Circulation Policy

Anyone is welcome to use the Library's print materials while in the Library, however checkout privileges are limited to:

  • Students, faculty (including retired and emeritus faculty), staff and alumni of NEOUCOM
  • Clinical faculty, staff and non-NEOUCOM students of the affiliated hospitals should contact their hospital libraries concerning privileges
  • OhioLINK members with a valid I.D.

Document delivery services and ILL services are not available to corporate and individual members of the general public. Users from affiliated hospitals must request loans through their own hospital's library.

Local Resources

Students have access to all the resources in the Ocasek Medical Library. There is a broad collection of medical books, audiovisuals, and journals. There is also a collection of best sellers, popular reading, and media. Additional resources are available at NEOUCOM associated teaching hospitals through NEOLINK, the Library's online catalog. DVD players, VCR's, and computers are available for student use in the Library.

OhioLINK Resources

NEOUCOM is a full service OhioLINK library. The OhioLINK central catalog contains over 7 million records representing more than 80-member colleges and universities. NEOUCOM affiliates may request items from these libraries and pick them up anywhere in the OhioLINK consortium. Registered library patrons may access OhioLINK from anywhere in the world. OhioLINK offers access to many online databases for research including PubMed and Medline. OhioLINK also offers access to many online journals and resources.

Hours

Please check the website for the most current information about hours.

Food and Drink

Light snacks and drinks in "sipper" containers are permitted in the Library. Students are responsible for cleaning up after themselves.

Copying, Printing, and Faxing

There are photocopiers and printers available for student use. B&W copies/prints are $0.05. Color copies/prints are $0.12.

Faxing is available Monday through Friday during open Library hours. The cost is $1.00 per page for sending.

Circulation Services

Most books in the Library may be checked out for 21 days. Most audiovisuals check out for 7 days. Items may be renewed if there are no holds on them. Students can renew items themselves, online, or by calling ext. 6600.

To help provide equal access to everyone, overdue fines are charged and may vary by material type. Reserve materials that are overdue are charged at $12 per day. These reserve items are checked out for a period of 3 hours.

Board Review Collection

There is a growing collection of Board Review materials and books. The books may be checked out for 7 days and renewed once if there are no holds on the items.

Reference Services

Reference librarians will help students find both print and electronic books, journal articles, and other learning resources. These materials may come from hospital libraries, Ohio universities and colleges, or all types of libraries across the country.

Students may have a specific research question, or may just want to see what is available for broad areas of study.

Reference librarians are available to assist students Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.- 5p.m.

Interlibrary Loan Services

Books not available through OhioLINK institutions and articles that are not available locally or through the Electronic Journal Center can be requested through the Interlibrary Loan department. Requests can be made online or by calling ext. 6593 or 6592.

Instruction

Students may request instruction using the Library and its tools: NEOLINK, the Library catalog; OhioLINK, the statewide catalog; and various electronic resources; learn how to borrow a book from any academic library in the state and have it delivered to you at the Ocasek Medical Library or an affiliated hospital library. Instruction can also be given to help determine valid, reliable WWW sources for medical information. Please contact our reference librarians at ext. 6599 to schedule an appointment.

Group Study Rooms

There are five group study rooms that are available for student use. The rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis.  Groups have priority over individuals for use of these rooms.

Library Computer Lab

The library computer lab is available for use during all library open hours. The lab has 10 hands-on PCs and 1 teaching PC. The room is also equipped with an LCD projector.

  • Policy on scheduling and use

Priority on use:

    • Popular with students requiring a quiet study environment for technological applications, the computer lab is left open when it is unscheduled.

       

    • The purpose of the lab is for group instruction of at least 6 people. Groups with less than 6 attendees should request smaller rooms within the library facility. The library computer lab will reopen to students if groups do not arrive after 30 minutes from their scheduled reservation time.

        

    • Academic programming has priority use of the lab. This includes scheduling of the lab by faculty and staff of the College for the enhancement of student learning.

  • To schedule the lab:
    • Reservations can be made by calling 330-325-6600 or by logging into D.O.C.S. If you don't have the Computer Lab calendar in your list of calendars, click on the Calendar icon in D.O.C.S, then click on the Calendars tab and select Subscribe. You may enter the word "computer" into the search box to retrieve the calendar.

Plasma Screen Use Policy

The primary purpose of the plasma screen (and the attached speakers) is to support the curriculum and other academic endeavors of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy . It is also used to supplement the news sources available in the library or in an emergency event. When the screen is not being used for an approved event, it will be used in split screen mode with one side displaying a news source and the other displaying information relevant to the library. The sound will be muted and closed captions displayed.

Anyone wishing to use the plasma screen must provide a written request to the Coordinator of Access Services at least 5 business days in advance.  The request must be presented and/or signed by the instructor or sponsor from the NEOUCOM/NEOUCOP community who is responsible for the person/group requesting to use of the plasma screen.

The following rules will also be observed:

  •  The volume must be kept at a reasonable level so as to minimize the disturbance to others in the library. Staff have the right to ask patrons to reduce the volume of the broadcast should it be deemed to be disruptive.   
  • Viewing sessions should be limited to 3 hours or less.
  • Library staff reserve the right to refuse use of the plasma screen to any group based anticipated use of the library at the time requested or the content of the item to be viewed.

Members of the NEOUCOM/NEOUCOP community who wish to view programming not available on the library plasma screen are encouraged to use the cable television in the student lounge.