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Welcome Page | Electronic Journals and Resources

Welcome to East Valley Hospital Medical Center Library and Resource Center. We have established this library in order to provide various resources to our staff and medical staff. The library is composed of electronic and print sources for reference in clinical as well as non-clinical healthcare issues.

Use of Library

East Valley Hospital Medical Center staff is authorized to use the Library and Resource Center. Borrowing privileges of published resources is limited to East Valley Hospital Medical Center Medical staff and employees.

Borrowing of Materials

To borrow material from our library; you must complete a library request form and bring with your medical staff/employee i.d. number. Print material is limited to two weeks loan period. Web based sites and resources were formulated in order to facilitate access via internet. Strict compliance to website regulations must be followed when visiting such websites. Authorized Medical Staff may request for specific literature by filling out a request form. Our Library service coordinator will facilitate processing these requests in a timely manner. Please allow three days for status of your request.

Library Service Coordinator

In order to facilitate research or borrowing of print sources, the hospital has appointed a library service coordinator to assist you in using or locating specific material requested. The library service coordinator is located in the Medical Staff Office.

Hours for requests

Requests for resources can be made at the Medical Staff office between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Donations

Donations to the library are greatly appreciated. The library service coordinator will submit the description of the material donated to M.E.C. for approval. Donated material must fit criteria for appropriateness, relevance and current status as outlined in our library “Availability of Professional Material” Policy.

Interlibrary Loan Service

If an article or book you are requesting for your work in the hospital is not available; the library service coordinator may be able to assist you. Please fill out the request and allow 72 hours to locate and borrow from another library. If material is not located you will be notified.

Copyright and Fair Use Information

As with all materials and journals we must abide by Copyright laws and Fair Use Information. Materials, articles and journals may be copyrighted but sometimes they may not be copyrighted. "Fair use" lets you use their things - but not as much as you would like to. You may have to ask permission from the company or author in order to use their material or resource. You need to keep in mind these types of issues when accessing images, illustrations, publications, etc. on the Internet and elsewhere!

The following links will help you understand copyright and fair use information:

Copyright Law and FAQs from the Medical Library Association
http://www.mlanet.org/government/positions/copyright_statements.html

Copyright and Fair Use from Stanford University
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview

Suggestions and Comments

Suggestions or comments may be directed to our Library Service Coordinator and are greatly appreciated. Any input to improve our services is welcome.

Electronic Journals and Resources

Accreditation Healthcare Regulations - Information on Healthcare Accreditation, Regulations and changes
Alternative Medicine - Information on non-traditional medical care
Cancer/Oncology Resources - Information on Cancer Resources for physicians and patients
Clinical Research in Medicine (Evidence Based Medicine) – Information on clinical research studies
CME/CE - Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Education for Health care professional
Disaster Preparedness - Information on Emergency Preparedness for Healthcare professional and Health care facilities. This includes Weapons of Mass Destruction, pandemic influenza as well as other topics.
Electronic Healthcare Journals - Journals ranging from JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine as well as other medical, scientific and Nursing Journals
General Medical/Healthcare Resources - Reference tools for Health Care Professionals
Medications/Drug Resources — Medications/prescription drug information
Health News - Latest health news topics
Health Statistics - Statistics compiled by various health care agencies and other healthcare companies relating to clinical and non-clinical topics
Nursing - Information for nursing education and other healthcare topics relating to nursing services
Nutrition Care Manual - Dietary manual to assist in management of patients with nutrition, metabolic as well as other health care issues.
Patient Education and Health Resources - Health information and education available for patients ranging from disease management to medications.
Patient Safety - Quality improvement areas in healthcare as well as other topics relating to patient safety.
Pharmacy - Clinical issues, journals and information for pharmacists
Physician Search - Information on physicians practicing in the U.S.
Professional and Healthcare Associations - Professional and Healthcare Associations for all healthcare providers


The following printed resources are located in the Physician’s lounge.

Printed Resources

CategoryPublication
CardiologyCardiovascular Business
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology
Healthcare NewsAmerican Journal of Managed Care
Health Leaders
Hospitals and Health Networks
Managed Care
Managed Health Care Executive
Modern Healthcare
General MedicineJournal of Clinical Outcomes Management
Infection ControlInfection Control Today
Long Term CareAnnals Of Long Term Care
NephrologyDialysis & Transplantation
Nephrology News and Issues
Renal & Urology News
PharmacyAmerican Health Drug Benefits
American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits
Formulary
Pharmacy & Therapeutics
Pharmacy Practice News
RespiratoryFocus Journal
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