171 Ashley Ave.
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-1414
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Library Services
Medical University of South Carolina Library serves the campus, affiliated professional staff and
state health professionals as a database and knowledge center, an academic computing support unit,
an electronic education center and a leader in information planning.
Collections exceed 215,000 bound volumes and include subscriptions to 2,462 journal and serial
titles (print and electronic). The library serves as a resource library within the National
Network of Libraries of Medicine, and is a major health sciences resource library for the state
of South Carolina, as well as the Southeast. The library program includes:
- Waring Historical Library's collection dealing with the history of the health sciences
- Biomolecular Computing Resource, a robust suite of gene sequencing and molecular modeling databases and programs
- Educational Technology Lab, which provides faculty assistance in developing Web-based instruction and curriculum evaluation
- Informatics Lab with more than 200 computers and peripheral equipment for student and faculty use, and electronic classrooms available for instruction
Extensive online resources are available at www.library.musc.edu.
These include MUSC's online catalog of books, audiovisuals and journals, as well as major biomedical
databases such as MEDLINE, CANCERLIT, HealthSTAR and others. Some resources are accessible only to MUSC
network account holders. For information about applying for an account, contact Library Systems Office at
(843) 792-2811.
Service-oriented library faculty and staff are available to assist patrons in the most effective use
of the library's resources. Material not readily available may be easily obtained through the
library's affiliations. For more information about the library and its services, call (843) 792-2372.
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