Call a Librarian

A reference librarian may be reached by telephone at the following times:

Monday - Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm

For direct reference assistance, please call (212) 822-7315. To reach a reference librarian in the the Malloch Suite, please call (212) 822-7313.

Generally, reference telephone service is limited to 5 minutes. Reference librarians can provide you with the following information via telephone:

• physician credential information
• definitions from a medical dictionary
• answers to short, factual inquiries
• journal publication information
• information about the book and journal holdings of the NYAM Library
• submission of retrieval requests for up to five items prior to a library user's visit (requests are placed on hold at the Library's front desk)

Please note: Reference staff may not answer questions of a pharmaceutical nature or provide interpretation of medical literature. The NYAM Library does not provide physician referrals.