Outreach Services

Since 1980, the Lewis Library has provided outreach to hospitals, clinics, independent medical facilities, medical researchers, and legal consultants in the medical and health fields. The Library also offers services to a host of other businesses, organizations, and individuals, primarily in the Fort Worth area. Under the guidelines of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, we function as the Medical and Health Resource Library for twenty-four Texas counties west of Fort Worth. We also have state-wide responsibility to serve as the primary information resource for all of the Doctors of Osteopathy and osteopathic facilities in Texas.

Services Available

Reference: Among the services offered are library and software instruction, location of factual information, citation verification assistance, library tours and orientation programs, and online computer searching of medical, nursing and more than 200 other online databases.

For Further information call 817-735-2070.

Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan : Interlibrary loan ( ILL ) and photocopying services can be requested by fax, phone or mail. (fees may apply)

Loansome Doc®: For those who prefer to conduct their own PubMed searching and want to order copies of the documents they need, UNTHSC provides documents from the ordering section of PubMed. To use the Loansome Doc® services, clients must first register by calling Lewis Library's Interlibrary Loan department at 817-735-2491.

Medical Literature Research Instruction: Individualized training courses on any desired topic can be developed and presented for local hospitals and organizations. Standard classes concerning searching for medical resources on the Internet, services available from UNTHSC Lewis Library, National Library of Medicine database searching including the PubMed Interface to MEDLINE and Health Resources from MEDLINEplus are always available for presentation.

For further information concerning possible classes for your organization, please call Lisa Smith at 817-735-2601 to schedule a course.

CNE Courses : Continuing Nursing Education credit is available from the National Library of Medicine for attending a one-hour training session describing the resources of the National Library of Medicine. Two courses are presently offered for CNE credit. The PubMed basics course describes the techniques for effectivley searching the PubMed database. The Patient education resources from the National Library of Medicine describes the consumer health tools available via the NLM. These classes can be presented at area hospitals and other training facilities.

Please call Lisa Smith at 817-735-2601 for more information.

Computer and Software Instruction

Training classes on campus are available to faculty, staff and students of UNTHSC. Affiliated and unaffiliated hospitals, organizations with letters of agreement for services, and others can also make arrangements to attend these classes (fees may apply.)

Course Schedule & Online Registration

Detailed information about the Library's Instructional Service and Computer Training program can be found on our Instructional Services page.

Special Services for TOMA Members

Texas Osteopathic Medical Association members have receive services for a reduced fee. Please see the Services for TOMA Members page for more information.

Outreach Program Contact:

Lisa Smith, MLS

phone: 817-735-2601

email: lsmith@hsc.unt.edu

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