Services for Health Practitioners in the Atlantic Region
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The W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library, a part of the Dalhousie University Libraries system, has a long-standing mandate to serve registered health professionals in the Atlantic Provinces. Our literature search and document delivery services are offered on a fee basis. For more information on our services, see below.
Key Contact Information:
Information Desk 494-2482
Email: kellogg.library@dal.ca
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Access to our Collections
Health professionals can access our print and electronic collections freely within the Kellogg Health Sciences Library. There are several library workstations that do not require a login. From these stations, those not affiliated with Dalhousie can access our electronic databases, journals and books. Printing is provided at the rate of $0.12 per page.
Novanet Online Catalogue
The Novanet catalogue, searchable from any of the Libraries' webpages, lists resources from most post-secondary institutions in Nova Scotia, including the Kellogg Health Sciences Library. When searching by subject for medical resources held at the Kellogg Library, use the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) search option.
To borrow books from the Kellogg Library, or any Novanet library, you must apply for an off-campus borrower's card. You must be a Nova Scotia resident, and there is an annual fee of $35.00. This card can be purchased at the circulation desk of any Novanet library. Two pieces of identification, including one which shows proof of Nova Scotia residence, are required.
Loan Policies
Books:
A book loan is for 3 weeks. Books may be renewed twice if
no other borrower is waiting for them. Items are subject to early recall
if required for Reserve or by another user.
Renewals can be made in person at any Novanet library, or online at:
http://www.library.dal.ca/Services/Borrow/Renew/
for instructions), or by special renewal forms available
at the Library's circulation desk. These can then be
faxed to the Library. Books may be renewed twice if
no other borrower is waiting for them. Overdue books
must be returned to the Library before they can be renewed.
Reserve materials:
Loan periods range from 2 hours
to 1 week, depending on the item. Renewals are possible
but must be made in person.
Serials/Journals:
Most journals do not circulate.
Self-service photocopiers are available in the Library.
Exceptions: a few monograph-like journals (e.g., Annals
of the New York Academy of Sciences) can be borrowed on request. Loan period: 3 days.
Fines are calculated as of the date
the material is returned to the Kellogg Library and
may be paid at the circulation desk in the Kellogg Library
or any other Novanet library. Failure to return books
or to pay fines will result in the loss of library privileges.
Document Delivery Services
If you do not have access to a hospital library's interlibrary loan service and do not have a Dalhousie ID, the Dalhousie Libraries Document Delivery Department will supply you with copies of articles and books for a fee. For more information on this service visit our document delivery pages.
Reference Services
Please direct all queries through your local hospital library. If no hospital library service is available, contact us directly.
Kellogg Library staff will search PubMed/Medline and other databases in response to reference queries. Please include as much background as possible -- a successful search depends largely on the information provided by the requester.
To request a search:
By phone: (902) 494-2482
By fax: (902) 494-3750
By mail:
W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
Regional Reference Service
5850 College St.
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S.
B3H 1X5
Charges: PubMed/Medline searches........ $ 20.00/topic
Other databases.................$ 20.00/topic (Minimum - Actual charge
will vary depending on database(s) searched.)
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