About the TTUHSC Libraries of the Health Sciences
Delia Montes-Gallo Library of the Health Sciences
El Paso
4800 Alberta Avenue
El Paso, TX 79905
Hours of Operation
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Sunday |
1:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
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Monday-Thursday |
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
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Friday |
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
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Saturday |
10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Important Numbers
Circulation
- General Collection materials circulate for two week periods
- General Collection materials may be renewed twice for additional two week periods
- Audiovisual materials circulate for varying periods Borrowed items may be renewed by telephone (915-545-6650)
- Overdue items may not be renewed
- Maximum 12 items
- Journals and Reference materials do not circulate
- Overdue General Collection or Audiovisual items accrue fines at $.50 per day for each item
- Overdue Reserve Collection items accrue fines at $.50 per hour for each item
- For lost items, the borrower is responsible for the replacement cost of the item plus a $25.00 processing fee and all accrued overdue fines
- Borrowing privileges are suspended for overdue items and unpaid fines
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Reference Service
A reference librarian is available to assist patrons Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Reference assistance is available by calling 915-545-6652. |
Electronic Resources
Always access the following electronic resources from the Libraries' home page
an@tomy.tv |
- Detailed 3-D models in human anatomy
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text |
- Nursing & allied health literature database
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DynaMed |
- Point-of-care EBM information on over 2,000 clinical topics
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E-Journals & Gold Rush |
- Thousands of electronic journals available by searching Gold Rush
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E-Books |
- AccessMedicine, ebrary, NetLibrary, STAT!Ref, and others have medical, allied health, and science e-books
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Esential Evidence Plus (formerly InfoPOEMs®) |
- Access to POEMs®, EBM guidelines, clinical calculators, and PDA downloads
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EXAM MASTER Online |
- Subject review and exam preparation for the USMLE and board examinations
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FIRSTConsult |
- Evidence-based differential diagnosis tools for health care providers
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images.MD |
- Free access to 50,000 medical images
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MD Consult™ |
- Full-text medical textbooks and journals
- Practice guidelines, comprehensive drug information, medical news, & patient handouts
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MICROMEDEX® |
- Information on drugs, diseases, alternative medicines, and toxicology management
- Medical calculators and drug interaction tools
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Natural Medicines |
- Evidence-based information on natural medicines
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OT Search |
- Occupational therapy literature database
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OvidSP Databases |
- EBM Reviews, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, and others, as well as some e-books and full-text journals
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PubMed® |
- Biomedical & life sciences literature database
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SPORTDiscus |
- Sports medicine and allied health literature database
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TexShare |
- Collection of general reference & medical literature databases, many with full-text
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Web of Knowledge |
- Access to the Web of Science, ISI MEDLINE, and ISI Journal Citation Reports®
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* Off-campus access to these databases requires a HSC eRaider username and password from Information Services (phone: 915-545-6800)
Photocopying Service
All photocopying is done using debit cards. Photocopy debit cards are available in increments of 50.
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Self Service Copies |
$ .10 per page |
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Photocopy Service |
$ .25 per page |
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Rush Photocopy Service |
$ .50 per page |
If sufficient library staff is available, journals from a supplied list can be pulled for library users.
Other Services
- Personal computers accessible to eligible borrowers
- Laser printing is available for $.10 per page for black and white for $1.00 per page for color
- CD-Recordable disks and 1.44 MB floppy disks are available for $1.00 per disk
- Scanners accessible to eligible borrowers
- Telefacsimile transmission/receiving for a fee
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Page last updated: 28 March, 2008
TTUHSC Libraries, 3601 4th Street, Stop 7781, Lubbock, TX 79430-7781
806.743.2200
806.743.2218
