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| Contact: |
| Tamara P. Lee, MLS |
| Professor and Director of Libraries |
| Greenblatt Library, AB-215 |
| Medical College of Georgia |
| 1120 15th Street |
| Augusta, GA 30912 |
Office Phone: (706)
721-2856 |
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Top 10 Things All New Faculty Need to Know About the Greenblatt Library
#10 - The Library provides quality assurance and order to an otherwise
chaotic internet.
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Organized gateway to mission relevant resources in the public domain
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Quality filters the Web’s entropy for MCG community
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The need for utilizing the expertise of medical librarians grows exponentially with the sheer volume of medical information available today.
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Currently, the Internet is not a comprehensive source of all the biomedical literature nor is it organized for retrieval at the confidence level required for medical research.
#9 - The Library maintains a 70,000 square foot, fully wired and wireless facility as a central gathering place for learning, networking and problem solving.
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Location—Facing Harper Street, the building is adjacent to R&E building and next door to Kelly Admin Bldg
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Operates 98 hours per week except University holidays
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3 state-of-the-art electronic classrooms, 5 conference rooms, 10 group study rooms and 20 individual carrels, central computing laboratory
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Students hang out at the Library to network and study
#8 - The Library is part of the award winning state gateway for access to hundreds of electronic databases for multiple disciplines.
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All types of libraries---USG, K-12, public, private
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Includes general reference works online, e.g., encyclopedias, dictionaries, e-books, consumer health, newspapers, periodical literature
#7 - The Library’s holdings are interconnected via GIL Express with all 34 libraries in the University System of Georgia.
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Universal Borrowing (UB): Beginning fall 2003, users may initiate directly from the desktop requests for materials from the catalog (regardless of ownership or location)
#6 - The Library provides resources and
services in support of teaching, research and patient care for MCG and MCG
Health, Inc. and serves as a source of health information for the state of
Georgia.
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Named after prominent MCG physician Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. in 1988
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NNLM Resource Library
#5 - Full Library user privileges are provided in person and remotely to MCG faculty as priority customers.
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MCG ID (with Library barcode) is your membership. Present your current MCG Picture ID badge at the LInC
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E-reference, renewals of books, Document Delivery Services, classroom scheduling and sign-up
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ILL-If the Library doesn’t have the materials you need, we’ll obtain for you normally within 48 hours, frequently directly to the desktop. Optional rush service is 24 hours
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The Library provides electronic delivery of requested articles (whether in-house or from other libraries).
#4 - The Library selects, organizes and makes readily accessible a wealth of collections in support of continuous learning, scholarship and discovery.
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Mission critical materials in multiple formats
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Approximately 3500 journals (predominantly online)
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Approximately150 databases negotiated through consortial and commercial agreements.
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Over 200,000 books, over 15,000 microforms, over 2,000 AV media
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Collection Development Steering committee includes an elected member of Academic council and encourages faculty recommendations for new acquisitions.
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Reserves & Historical Collections and Archives
#3 - The Library provides curriculum based, open enrollment and online instruction in the use of resources for classes and continuous education.
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How to use full text databases
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Evidence based literature searching
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Internet’s health care resources
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Bibliographic Management software (Endnote)
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Teach with faculty in Schools (health care informatics)
#2 - The Library maintains a 24/7 virtual environment with efficient remote access to a multitude of electronic resources.
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Library Electronic Resources (access on campus and remotely)
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Electronic Publications Database (access list to full text journals)
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#1 - The Greenblatt Library’s human resources include a dedicated and talented faculty and staff, knowledgeable and committed to providing competent and personal attention to the best customers in the world….you.
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The people who use the Library and the people who work in them are the most precious of its resources.
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Varied backgrounds and expertise
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Library faculty serve in official capacity for copyright and intellectual property issues and work with faculty to improve the process of scholarly communication <http://www.biomedcentral.com/>.
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Liaison program to connect with customers
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