Admission

The Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library is open to the faculty, staff and students of:

• Tufts University
• Tufts Medical Center Hospital
• Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
• Tufts-associated teaching sites
• Boston Library Consortium

For admission and/or borrowing privileges at the HHSL, a valid HHSL card is required. Non-affiliated users may inquire at the InfoCirc Desk about the HHSL Associates Program, which is offered to individuals, non-profit organizations, and for-profit corporations at various fees.

The Hirsh Health Sciences Library is not open to the public.

User Registration

Use this form only if you are a current Tufts-Boston, Tufts Medical Center or a Tufts-affiliated practice student, resident/intern/fellow,faculty or staff.*

• You can email a completed version of this form to hhsl@tufts.edu. The message MUST originate from a recognized Tufts or Tufts Medical Center email address.
• You can complete it and bring it to the Hirsh Health Sciences Library (Sackler 4) with your ID or similar proof of status. (Call 617.636.6706 for information.)
• You can complete it and fax it to the Hirsh Health Sciences Library (617.636.4039) along with a LEGIBLE copy of your ID or similar proof of status.

Name _______________________________________________________________

Title/Position ____________________ Social Security/Student ID_______________

Affiliation/ID Verification

• ___ Tufts Faculty  School Affiliation   ________________________________
• ___ Tufts Staff   School Affiliation  __________________________________
• ___ Tufts Student School ____________________________ Class of ______
• ___ Tufts Medical Center Staff
• ___ Tufts Medical Center Resident/Intern/Fellow
• ___ Tufts-Affiliated Practice Resident/Intern/Fellow/Student

Registration for others*

Tufts Boston-campus alumni, retired faculty and retired staff should register in person at the InfoCirc Desk Monday-Friday between 9am and 5pm. (Call 617.636.6706 for information.)

Visiting Faculty, Scholars and Students should register in person at the InfoCirc Desk Monday-Friday between 9am and 5pm and bring a letter on letterhead from their sponsoring department stating how long they will be staying and that the department would like them to have library privileges.

Boston Library Consortium borrowers must bring a valid BLC card and a current ID from their home institution and register in person at the InfoCirc Desk.

*Important note to all library users: as a user of the Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library you accept responsibility for the return of all materials borrowed from any of the Tufts University Libraries or from other libraries through document delivery. All fees incurred for lost, damaged or late items must be paid and failure to pay such fees may result in a loss of library privileges, an attachment of wages, or additional charges on term bills. You also agree to abide by all HHSL policies and you are responsible for copyright compliance as well as Tufts University policies concerning the responsible use of resources.

Borrowing

• A valid Tufts/Tufts Medical Center library card is required to borrow materials. For user registration inquire at the InfoCirc Desk.
• Boston Library Consortium users must bring a current institutional ID and a valid BLC card obtained at their home library, and must register at the InfoCirc Desk.

Access and borrowing privileges of users with overdue books or outstanding bills are suspended until the account is cleared.

Loan Periods

Books (from the general collection):

• Circulate for 4weeks
• Can be renewed twice for 4weeks each if no requests or recalls have been received
• Books that are requested must be returned by the date due; if recalled, they must be returned within 2 days

Books (from the leisure reading collection)

• Circulate for 4 weeks
• Can be renewed twice for 2 weeks each if no requests or recalls have been received
• Books that are requested must be returned by the date due; recalls are allowed only for class reserve, if recalled they must be returned within 2 days

Reserve books:

• A blue library use only sticker indicates the book can only be used in the library
• A purple overnight sticker indicates the book can be taken out for overnight use after 4:00PM weekdays or after 4:00PM on Fridays for weekend use.
• Reserve books are due by 9:00AM the following day or on Monday following a weekend.
• A valid Tufts/Tufts Medical Center library card is required and only one reserve book per person can be checked out per night

InfoCirc desk books:

• InfoCirc desk books circulate for 3 hours
• The borrower's Tufts/Tufts Medical Center ID is held while the book is in use
• InfoCirc desk books do not circulate outside the library

Slides, videotapes and models from the Library Systems Office desk:

• Can be used in the library for 2 hours
• Non-reserve items circulate for one week

Special collection materials:

• Are to be used only in the library

Library Services for Clinical Faculty and Academic Appointees

• Borrowing privileges at all Tufts libraries according to their circulation policies. Registration is required for borrowing privileges.
  


• Reference services: by phone 617.636.6705, email at hhsl@tufts.edu and in person at the HHSL InfoCirc Desk



• Access to print and electronic collections including off-site access to electronic resources.
  You can access these resources from the library homepage at http://www.library.tufts.edu/hhsl. When the system prompts you for your Tufts ID, enter either your Tufts Employee number or your Tufts ID number without the dashes and you will have access.



• Classes offered at the Learning Resource Center (LRC): hands on instruction in the use of electronic resources and supported software.



• Document Delivery Services: fee-based.



• Reserve a Room: Clinical faculty can reserve seminar rooms and computer labs for classes.



• Borrowing privileges at 19 member libraries of the Boston Library Consortium: Please inquire at InfoCirc Desk for a Boston Library Consortium (BLC) card for borrowing at member institutions.



• Virtual Catalog of the Boston Library Consortium and Metro Boston Library Network: order books for free from many Massachusetts academic libraries, for pickup at the Health Sciences Library.

For questions concerning specific resources or services, please call the Health Sciences Library, InfoCirc Desk, Monday-Friday from 7:45AM – 5PM at 617.636.6705 or email us at: hhsl@tufts.edu