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Outreach

The Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences coordinates a statewide health science library system and, as resources permit, assists in providing for the biomedical information needs of the health care community and the general public.

Outreach services are offered through four clinical campus sites

 

Calendar of Events — Exhibits and instructional sessions

Services:

• Consumer Health Resources
  MedlinePlus provides information on health topics for the consumer that includes drug information, a medical encyclopedia, and interactive patient tutorials and Go Local North Dakota assists the user in finding health services available in the state. Presentations and hands-on classes can be arranged through any of the clinical campus librarians. Classes Currently Scheduled
• Health Fair Events
  Consumer Health Resources brochures and handouts are available to use at your Health Fair Event. Contact a clinical campus librarian for more information. Health Fairs Currently Scheduled
• Professional Health Care Literature Access
  The public access mandate of the National Institutes of Health has increased the volume of professional health care literature freely available to the public. For a class on how to access that information contact a clinical campus librarian for more information. Classes Currently Scheduled
• Ordering Materials
  Articles from the Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences are available by making a request through your public library or through North Dakota State Library. If you need more information contact your librarian, clinical campus librarian or the North Dakota State Library.
• Reference
  The clinical campus librarians are able to assist you with location of health care information. Contact a clinical campus librarian for more information.
• Training Sessions
  Training sessions on how to access health care information in a efficient and effective manner are available. Contact a clinical campus librarian.

Resources:

• PubMed — Provides a search interface for biomedical journal literature.
• MedlinePlus — Information on health topics for the consumer, drug information, a medical encyclopedia, and interactive patient tutorials.
• Go Local North Dakota — Provides information about health related services, providers, and organizations available to redidents of North Dakota.
• Free Books
• Free Journals
• Free Databases

Outreach Projects:

• Information Access: Enhancing Rural Healthcare in North Dakota
• Information Access for Public Health Professionals in North Dakota
• Linking Native Americans to Health Information
• Linking Native Americans to Health Information: Phase II
• Tribal College Libraries: Linking Native Americans to Health Information
• UNDhealth

Outreach services of the Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences are funded in part with federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health under a contract with the University of Illinois at Chicago, Greater Midwest Region office of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Outreach means different things to different people. In general, "...outreach tends to be defined by the specific activities that are undertaken by librarians as they attempt to reach beyond or surpass the boundaries of their traditional on-site services" — Joanne G. Marshall, Ph.D. (full report)

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