Medical Center Library

HOURS for September 28, 2016: 8:00am - Midnight

Outreach Resources for Librarians

Consumer Health Links

For assistance in finding quality consumer health information on the Web, contact the Don & Cathy Jacobs Health Education Center at (859) 323-7808 or patiented@lsv.uky.edu.

MedlinePlus -- The National Library of Medicine's (NLM) website for consumer health information. Versions in English and Spanish are available.

HealthFinder -- A gateway to consumer health and human services information from the United States government. Versions in English and Spanish are available.

ClinicalTrials.gov -- The National Institutes of Health's website for clinical research for consumers.

A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web

LIBRARY LINKS

SELECTED DATABASES

UK faculty, staff and students use their UK Wildcard as their library card. Persons not affiliated with UK may obtain a library card if they are 18 years of age and present a valid Kentucky driver's license or a valid non-driver ID. Faculty, staff, and students from reciprocal colleges and universities in Kentucky may obtain a UK library card with proper identification. Anyone with a UK library card may check out materials in the Medical Center Library or any UK campus library.

Use InfoKat Discovery Library Catalog (UK Libraries Holdings) to locate materials owned by the UK Libraries.

Collection

Location

Loan Period

Audiovisuals

First floor

7 days

Books

Ground floor

28 days for UK Undergraduates and Non-UK borrowers

90 days for UK Graduate students

120 days for UK Faculty/Staff

Reference Books

First floor

Special permission

Permanent Reserve

First floor

2 hours

Unbound Journals

First floor

2 hours

Bound Journals

Ground floor

4 days

MCL pre-1987 Collection

William T. Young Library

UK Libraries Circulation Policy

Rare Books

Special Collections

None

19th Century Collection

William T. Young Library

UK Libraries Circulation Policy

E-mail notices

The Medical Center Library sends library notices via e-mail.

Holds

If a book, journal, or audiovisual you need is checked out, you may place a hold on it so that when it is returned to the Medical Center Library it will be held at the User Services desk for you. You will be notified when it is available.

Contact Genia Kempster if you have questions about placing a hold on library materials or for any questions related to borrowing library materials.

If you have questions or comments about the University of Kentucky Medical Center Library, please contact us. If you would like to contact individual staff members, please use the Medical Center Library Faculty/Staff Directory.

Call: (859)323-5300