Accessing Resources

Tufts Username
You need your Tufts username and password or Library Login ID to search our Ovid databases and for access to other Tufts-supported electronic resources. Your Tufts photo ID is required for:

• borrowing from Tufts libraries
• requesting accounts and password resetting for Tufts email systems
• access to Harvard's Countway Library of Medicine, which does not extend borrowing privileges to Tufts students
• access to certain libraries of the Boston Library Consortium.

Authorized Users of Library-Licensed Resources
Authorized users include:

• full and part-time students, faculty and staff of Tufts University
• Tufts Medical Center staff
• emeriti faculty
• visiting scholars

Boston Library Consortium Card
A Boston Library Consortium (BLC) card, available during business hours at our Library Service Desk, is required for borrowing from BLC libraries.

Searching For Resources

Searching Databases & the Web

• How to Find X: Database Search Help
• Research Guides by Subject

Finding Books & Journals

• Books
  • How to Find E-Books
  • How to Find Print Books
  • Call Numbers: or What does QS 4 mean?
  • Call Numbers by Subject: or Where are the anatomy books?
    
• Journals
  • How to Find E-Journals
  • How to Find Print Journals

More Help

• Ask an HHSL Librarian
• Request Research Assistance
• Email a Webmaster at hhsl@tufts.edu
• Take a training class or request a customized workshop.
• Call an HHSL Librarian at the Library Service Desk (617.636.6705), Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00.