Patrons may search the library's
online catalog from any computer system that is connected to the internet.
There are dedicated machines in the library for this purpose. In the catalog
there is a citation for every book, journal title, dvds and audio/video cassette in
the collection. Books dvds and audio/video cassettes are organized on the shelves by
call numbers – as in most medical libraries our call numbers are a
combination of Library of Congress and National Library of Medicine
call numbers.
All journals received at the library are indexed at
an article level; as such, there is a bibliographic record for most articles in
the library. As of March 2008 there are now 34688 articles cited in the catalog
and this number grows by 100-300 articles each month.
The first place to go when looking for
information is to the
catalog.
In addition to its journal collection,
the Kelly Library has subscriptions to several CAM and biomedical
research
databases, which can be accessed using the barcode number from your library
card.
For a nominal fee the library offers a
document delivery service. Upon request, library staff will photocopy a journal
article and fax or mail it to patrons. Standard turnaround for this service is
48 hours. Library staff can also help document delivery customers expand their
searches and look for materials in the library collection.
Boston Public Library
If you are a resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are eligible
for a library card for the Boston Public Library. Library users from outside Massachusetts may apply for
a courtesy card for the purpose of using Research Library materials.
Courtesy cards may also be issued to Massachusetts residents who do not
have proper identification.
In addition to its 6.1 million books, the library boasts over 1.2 million
rare books and manuscripts, a wealth of maps, musical scores and prints.
Among its large collections, the BPL holds several first edition folios
by William Shakespeare, original music scores from Mozart to Prokofiev's
"Peter and the Wolf;" and, in its rare book collection, the personal library
of John Adams. Due to the extent of the collections, many items are displayed
on a rotating basis. These unique Special Exhibits are shown in the Research
Library and offer the public an opportunity to view books and documents which
are usually available only to research scholars.
The Boston Public library also offer BPL Big Dig, an online research tool,
powered by Webfeat, that allows you to search many of the library's licensed
database products at one time. The tool includes nearly all the subscription
databases that the library offers both in house and remotely.
Harvard's Yenching Library
NESA students and faculty with current IDs may access the print
collection at Harvard's Yenching Library.
After registering with the circulation desk at the
Yenching, NESA students and faculty may access its reading rooms and stacks. The Yenching
library is located on Harvard's campus at 2 Divinity Avenue, off of Kirkland Street.
For directions and holdings information, please review the the Yenching library's website.
Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library
NESA students may access the print and electronic
collections (including research databases) at Tufts Hirsch Health Sciences Library (HSL).
Tufts University Hirsch Health Sciences Library is located in the Arthur M. Sackler building
at 145 Harrison Avenue off Kneeland Street in Boston's Chinatown. To enter the
HSL, NESA students need to show their current NESA Student ID to the security guards on the
first floor of the Sackler building. For directions and holdings information, please review
the HSL's website before you arrive at the
library. Library reference staff is available from 9AM-5PM, Monday-Friday. If you have any questions about your access and the resources available to you as
a NESA student, please contact NESA's Kelly Library, 617-969-3969 or library@nesa.edu.
Current NESA full or part-time
students, faculty/TAs, staff and alum can check out library items at the Kelly
Library. The general public is welcome to come to the library but does not
having borrowing privileges.
Please note that the right to check
out library items may be suspended for any patron who chronically delays
returning books on time.
Unauthorized removal from the library
of any book, manuscript, or other material/property, or the destruction,
mutilation, defacement or abuse by a patron of any library material or other
resources, will result in disciplinary actions and fines.
Users of the library who fail to
comply with library rules and regulations will be subject to revocation of
library privileges and disciplinary actions.
A patrons (student, staff, alum or
faculty) should present their IDs to check out items from the library.
Periodically, the library conducts
an inventory of its holdings during which items in the library cannot be
checked out.
Reserve and Reference items as well
as journals do not circulate.
Loan
Period
Books may be checked out for two
weeks. Videos dvds and audio cassettes are loaned for one week.
Renewals
An item may be renewed if the
request is made prior to or on the due date, and if the borrower has no other
overdue items. Some heavily used books may not be available for renewal.
Renewal requests can be made in person or by telephone.
On Hold
If a book or other item is in the
collection but has been checked out, patrons may request the item be put on
Hold. When the item is returned to the library, the patron will be notified
either by phone or by a note in their school mailbox. Patrons are given 7 days
to come to the library to check out the materials being held for them.
Book
Drop
There is a book drop in the school
hallway outside the library where items can be returned before or after
library hours. Please use the book drop when the library is not open.
Overdue
Items
An item is overdue the day after
it is scheduled to be returned. An overdue item will be assessed a late charge
of 25 cents per day (including weekends) until the item is returned. No items
may be checked out if the borrower has overdue items or an unpaid late fee.
Patrons who have overdue items or
late fines will receive written notices. After four notices have been provided,
the patron's account is put on hold and sent to the Bursar for collections. If
a library item remains overdue for 6 weeks, the library will re-purchase the
item and bill the patron. A $25 processing fee in addition to the price of the
item will be billed. Library privileges are suspended until the account is
cleared.
Patron accounts are reviewed at
the end of each term. Any accounts with outstanding fines or overdue books are
put on hold and sent to the Bursar for collections. Patrons with accounts on
hold will not receive their grades, be sent copies of their transcripts, or be
able to enroll in Continuing Education. A hold can be removed by paying fines
to the Bursar and returning items to the library.
At the end of each term the
Academic Dean receives a list of any faculty with outstanding accounts which
have been sent to the Bursar.
Lost or Damaged
Items
A user of the library is liable
for replacing any item which has been lost or damaged. The library will charge
the replace costs plus a $25 processing fee for damaged or lost items. Please
note that some individual videotapes which are part of a set may not be
replaced except by purchasing the entire set. Materials which are out of print
or not replaceable will be evaluated on a case by case situation and a market
value will be determined for replacement cost.
Faculty/TA
Faculty and TAs may exercise their
library privileges as Faculty and TA's if they have a current
contract.
Faculty and TAs are encouraged to
request books and journal articles to be put on reserve for students in their
classes. These items are kept at the circulation desk when possible and
students may use these materials only in the library. Only faculty and TAs may
request that an item be put on reserve. It is helpful to students if a copy of
all recommended and required texts and journal articles are available on
reserve in the library. Please provide any lists of reading materials to the
library at least two weeks before the beginning of the term to provide the
library time to acquire the items.
Faculty have the right to request
longer loan periods, up to the entire semester. If another patron requests an
item that a faculty member has on extended loan, the faculty member will be
notified and the item on extended loan period will be converted to a regular
loan period, beginning the day the item goes on Hold. If the faculty does not
request extended loan periods, the standard loan period will be applied.
Faculty and TA's are charged overdue fines at the standard rate and overdue
items are processed as are other overdue items.
Faculty are also encouraged to
request the library to purchase books -- both primary texts and recommended
readings -- to support their classes. The director is available to work with
faculty to develop reading lists and to locate journal articles for classes or
individual research.
