of Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and/or the School of Public Health. All adjunct or voluntary faculty must be verified by the appropriate dean's office and/or by the director of the HSL.
Employee Eligible if employed by the NYMC and can be verified by NYMC PeopleSoft administrative system.
Student Eligible if verified by the Registrar's Office, the PeopleSoft system, a cancelled check or current receipt.
Resident/Fellow Eligible if individual is in a NYMC-sponsored Graduate Medical Education (GME) program and is listed in the AAMC GME Track database. All residents/fellows must have both an authorized program director's signature and a NYMC account number as part of their registration information.
Preceptor Eligible if included on master list provided by the Associate Dean, Primary Care Education and Research, or Chair, Family Medicine, on an annual academic year basis (July-June).
Other Eligible on a short-term, temporary basis pending approval by the Associate Dean/Director of the library.

*NOTE: Use of Library's electronic resources requires Library Barcode
II. ACCESS PRIVILEGES: Includes onsite use of library and non-electronic materials
NYMC Alumni Eligible if graduated from any of the Schools of NYMC, if verifiable by Alumni Association office, or by the Registrar's Office. 
Special Members  Eligibility based upon type and terms of membership. Special members may use licensed databases only onsite. Journal volumes & issues may not be checked out.

Updated 12/19/07 by D. Cunningham

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