Cleveland Health Sciences Library
The Cleveland Health Sciences Library was formed in 1966 by
an agreement between the Cleveland Medical Library Association
(CMLA)
and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU).
CHSL operates in two locations: The Allen
Memorial Medical Library, which has a collection of clinical
books and journals, and which is home to the Dittrick
Medical History Center and its collection of rare books,
archives, medical artifacts, and books on the history of medicine,
and the Health
Center Library, which has a collection of basic sciences,
nursing, dentistry, and biology books, journals, audiovisuals,
and microforms. The combined collections total over 475,000
volumes including electronics and collectibles and over 2500 journal subscriptions both print and electronic within scope. Both
libraries are open to the public for in-house use of most materials.
Personal and institutional members of the CMLA, and faculty,
students and staff of CWRU have borrowing privileges.
The Cleveland Health Sciences Library serves as a resource library in the Greater Midwest Region of the
National Network of Libraries of Medicine. CHSL also participates in OhioLINK, OHIONET, and OCLC.
Health Center Library Journals
All pre-1970 Health Center Library journals have been transferred
to the Allen Memorial Medical Library. These journals are located in the Allen stacks.
If you are uncertain about the location of a journal, please
remember that information about print journals may be accessed by TITLE in EuclidPLUS.
Information about electronic journals is found in the list of CWRU Electronic Journals at the E-Journal Portal site.
Interlibrary Loan
Through Interlibrary
Loan, CHSL obtains books, journal articles and sometimes
other materials not available at Case or through OhioLINK. CHSL
uses the ILLiad
system.
Photocopiers and Printers
Both the Health Center and the Allen libraries have black and white photocopiers and printers equipped with card readers and coin-ops which accept
nickels, dimes, quarters, one dollar bills and five dollar bills. The library provides no change. Copy cards are available from Access
Services.
Color photocopying, printing and scanning services
In addition to traditional printers and copiers, color equipment
is available. 8 1/2 x 11 copies are only $0.50 cash, 11 x 17
copies are $0.75 cash, and transparencies are $1.50 cash. Copies
and transparencies may also be charged to a grant or department.
The circulation staff will assist you with this service. Please
call the Circulation Department at the Allen at 216.368.3641
and at the Health Center at 216.368.4540 for more information.
HCL can scan library materials, both graphic and print for OCR, within the limits of the U.S. Copyright Law, for output
to paper, overhead transparency or a digital file. 8 1/2 x 11 color
prints are only $.50 cash for regular paper and $.75 for glossy
paper. Transparencies are $1.50. Copies and transparencies may
also be charged to a grant or department. The reference staff
will assist you with this service. It is done by appointment.
Please call the Reference Department at 216.368.3218 to make
arrangements or send an email to hclref@case.edu. You may also scan materials at the Freedman Center at Kelvin Smith Library.
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