Library and Information Services
Library Mission
The Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Library exists to provide access to evaluated information resources and services that proactively support the College's mission.
Library Hours
The library is closed on nationally celebrated holidays and is often on an abbreviated schedule during term breaks throughout the academic year. Changes to the library’s hours of operation are posted on the https://www.barnesjewishcollege.edu/library webpage.
The Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Library’s resources are over 99% online; while the physical space has limited hours, the vast majority of resources are available 24/7. In addition, online Ask-the-Librarian requests are monitored and answered during evening hours and on weekends and throughout breaks.
Library Catalog
The library has an online catalog, which is available from https://www.barnesjewishcollege.edu/library-resources, and within Canvas. It includes holdings from the College library and is searchable by book author, title and subject.
GSON Library is a member of the MOBIUS consortium, which is comprised of approximately 80 academic and public libraries. Our users have access to the MOBIUS Union catalog, which includes almost 50 million items, mostly from higher education institutions. A courier service delivers library materials to member libraries once per day, five days a week. In addition to the physical items is an e-book collection, available to all MOBIUS library patrons. Those titles can be found within the catalog as well.
The library subscribes to various databases and online journal collections, from which students have access to thousands of online, full-text journals. Below are listed some of the most frequently used databases:
CINAHL Ultimate: is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. This database provides indexing for approximately 2,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, almost 1,000 of which are full text.
MEDLINE Complete: provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the healthcare system, pre-clinical sciences and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings, and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
PROQUEST HEALTH RESEARCH PREMIUM COLLECTION: provides full-text journals, evidence-based resources and dissertations to support the study of the many aspects of nursing or the allied health professions, including physical therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene and the clinical laboratory sciences.
COCHRANE LIBRARY: is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions. In addition to Cochrane reviews, The Cochrane Library provides other sources of reliable information, from other systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials. Current evidence in one single environment!
Interlibrary Loan (For items not found in MOBIUS)
The purpose of interlibrary loan is to provide our students, faculty and staff with access to materials necessary for study, teaching, and research that are not available at Barnes-Jewish College. The conditions of this service are set by the regulations jointly governing the College and lending libraries.
Library patrons should use the online Ask-the-Librarian feature to request needed materials not held by GSON Library.
We will make every attempt to acquire materials at no charge. However, if we cannot locate a library that holds the item in question and with which we have a reciprocal ILL agreement we will inform the patron before continuing, with an order that will incur a charge.
Interlibrary loans take differing lengths of time, depending on the type of material requested, the location and policies of the leading library. Journal articles MAY BE emailed within one or two days; books are mailed. Patrons should plan accordingly, allowing plenty of time for the receipt of needed material.
Books and photocopies of journal articles, newspapers and materials otherwise not available from libraries on campus may be requested in strict accordance with copyright law. The Library will not order additional copies of items already owned. The following types of materials are generally NOT available through interlibrary loan: Reference materials, whole journal issues and bound volumes of journals, dissertations, most audiovisual/computer media materials, computer software and fragile or rare materials.
The loan period is determined by the lending library. A renewal request must be made by the patron at least 4 days in advance of the due date. Lending libraries determine conditions regarding the use of their materials. Another library’s lending limitations, such as No Renewal and In-Library Use Only, must be honored.
If the lending library assesses an overdue fine, this fee will be passed on to the patron. The patron is responsible for the replacement cost, plus a per-item processing fee for materials that are lost or damaged. Please note that the late return or damaging of books jeopardizes the ability of our library to borrow materials in the future.
Virtual Library
Once students log in to the college system through the single sign-on, they may access the library’s online journal subscriptions, journal collections, e-books and streaming videos from anywhere with internet connection. Library staff is available to assist with bibliographic research, database searching, locating materials and one-on-one library tutorials, as requested.
Library Obligation
Library patrons are responsible for the materials checked out in their names. Charges for overdue circulating materials are as follows:
General Collection (7 or 14 days):
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$1.00 per day, up to book replacement cost
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Reserve Materials (2 hours):
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*These fines are calculated per item and parts of days or hours will be rounded up to the next day or hour.
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Cost of replacement + $15.00 processing fee per item
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Library fines will be automatically debited to student accounts unless library staff are directed otherwise. Library patrons other than Barnes-Jewish College students must pay fines by cash or check before their library privileges are restored.
Circulation Procedures
Borrowing privileges are available to the entire Barnes-Jewish College community: students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as to Barnes-Jewish Hospital clinical staff. Barnes-Jewish College student ID or BJC staff badge information will be verified and documented. Alumni status will be verified before library privileges are extended. All library materials can be used in the library. For all library patrons, the circulation procedure is as follows:
Reserves
The library keeps a copy of required textbooks for the current term on reserve; these may be checked out for two hours. Faculty members may keep reserve materials and additional study aids on reserve.