Medical Libraries
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is affiliated with two outstanding medical schools - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Medical College of Cornell University. One of the many advantages of these affiliations with leading academic centers is the access to health science libraries that are among the finest in the country.
The Columbia University Health Services Library and the Weill Cornell Medical Library provide access to extensive collections of journals, books, archival materials and electronic resources to students, faculty and staff of their respective universities and the staff of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its affiliated institutions.
Columbia University
Health Services Library
- Columbia University
701 West 168th St.
New York, NY 10032
tel: 212-305-3605
fax: 212-234-0595
e-mail: hs-library@columbia.eduThe Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library is one of the largest academic health sciences libraries in the country. Its collection includes over 500,000 volumes, 4,400 current periodical subscriptions, and extensive holdings of media, electronic resources, rare books and archival materials.
The library serves Columbia University's Schools of Medicine, Dental and Oral Surgery, Nursing, and Public Health, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and other healthcare, instructional and research programs in the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Specifically, access to the Health Sciences Library is available to individuals with currently valid identification cards from the following:- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its affiliate institutions
- Columbia University
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Barnard College
- Teachers College
- Union Theological Seminary
- Cards issued by the Library Information Office of Columbia University
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Alumni Associates Card
- Health Sciences Library Access Card
- Research Libraries Group (RLG) institutions outside of New York City
- Academic Health Sciences Centers in the New York metropolitan area (faculty only)
For detailed information about the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library and electronic access to its wide range of its resources and services, visit its website: http//cpmcnet.columbia.edu/library/
Weill Cornell Medical Library
The C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center
- The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
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1300 York Avenue
The Weill Cornell Medical Library is the principal information resource of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University and NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. It is composed of the Samuel J. Wood Library and the C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center.
New York, NY 10021
tel: 212-746-6068
fax: 212-746-6494The library has cooperative, reciprocal agreements with the libraries of Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Rockefeller University. Tri-Cat, the tri-institutional online catalog, provides access to the holdings of all three libraries. The Library has ready access to the resources of New York City's major health sciences libraries, as well as other libraries throughout the country and the world. Any materials needed by Weill Cornell students, staff, or faculty may be requested through InterLibrary Services
Those with access to the libraries:- All staff of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and affilliated institutions (To find out if your institution is affiliated, call the Library Circulation Desk at 212-746-6050)
- Students, faculty and staff of the Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
- Alumni of Weill Medical College or NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center but must show an alumni card (Alumni Office: 212-746-6546)
For detailed information about the Weill Cornell Medical Library and electronic access to its wide range of its resources and services, visit its website: http://library.med.cornell.edu
