Medical Library

Introduction

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 a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals, 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 MEDICINE

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

AJR: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

ANESTHESIOLOGY

ANNALS OF SURGERY

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY

ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD

ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY

ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY

ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

CA: A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

CANCER

CIRCULATION

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

DIABETES CARE

HEART & LUNG

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, BIOLOGY, PHYSICS

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 & REHABILITATION

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

JOURNAL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION

JOURNAL OF PAIN & SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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

NURSING RESEARCH

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

RADIOLOGY

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/

Postgraduate Medicine
http://www.postgradmed.com

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.