The New York Academy of Medicine Library, one of the largest biomedical research libraries in the world, offers a wide variety of special services to NYAM Fellows and Members. Some of these benefits are described below:
Telephone Services
Fellows and Members are welcome to call the Library for rapid document delivery and information assistance.
For delivery of journal articles, Fellows and Members are invited to call the Document Delivery Department directly: (212) 822-7296.
For information assistance, please call the Reference Department at (212) 822-7315.
For delivery of journal articles, Fellows and Members are invited to call the Document Delivery Department directly: (212) 822-7296.
For assistance with rare books and historical collections materials, please call the rare book room at (212)822-7313.
Document Delivery Services - Photocopy Services/Interlibrary Loan
Fellows and Members may order, free of charge, 25 photocopied articles a year a maximum length of 50 pages per article. Additional photocopies, beyond the 25 limit, will be charged at a rate of $10.00 per article. Fellows and Members visiting the Library can take advantage of our photocopying services at the regular rate of $.25 per page.
For Document Delivery service, please contact us at (212) 822-7296 or docdelnyam@nyam.org. Requests may also be faxed to (212) 722-7650.
Articles can either be held for pickup or sent by first class mail. Delivery by fax or email is available for an additional fee of $4 per article. Articles can be sent via Fedex using the recipients account.
Materials obtained from other institutions (Interlibrary Loan) will be charged on a cost-recovery basis. These charges vary depending upon the institutions where the materials are borrowed from.
For Interlibrary Loan services, please call 212-822-7362 or email docdelnyam@nyam.org.
Borrowing Materials
Fellows and Members in good standing may borrow books from the Library collection for a period of four weeks, renewable for an additional four weeks; subject to such books being in a suitable condition for loan. Although journals do not circulate, articles can be photocopied. Items not owned by NYAM may be ordered via Interlibrary Loan. (Fellows are required to pay applicable fees.)
Malloch Rare Book Room
Fellows and Members do not need an appointment to use the Rare Book Room during regular Library hours.
Designations
Fellows and Members may, on occasion, designate a representative to use the Library on their behalf. These designations need to be made in advance and in writing; those privileges that are to be accorded to their representative need to be specifically outlined. Designated privileges will be extended for a maximum of three months, and must be renewed at three-month intervals.
Assistance to Family Members
Special assistance for the research projects of family members of Fellows and Members can only be granted with advance, written authorization of a Fellow or Member. All charges which ensue will be billed to the Fellow's or Member's account at the rate charged to the general public. If, however, the work is being done specifically on the Fellow's or Member's behalf, charges will be at the Fellow's rates. The letter of authorization should delineate this.
Corporate Services
If a Fellow or Member needs online bibliographic searches, photocopies, or detailed reference assistance on behalf of a commercial enterprise, rates are $80 per hour (minimum of $40 for 1/2 hour).
Requests for further information regarding library policies and fees for service should be directed to the Reference Department. Please call (212) 822-7315.
Library Patrons
The Reading Rooms will be closed over the holiday season. Friday, December 21, 2012 will be the last day before closing. The Reading Rooms will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
Readers can continue to make appointments by calling 212-822-7315 or sending an email to library@nyam.org. We will endeavor to respond quickly as possible, but there may be delays in responding to request over the holiday period.
NYAM Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health
present
The John K. Lattimer Lecture
Putting Asthma on the Map: Weather, Pollen, Pollution and the Geography of Risk
Date: December 12, 2012
Time: 6:00PM - 7:30PM
Light refreshments at 5:30 p.m.,
Lecture at 6:00 p.m.
Manipulation of the patient's environment has been central to prevention and treatment for asthma since antiquity. Over the course of the past two centuries, physicians and patients have sought to move from testimonials and complaints to quantitative measures of risk. In this lecture, Dr. Carla Keirns of Stony Brook University of Medicine will discuss the shift over time of efforts to predict or create safe places for those who suffer from asthma and document the disproportionate risks faced by minority communities.