Carnegie Abbey Library Resource Center

Library Holdings

Circulation Policies

Hospital staff may borrow circulating library materials for two weeks, with an option to renew for an additional two weeks. Periodicals and reference materials may not be removed from the library.

Members of the community are welcome to use the library for reference purposes only. Please inquire at the reference desk about special arrangements to accommodate your needs.

With information on a broad variety of topics, the extensive collection of the Carnegie Abbey Library Resource Center offers the most current information in the areas of clinical medicine, nursing, health services administration and consumer health. We offer our users a variety of formats, including books, journals, pamphlets, videos and electronic media.

The library's AV/computer lab includes end-user workstations with online access to the Internet and to health information databases, including:

  • PubMed
  • Medline Plus
  • Health Reference Center (InfoTrac)
  • Ovid
  • MDconsult
  • Micromedex

In addition, the library maintains an audiovisual collection covering current topics of interest for both the professional staff and the health care consumer.

Purchase Suggestions

The staff of the Carnegie Abbey Library Resource Center encourage recommendations from our users for acquisition of books, journals and other materials. We urge users to take this opportunity to assist the staff in maintaining the library as a current, authoritative and pertinent resource. Contact us at 401-845-1311 with your suggestions.

Find out more

Please call 401-845-1311 with questions and for additional information about hours, policies and the information and services we have available.

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