Postgraduate Medical Education

Dalhousie University

Library Facilities

Library Facilities and Services Available for Use by Residents:
W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
 

The W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library is part of the Dalhousie University Libraries system.  Located in the Tupper Medical Building on College St., in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Kellogg Library serves the students, faculty and staff at Dalhousie University, as well as health practitioners in the Maritime Provinces. The Pharmacy Library is a branch of the Kellogg Library located in the Burbidge Pharmacy Building at 5968 College St., Halifax. 

Important phone numbers:

  • Reference Desk:            (902) 494-2482

  • Circulation Desk:           (902) 494-2479

  • Administration:               (902) 494-2458

  • Health Sciences Librarian  (902) 494-1669 (Patrick Ellis)

  • Email: kellogg.library@dal.ca

Residents enjoy full library privileges at all Dalhousie University libraries. Most services, including mediated database searching, access to electronic journals and texts, and document delivery, are also available remotely via the Web. Explore the Library's home page at: http://libraries.dal.ca/locations_services/locations/w_k_kellogg_healthscienceslibrary.html

Residents based outside the Halifax-Dartmouth area may also use the Library's web-based resources (see Remote Access to Library Resources below). Hospital-based residents may also use the Library's resources indirectly through that hospital's own library.

Library staff will be happy to train and or assist residents with database searches, Refworks management, document delivery, or any other facet of providing you with the best possible information.

Through the Library's web site, residents have networked access to our growing collection of databases, electronic books and journals. 

The Library provides computer workstations and, laptops for loan (both PC and MAC), as well as on site laptop computer hook-ups wireless access.

The online catalogue for Dalhousie University Libraries is Novanet, which is shared with all the post secondary institutions in Nova Scotia except Acadia University. Novanet is linked on the main page of the Kellogg Library. Through Novanet residents can use their library-validated student card to borrow materials online from all the Novanet libraries. Residents based outside the Halifax area can also obtain an Atlantic Scholarly Information Network (ASIN) card from the Kellogg Library, which will permit them to borrow materials directly from all university libraries in Canada. And, of course, they also have library privileges at the health sciences library of the hospital to which they are assigned.

Hours: The Kellogg Library is open 94 hours per week during the academic term (early September to the end of May), and 50 hours per week during the summer months. Reference service is available 52 hours per week during the academic term and 40 hours per week during the summer. 

Loan Policies: http://libraries.dal.ca/using_the_library/borrowing/loan_renewals.html

  • Books: 3 weeks

  • Reserve materials: Loan periods range from 2 hours to 1 week, depending on the item. Renewals are possible but must be made in person.

  • Serials/Journals: Most of our journal collection is now electronic. Paper journals do not circulate. Self-service photocopiers are available in the Library.

     

Document Delivery Services: There is no charge to Dalhousie faculty, staff and students for this service and requests may be submitted using our online request form. We are now offering desktop delivery of scanned journal articles via Document Delivery. 

Please note: You must register in Novanet in order to use Document Delivery.

Further information and the request form can be found at: http://aleph1.novanet.ns.ca/F/PMJMYAN15942EUCGJ7Q7FMM42SNKTU921HS4TGNT65KK96XST7-51688?func=find-b-0&local_base=U-NOV01

Remote Access to Library Resources

When you try to access a Dalhousie database or electronic journal from off-campus computer: