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General Information

The Doris K. Barber Memorial Library at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is available to Spaulding staff as well as to patients and their families. The extensive resources of the Treadwell Library at Massachusetts General Hospital are also available to all Spaulding staff members.

Location:8th Floor, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
125 Nashua Street (Boston Main Campus)
Phone:(617) 573-2415
Fax:(617) 573-2419
Hours:Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5:30pm. Please call for access after hours.
Email:srhmedlib@partners.org

Print Resources
Suggestions for book purchases and new journal subscriptions are very welcome. Make a suggestion to the librarian
Books
The library contains over 1,600 books that focus on disability and rehabilitation, including core medical texts and a sports medicine collection. Over 50 texts are available online.
Journals
The library has approximately 50 subscriptions to print journals and newsletters with an emphasis on rehabilitation. A complete list is available in the library. Many additional titles are available through the Treadwell Library at MGH.

Online Resources
Databases and Electronic Resources
Databases, eJournals, and eBooks can be accessed from office, home or the library. For a complete listing of electronic resources, see the Electronic Library at Treadwell Library (Massachusetts General Hospital).

For OVID passwords, ask the Spaulding librarian to assist you or generate your own online.

MAGIC on the Web - Use this search engine to locate books and journals owned by Spaulding library as well as those owned by:

Treadwell Library at MGH 
Brigham and Women's Medical Library 
Dana Farber Medical Library 
Mass. Eye and Ear Library 
Patient and Family Learning Center at MGH 
Cancer Resource Room at MGH 

To locate Spaulding holdings only, first perform your search, and then limit the results to SRH.

Useful Web Resources
Here are some useful resource pages on the Treadwell Library's website:

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Resources
Rehabilitation Resources on the Internet
Other sites recommended by Treadwell Librarians

Library Services
Literature Searches

Assistance with literature searches is available either in the Spaulding library or by contacting a Spaulding librarian at (617) 573-2415. Or you can email Spaulding with your inquiry.

Search assistance is also available through a Treadwell librarian by contacting (617) 724-2781. Or you can email Treadwell with your inquiry.

Inter-Library Loans
To request books, journal articles, and audio visual materials not owned by SRH Library, please complete a pink inter-library loan form. If you have a literature search that requires an inter-library loan, mark the required articles and give your search results to the library staff. Requests for articles must be work related. This service is free to SRH employees.
Basic Reference
Spaulding library staff is available for quick reference questions only. For in-depth reference questions, please call Treadwell Library at (617) 726-8605.
Library Exchange Privileges
Staff of other Partners institutions are welcome to use the Doris K. Barber Memorial Library, but must use their own password to access electronic resources and do not have borrowing privileges.

Spaulding staff have access but no borrowing privileges at the Countway Library at Harvard Medical School. Staff with Harvard IDs have access to a range of Harvard resources.

For further details, contact the Countway Library at (617) 432-2136.

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