About the
Weill Cornell Medical Library


The Weill Cornell Medical Library is the principal information resource of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University and the NewYork Weill Cornell Center of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Composed of the Samuel J. Wood Library and the C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, the Library is committed to excellence in health through access to information. The Library achieves this vision by selecting, organizing, and preserving high quality biomedical information; by making it available whenever and wherever it is needed; and by providing education in its retrieval, management, evaluation, and utilization for problem solving and decision making. The Library manages information that is used for the improvement of health care, the delivery of health professional education, and the conduct of biomedical research as well as investigating information use and developing information products and services.

In addition to the full range of services provided in the Library, electronic access to a variety of resources and services is available from computer workstations located throughout the Library, on the NewYork Weill Cornell Center network, and through the internet. The Library provides full access to information services through its website, <http://library.med.cornell.edu>, which alerts users to new services and procedures; displays general information and news about the Library; provides access to the Library's online catalog, MEDLINE, and other databases; and connects the user to a variety of outside resources. The Library offers a full schedule of classes in information access and retrieval, database searching, and Internet resources. The schedule can be found on the Library's website.

The Library has cooperative, reciprocal agreements with the libraries of Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Rockefeller University. Tri-Cat, the tri-institutional online catalog, provides access to the holdings of all three libraries. The Library has ready access to the resources of New York City's major health sciences libraries, as well as other libraries throughout the country and the world. Any materials needed by Weill Cornell students, staff, or faculty may be requested through InterLibrary Services.

The Library has a comprehensive collection of print and electronic biomedical information. It also has a selective collection of audiovisual materials. These materials and the appropriate equipment may be checked out for use in the Library. Computers are available throughout the Library. The software, accessible through the network, includes programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets, designing graphics, desktop publishing, bibliographic file management, database searching, and internet access. Laser printing, typing, and photocopying facilities are also provided. Rooms may be reserved for meetings, classes, conferences, and viewing audiovisuals. Unreserved study rooms are located on the lower level for informal use by small groups.

The New York Weill Cornell Center Archives provides original records of the institution.

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Updated, September 18, 2001, Information Services, infodesk@med.cornell.edu