In 1974 Torrance Memorial Medical Center was awarded a Library
Improvement Grant by the National Library of Medicine to establish a
hospital-wide library. As a member of the National Network of Libraries
of Medicine, the Medical Library provides a center of readily available
literature, audiovisual materials and reference services to meet the
demands and needs of the medical center's employees, volunteers,
physicians, patients and their families and the public. The Health
Sciences Librarian/C.M.E. Coordinator has a Master of Science in
Library Science degree from the University of Southern California, is
certified as Health Sciences Librarian by the Medical Library
Association and is qualified as an online search analyst of National
Library of Medicine automated databases.
Services
Ready Reference: The Medical Library has access to an
unlimited quantity of informational resources by being connected to the
Internet as well as having access to "Micromedex" which provides
information on drugs, toxicology, and environmental health and safety.
Factual answers to specific health-related questions may also be
obtained through sources in the library's collection. An online catalog
of the library's book, audiovisual and journal collections is available
on the library's computers. A printed list of journals is also
available.
Circulation: Only physicians, employees and volunteers of
Torrance Memorial Medical Center may have circulation privileges.
Non-reference books may be borrowed for two weeks and journal issues
and audiovisuals may be borrowed for one week. Reference books must
remain in the library and are not to circulate.
Photocopy Service: A photocopy machine is available in the library for photocopying material from our library's collection at no charge.
Interlibrary Loans: The library is a participant in the
National Library of Medicine's DOCLINE Network, an automated
interlibrary loan request and referral system, and provides LOANSOME
DOC service to individuals affiliated with the Medical Center.
Photocopies of journal articles not available in our collection may be
obtained from another library. Prepayment of loan fees is required.
Literature Searches: The Medical Library is an established
MEDLINE Center offering all online databases available through the
National Library of Medicine. Automated bibliographic searches are
performed free of charge to meet individuals' occupational,
educational, research or personal needs and are usually completed
within 24 hours by the Health Sciences Librarian/C.M.E. Coordinator.
Audiovisual Equipment: A television/video receiver is
available in the library for viewing VHS video-cassettes. Reservations
for its use are encouraged.
Personal Computer: Four IBM compatible computers with
printer, Internet access and appropriate software is available for use
in the Medical Library. Individuals are required to bring their own
preformatted disks for saving files and paper for printouts.
Journal Holdings
Print Collection:
AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
AJR: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
ANNALS OF SURGERY
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY
ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
CA: A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
CANCER
CIRCULATION
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
DIABETES CARE
HEART & LUNG
JAMA: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
JOGNN: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC, GYNECOLOGIC & NEONATAL NURSING
JOINT COMMISSION JOURNAL ON QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
JOURNAL OF BURN CARE RESEARCH
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
JOURNAL OF THORACIC & CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
JOURNAL OF TRAUMA INJURY, INFECTION & CRITICAL CARE
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
NURSING RESEARCH
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
RADIOLOGY
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Online Full-Text Collection:
Since January 2004, the library has maintained a subscription to
EBSCO's Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Edition that
provides access to approximately 900 full-text journals, most of which
are available in pdf format. These journals may be accessed on the
library's computers.
External Internet Web Links
Alzheimer's Association - http://www.alz.org/
AMA Physician Select - http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
(demographic & professional information on U.S. physicians)
American Academy of Dermatology - http://www.aad.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.aap.org/
American Association of Retired Persons - http://www.aarp.org/
American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association - http://www.diabetes.org/
American Dietetic Association - http://www.eatright.org/
American Heart Association - http://www.amhrt.org
American Institute for Cancer Research - http://www.aicr.org
American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org
American Medical Association - http://www.ama-assn.org
American Psychiatric Association - http://www.psych.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - http://cms.hhs.gov
Food and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov
Mayo Clinic Foundation - http://www.mayo.edu
MEDLINEplus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov
National Center for Health Statistics - http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/
National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Occupational Safety & Health Administration - http://www.osha.gov/
PubMed (MEDLINE) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
(to search National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database of journal articles)
Self Help Sourcebook - http://www.selfhelpgroups.org/
(includes support groups)
World Health Organization - http://www.who.int/
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Please call before visiting)
Weekends & Holidays: Closed
Location
First floor, West Tower
Telephone
310-517-4720
DISCLAIMER
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Medical
Library makes reasonable and diligent efforts to obtain current and
accurate information for clients and uses authoritative sources of
information, including online databases and/or respected reference
works. However, the Medical Library does not warrant that it will find
all relevant citations on a requested topic. In addition, Torrance
Memorial Medical Center Medical Library makes no warrant as to the
currency, accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information in the
databases, reference works and other materials gathered and disclaims
any liability for errors in the information, data or other materials
provided to clients. Linking to external internet sites, or sites where
these might lead, does not imply endorsement or promotion of the
products, services or content by the Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Medical Library. Please keep in mind that the Medical Library dispenses
knowledge-based information, not medical advice, and although we are
pleased to help you find the resources you need, health care
professionals are the individuals qualified to give you a medical
opinion.