Information
for Hampton Roads Residents
- The Brickell Library is open to the public.
- A Reference Librarian is on duty Monday -
Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. to assist you.
- Contact the Reference Desk phone (757) 446-5851
or e-mail library@evms.edu
Directions
Parking 
Library Hours
| Mon.-Thurs. |
8 a.m. - Midnight |
| Friday |
8 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Saturday |
9 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
| Sunday |
10 a.m. - Midnight |
Consumer Health Information
Find an EVMS Doctor
EVMS Patient Services
Our physicians live our values of excellence, integrity, service and
teamwork to create patient-centered quality care for the patients we
serve.
General Health Web Sites
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine’s and the National
Institutes of Health’s (NIH) consumer health database featuring
extensive information from trusted sources on over 700 diseases
and conditions.
Medical
Library Association's Top Ten Websites
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has identified ten particularly
useful Web sites.
CAPHIS
The Consumer and Patient Health Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library
Association (MLA) has selected their top 100 consumer health Web sites.
Healthfinder
Since 1997, healthfinder® has been
recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and
nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. It
comes from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
National
Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has created a website aimed at
the public featuring MedlinePlus, current health news, online
exhibitions, about NLM and reliable health information from NLM.
NIH Health Information
National Institutes of Health's (NIH) consumer health portal allows you
to search by health topic or browse by category.
Find a Clinical Trial
ClinicalTrials.gov
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National
Library of Medicine (NLM) provide information about federally and
privately supported clinical research trials’ purpose, who may
participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
Find a Web Site for Health Educators
Health
Smart Virginia
A source of free and low cost lesson plans encompassing grades K-10
Health Smart Virginia is the result of a partnership between the
Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Department of Education,
Prince William Network, and
Eastern
Virginia
Medical
School.
Find
Guides and Tutorials
National
Library of Medicine Guide to Finding Health Information
Learn about how to conduct health information research, resources
available at local public libraries, resources available at medical
school libraries, locations of medical libraries throughout the country,
accessing information from government and health-related organizations,
using the Web and evaluating the quality, reliability, accuracy, and
timeliness of the information you find.
NLM
Tutorial: Evaluating Internet Health Information
Learn how to evaluate Web sites from this NLM tutorial.
EVMS CARES
A mnemonic Web site evaluation tool developed at the Brickell
Library.
EVMS
Library Resources Available to the Public
Find a Book or Journal
Find a book or a journal using the Brickell Library
online
catalog.
Please note that not all of our electronic journals are listed in the catalog.
Visit the library to use our electronic books,
journals and databases.
Find
an EVMS Faculty Publication
The Faculty
Publications Database
is a searchable catalog of citations to
articles, book chapters, and books by EVMS faculty. The database
includes citations from July 1998 to the present.
Accessing Electronic Resources
Electronic Resources can be accessed through public access
terminals on the first floor of the library. The Library subscribes to a
variety of bibliographic and full-text databases including MEDLINE,
MDConsult, StatREF, the Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO. Library
staff members offer assistance in learning to use these databases.
Borrowing Materials
To borrow materials, patrons must register with the
library. Health care professionals in the area may apply for
courtesy client privileges. Members of the general public may
subscribe with the library for $50 per calendar year.
Law firms and other businesses may subscribe at $250 per calendar year.
Photocopiers
Self-service copiers are located on the first, second, and
third floors of the library. Copiers accept coins or plastic Vendacards
(available for $2.50, $5, $10, and $20). Copies are 5 cents each. Library
staff cannot provide change.
Training
Through
the Brickell Library Outreach Initiative, EVMS librarians have provided
the region’s public librarians and the public with free training on
how to access health information. In the past five years, 1,000
people have attended EVMS classes at Hampton Roads public libraries,
senior centers, and health fairs on how to find health information.
Contact the Outreach Services Coordinator to set up a training session
at no cost for your organization at smithrm@evms.edu or phone
(757)446-5849.
Friends of the EVMS Library
The Friends of the EVMS Library is an organization of
members of the community interested in promoting awareness of the
library’s services to the community and the resources that the library
needs to provide these services. Everyone is invited to join the
Friends. Please call (757)446-5840 for more information.
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