More Than Books:
Library Services at Mason
Sarah E. Sheehan, MLS, M.Ed, AHIP
ssheehan@gmu.edu
August 21st, 2014
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Sarah Sheehan, MSLS, M.Ed, AHIP
Fenwick Library
ssheehan@gmu.edu
College of Health & Human
Services Liaison Librarian
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Resources Available
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5 Libraries on 3 campuses
Over 1.3+ million titles
Over 39,000 periodical titles online
DVDs, videos, and media available
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Fenwick Construction
Fenwick Library will provide a strong focus on upper-level
undergraduate and graduate education and research.
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Fenwick Focus
Updates on Fenwick Construction
http://fenwickfocus.gmu.edu/
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Research Services
• Reference/Research
Consultations
• Data Services
• Document Delivery
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Reference/Research Consultations
• One on One In-Person
Appointments
• Email
• Instant Message
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Data Services
Provides help with locating and utilizing numeric,
statistical, geospatial, and qualitative data.
http://dataservices.gmu.edu/
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Geospatial Data & GIS
Statistical & Numeric Data
Statistical Research Services
Government Information
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Document Delivery
WRLC
Borrow books & journal articles from other DC
Area Universities through the WRLC Catalog
InterLibrary Loan
Request a book or journal
article from a library
anywhere
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InfoGuides
Your one stop for discipline specific
health sciences research
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Global & Community Health InfoGuide
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/globalhealth
• Medline/PubMed
– Core medical research database
• Global Health
– Covers journals, books, and grey literature
• ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
– Journal articles covering all aspects of health
sciences
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Health Administration & Policy InfoGuide
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/healthadmin
• Medline/PubMed
– Core medical research database
• Web of Science
– Covers the core journals in the field
• ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
– Journal articles covering all aspects of health
sciences
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School of Nursing InfoGuide
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/nursing
• Medline/PubMed
– Core medical research database
• CINAHL
– Core nursing research database
• The Cochrane Library
– Full-text systematic reviews
• Access Medicine
– Full-text medical textbooks
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Nutrition & Food Studies InfoGuide
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/nutrition
• Medline/PubMed
– Core medical research database
• Web of Science
– Covers the core journals in the field
• ProQuest Research Library
– Journal articles covering all aspects of health
sciences
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Rehabilitation Science InfoGuide
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/rehab
• Medline/PubMed
– Core medical research database
• Web of Science
– Covers the core journals in the field
• Anatomy TV
– 3D computer-generated models of human
anatomy
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Social Work InfoGuide
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/socialwork
• Social Work Abstracts Plus
– Core social work database
• PsycINFO
– Core psychology database
• ProQuest Research Library
– Journal articles covering all aspects of health
sciences
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Questions?
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