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Harrington Library of the Health Sciences
Amarillo


1400 Wallace Blvd.
Amarillo, TX 79106-1708

Phone: 806-354-5450
Fax: 806-354-5430

Hours:

Monday - Thursday   7:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Special Holiday hours are posted in the Library, or by calling the Circulation Dept., 806-354-5448.



WELCOME TO THE TTUHSC LIBRARIES OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES

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The Amarillo campus of TTUHSC is home to the Harrington Library of the Health Sciences, one of the four-campus, four-library array of the Health Sciences Center. Along with the other three libraries of the multi-campus system located in Lubbock, Odessa, and El Paso, the TTUHSC Libraries of the Health Sciences collectively form one of the Resource Libraries of the National Library of Medicine/South Central Region. While they exist primarily to meet the biomedical and health care information needs of the TTUHSC students, faculty, and staff, the libraries also serve the wider non-affiliated biomedical community of West Texas, as well as the citizenry of Texas, with a wide variety of information services.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center supports the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Allied Health at its Amarillo campus. In all, the four campus libraries provide information support to over 3,000 employees, 1719 students, and 503 residents, as well as to a large number of unaffiliated health care personnel scattered throughout West Texas.

The library was formally named the Harrington Library of the Health Sciences in April, 1981. Don and Sybil Harrington were prominent Amarillo philanthropists concerned with quality health care in the Panhandle and were instrumental in the development of the regional medical center.

We hope that you will find the libraries of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center convenient, well equipped and ready to meet your information needs.

Richard C. Wood, MLS
Director of Libraries
Cheryl Simonsen, MLIS
Unit Associate Director of Libraries



HARRINGTON LIBRARY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES

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The Harrington Library of the Health Sciences serves the TTUHSC Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Allied Health. As the major resource of clinical information in West Texas, the library also serves health professionals throughout the area.

Checkout privileges are available for faculty, staff and students of TTUHSC, as well as for faculty and graduate students of Texas Tech University. Friends of the Library and contract members also have checkout privileges. On-site use of the collection is available to the general public.

For additional information concerning access to services, please contact Cheryl Simonsen, Unit Associate Director, 806-354-5447.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR LIBRARY USE:

CIRCULATION POLICIES

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LIBRARY CARDS: CHECKOUTS: RENEWALS:
Two renewals are allowed by phone (806-354-5448) or in person. Exceptions are: ITEM RETURN AREAS: FINES: LOST OR DAMAGED MATERIALS:
Charges include: Loss of library privileges until paid. Damaged material must still be returned to the library, as it is state property. The same is true of materials reported as lost but later found.

CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR ADDRESS:

PHOTOCOPY

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COPY SERVICES:
Copy services offered by the Interlibrary Loan staff for materials in this library are available for a fee of $ .25 per page (or $ .50 per page, rush) to authorized users and may be charged to a department account or paid on an individual cash/check basis.

STACKS

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SPECIAL REQUEST:
DO NOT reshelve books and journals. It is time-consuming for you and usage statistics cannot be collected by staff if patrons reshelve. Place items on any available shelf or table. Library staff will retrieve, record and reshelve the items.

Library staff will assist you if you have difficulty locating materials.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN

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The ILL office is staffed 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday (telephone: 806-354-5797). ILL requests may be left at the Circulation or Reference Desks all hours the Library is open.

Interlibrary Loan service is available to all TTUHSC affiliated library users requiring books, photocopies of journal articles, or audiovisuals not available in the Harrington Library. Request forms are available for patrons to complete and sign in the ILL office or at the Circulation counter during evenings and weekends. Interlibrary Loan requests may also be submitted using the Online ILL Request form available through the Libraries' home page.

NOTE:
Requests made after 4:00 p.m. are normally processed the following work day, except in the case of a clinical emergency.

ILL FEES:
When borrowing from other units of the TTUHSC Libraries, the following fees apply: For TTUHSC faculty, students or staff borrowing from outside of the TTUHSC Library system, the following fees apply: For TTUHSC Friends or contract users borrowing from outside of the TTUHSC Library system, the following fees apply: RESPONSE TIME WHEN HELD IN ANOTHER TTUHSC LIBRARY: RESPONSE TIME WHEN NOT HELD IN ANY TTUHSC LIBRARY: CLINICAL EMERGENCY/PATIENT CARE REQUESTS: NOTIFICATION, PICK UP, & PAYMENT: Phone: (806) 354-5797; or E-mail: ronetta.mills@ttuhsc.edu

LOANSOME DOC: For information concerning Loansome Doc agreements, contact Ronetta Mills (806-354-5797) or Cheryl Simonsen (806-354-5581).

GROUP STUDY ROOMS

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The Library has one Conference room which can be used by TTUHSC students for group study. This room may be reserved by calling the Circulation Dept., 806-354-5448. This room is equipped with a dry board, dry markers, and an eraser. Internet hookup is available.

Individual study carrels are located around the perimeter of the first and second floors of the Library. On the 2nd floor, 11 study areas are outfitted with Internet hook-up for laptop computers.

A computer lab, maintained by the Computer Services Department, is available on the second floor of the Library. These computers may be used by TTUHSC faculty, staff, and students for Internet searching, e-mail and word processing.

PRINT COLLECTIONS

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BOOKS:
All books are shelved on the second floor of the Library, according to the National Library of Medicine and Library of Congress call numbers.

JOURNALS:
All journals are shelved alphabetically by title on the first floor of the Library. A current issue display shelf is adjacent to the elevator.

RESERVES:
Reserves are located at the Circulation Desk on the first floor.

REFERENCE SERVICES

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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
The Harrington Library offers a graduate course in the School of Medicine. "IFM01: Biomedical Information Management" is an elective course for fourth year medical students. The course covers pharmaceutical resources for medical students (including MICROMEDEX, TOXNET, fda.gov); advanced searching of PubMed; MEDLINEplus; other governmental health resources (ClinicalTrials.gov; Guidelines.gov; Cancer.gov; CDC.gov); MDConsult; health statistics resources; and literature alert services. Course content is revised as necessary to meet the changing needs of the fourth year students.

OUTREACH SERVICES

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Outreach services focus on information needs of health professionals in the Texas Panhandle. Contract packages are available for institutions needing library or information services and document delivery. Contracts ensure optimum, efficient, and timely use of library services. Additional benefits include: borrowing privileges, Interlibrary Loan services, search training, Loansome Doc access, and online catalog access. Fees for contracts are based on the size of the institution and the services requested.

Individuals receive services through membership in Friends of the Library. (Contact information below.)


FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

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The Friends of the Library program provides access to the services and collections of the TTUHSC Libraries for those individuals not affiliated with TTUHSC. The nonrefundable membership fee is $100 per year.

Membership benefits include:

LIBRARIES' HOME PAGE

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The Libraries' home page is accessible from any campus or off-campus location. Some links, however, will require registration through the TTUHSC proxy server. If prompted to do so, you will be required to enter your HSC eRaider username and password. Friends of the Library and contract users have access to the Library's electronic resources from computers located within the Library, but will not be able to access them from off-campus computers.

Electronic resources available from the home page include:

Publisher and consortial group terms and conditions determine years of holdings to electronic journals.


PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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Persons with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the Circulation Dept., (806) 354-5448, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.


PATRON ETHICS & RESPONSIBILITIES

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1. Those persons using the collections and services of the Harrington Library of the Health Sciences or TTUHSC Libraries of the Health Sciences are reminded that violations of Copyright law (Title 17, United States Code) are criminal activities. This includes the "pirating," or illegal copying of software. Violators run the risk of arrest, substantial fine, and perhaps incarceration. Students discovered in such activities will be reported to their Deans and will be denied library privileges.

2. Attempts by patrons to coerce or otherwise force library staff to violate copyright law are similarly criminal activities, and will result in the suspension of library privileges for those involved. This library system strictly adheres to copyright guidelines and is a member of the CCC (Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.)

3. It is the responsibility of library staff to maintain and monitor the use of the library's computers. It is against library policy for computers maintained by the library to be used for personal use, including personal e-mail. Furthermore, it is illegal to use state property for private or financial gain.

4. Failure to cooperate with library policies regarding circulation, overdues, payment for library services, recalled materials, and computer or scanner usage will result in suspension or cancellation of all library privileges.


BASIC BOOK CLASSIFICATIONS

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BF Psychology
L Education
QA Mathematics
QD Chemistry
Preclinical Sciences

QS Human Anatomy
QT Physiology
QU Biochemistry
QV Pharmacology
QW Microbiology and Immunology
QX Parasitology
QY Clinical Pathology
QZ Pathology
T Technology
Medicine and Related Subjects

W Health Professions
WA Public Health
WB Practice of Medicine
WC Communicable Diseases
WD 100 Nutrition Disorders
WD 200 Metabolic Diseases
WD 300 Immunologic and Collagen Diseases. Hypersensitivity
WD 400 Animal Poisons
WD 500 Plant Poisons
WD 600 Diseases and Injuries Caused by Physical Agents
WD 700 Aviation and Space Medicine
WE Musculoskeletal System
WF Respiratory System
WG Cardiovascular System
WH Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
WI Digestive System
WJ Urogenital System
WK Endocrine System
WL Nervous System
WM Psychiatry
WN Radiology. Diagnostic Imaging
WO Surgery
WP Gynecology
WQ Obstetrics
WR Dermatology
WS Pediatrics
WT Geriatrics. Chronic Disease
WU Dentistry. Oral Surgery
WV Otolaryngology
WX Hospitals and other Health Facilities
WY Nursing
WZ History of Medicine

NUMBERS TO CALL

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Administration 806-354-5447
Circulation 806-354-5448 cindy.harshman@ttuhsc.edu
Conference Room, Reservation 806-354-5448
Database searches 806-354-5448 yumi.yaguchi@ttuhsc.edu
cheryl.simonsen@ttuhsc.edu
Donations 806-354-5468
Fax 806-354-5430
Friends of the Library 806-354-5448
Instruction 806-354-5450
Interlibrary Loan 806-354-5797 ronetta.mills@ttuhsc.edu
Loansome Doc 806-354-5797
Orientations, Library 806-354-5450
Outreach services 806-354-5447
Photocopying 806-354-5797
Purchase recommendations 806-354-5447
Reference services:
    Yumi Yaguchi 806-354-5581 yumi.yaguchi@ttuhsc.edu
    Cheryl Simonsen 806-354-5447 cheryl.simonsen@ttuhsc.edu
    Terri Wilson 806-354-5450 terri.wilson@ttuhsc.edu
Reserve items 806-354-5448
Renewal, book 806-354-5448
Serials 806-354-5468 brad.weaver@ttuhsc.edu

FLOOR PLANS

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Floor Map, First Floor
Floor Map, Second Floor

Page last updated: February 18, 2010