DSAMH Medical Library Now Open
Medical Library Phone Number: (302) 255-2789
The following information is available online from the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Please choose from one of the links below.
The Medical Library of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health offers an extensive array of mental health and biomedical information resources in both print and electronic formats. The research-oriented collection is particularly strong in psychiatry, psychology and psychopharmacology. It includes over 20 current journal subscriptions, as well as an extensive collection of older journal titles, and more than 25,000 bound journal volumes and books. The Library belongs to the Delaware Library Catalog and is able to borrow and lend to libraries that are throughout the entire State of Delaware.
Also, made available to on-site DSAMH employees, there are several databases available for research purposes. These databases are only available via IP authentication; therefore, the user must be on the DSAMH site to access them.
The Library seeks to fulfill the information needs of needs of the staff of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, its provider system, and the consumers to whom it provides services. The Library is also open to the public, and the staff strives to provide accurate and efficient access to mental health information to anyone who needs it.
Services
- A professional librarian is on hand during standard business hours to answer reference questions and to perform computer searches. Computers are also available for State employee use (users need to have a current username and password within the State system).
- Through participation in the DOCLINE interlibrary loan networks, nearly any published document not owned by the Library can quickly be obtained.
Patrons of the DSAMH Medical Library are able to check out books and other materials with their free library card, as well as to make photocopies of articles.
Top 10 Reasons to visit the DSAMH Medical Library
- A quiet place to read the paper.......No, really, it is! The Library receives the News Journal on a daily basis and makes the paper available to everyone during Library hours.
- Want to learn more about anything related to mental health and substance abuse? The Library's resources are readily available to everyone, both electronically and paper.
- A Library Card is free…And it allows you to go many places you would've never thought you could! Want to check out a book? Do some online research? A free library card can get you there!
- The Library has three terminals, open to State employees - Need to check your email before work? Want to take a break and check the headlines?
- The Library is part of the Delaware Library Catalog; this means that any book within this system can be delivered to the Medical Library. Doing research for a paper? Need a book that the DSAMH Library doesn't have, but the Del Tech Stanton campus does? Have it sent here, pick it up locally!
- Current journals with current information available to anyone who would like to read them.
- Not-so current journals - Want to explore the psychological thoughts of the 1950s, 60s, 70s; The Library has an extensive, and unique, collection of journals.
- Borrow educational videos - Not much of a reader? Would you rather watch an instructional/informational video than read about it? Any patron of the Library may borrow circulating videos for up to one week!
- Research assistance - Researching a specific topic? Reach a brick wall? There's a full-time librarian staffing the Library, ready to meet your research/reference needs.
- It's not just for doctors! There are a number of nursing books, general medical information books, as well as books that concern the mental health field, covering a wide range of subjects. These books aren't just for doctors or clinical staff; administrative staff, consumers, and the general public are all welcome!
