Library Personnel: Library faculty include three FTE professional librarians: The Director, Health Sciences Library; Librarian Manager, Library Systems and Technical Services; and Libarian Manager, Research and Scholarly Activities. The library director and librarians have faculty appointments and provide access to a wide range of resources and services, including instruction and training in such areas as information literacy and evidence-based medicine, in support of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Biosciences and Health Professions, and CHSU administration.
Accessing the Library: You can access the Library homepage at: https://chsu.edu/library/. A link to the Library can be found on the bottom of the CHSU homepage under "Student Life."
Remote Access: Over 95% of the Library’s collections are online, and available both on- and off-campus. To access the Library’s collections off campus, go to the Library website and click on the needed resource. When prompted, enter your regular network credentials – your CHSU email (username) and password.
Library Homepage: You may begin your search by entering a keyword, title, or author into the Discovery Quick Search box and then pressing the Enter key or clicking on the “Search” button. If off campus, you will be prompted to login with your CHSU credentials. You have many options to filter your search Results, including by resource type, publication date, and subject term. Also, on the Library’s homepage are quick links to databases, eBooks, eJournals, mobile apps, and library guides.
Document Delivery & Interlibrary Loan (ILL): This is a service provided to CHSU faculty, staff, and students for requesting articles and books from other libraries when the item is unavailable through the CHSU Health Sciences Library collections. To place an ILL request, find the item in the Quick Search box, click the button “Request from Library,” and complete the form.
Library Guides: The CHSU Health Sciences Library has created a series of library guides that provide information and links specific to osteopathic medicine, biomedical sciences, and a variety of scholarly topics. From the Library’s homepage, you may click on the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) Textbook Guide, the College of Biosciences and Health Professions (CBHP) Textbook Guide, or “More Library Guides” in the Library Guides section of the website, for a full list. Examples of guide topics include:
- Copyright and Fair Use
- How to …. Access Grammarly Premium
- Research Toolkit
- Scholarly Snippets Webinars
Print & E-Books: The CHSU Health Sciences Library subscribes to or provides access to over 500 print texts and 3400 eBooks. Use the Library’s Discovery Quick Search tool to search for eBooks by keyword, author, or title and limit your search to the Health Sciences Library Catalog to see what print texts are available.
Databases: From the Library’s homepage, you may select popular resources such as ClinicalKey, DynaMed, or PubMed. If you click on the link titled Databases A-Z, you can see a list of over 100 biomedical and health sciences databases to which the CHSU Health Sciences Library subscribes or provides access. Use the dropdown options to filter by subject (e.g., Medicine) and/or database type (e.g., best practice & point-of-care, exam prep, guidelines, images, and literature searching tools).
E-Journals: The Library subscribes or provides access to over 6,300 eJournals. From the Library’s homepage, use the eJournals tab above the Discovery tool search box. Using the search function, you can find popular eJournals such as Academic Medicine, JAMA, JOM, The Lancet, or NEJM, or browse through our extensive list by topic.
Equipment and Technology: The Library provides access to a growing collection of loanable equipment and technology, including Surface Pros, Dell laptops, charging cords and adaptors, headphones, OMM practice tables, and more. You can request and reserve these items by emailing the Library team at library@chsu.edu.
Library Space & Hours: The CHSU Health Sciences Library is located at 2500 Alluvial Avenue. It comprises approximately 3300 square feet, with over 80 seats, including modern furnishings, and lighting, flexible space, shelving for our required and recommended print texts, and technology. The Library space features individual study carrels, computer workstations, tables and chairs, and lounge seating. In addition, group study rooms are inside as well as adjacent to the Library. A multi-functional printer is also nearby. The Library is generally staffed from Monday through Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, and there is extended building access in the evenings and on weekends.
Services & Getting Help: We can provide support on topics such as developing answerable clinical or research questions; finding and evaluating evidence-based information; using citation management tools; searching PubMed and other databases effectively; understanding copyright and fair use; and identifying journals for publishing scholarly work. Please contact us in-person, by e-mail at library@chsu.edu, by phone at: 559-549-6405, or by messaging us on Teams.