Public Health Library FAQ

June 9, 2010

Where is the Public Health Library?
When is the library open?
Where can I find public health books?
Where should I return Public Health Books?
Is there study space available?
How do course reserves work?
Can I have documents delivered to the School of Public Health?
What is 7-FAST?
Where are the scanners that used to be in the Public Health Library?
Will we still be able to use the reconfigured area in the Public Health Library for studying?
I tried to enter the Taubman Health Sciences Library during the evening, but the card reader wouldn’t accept my MCard and allow me in. What should I do?

Where is the Public Health Library?

The public health books and journals have been merged with the Taubman Health Sciences Library' collection at the Taubman Health Sciences Library. The Public Health Library closed to the public at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, and will remain closed during the transition to a reallocated space plan.

The Taubman Health Sciences Library is located on the corner of Zina Pitcher Place and Catherine Street. Please note that the ground floor of TML is the 4th floor of the building.

When is the library open?

Please visit the Taubman Health Sciences Library home page to view the Taubman Health Sciences Library's hours.

Where can I find public health books and journals?

Journals are shelved by title on the 5th and 6th floors. Books are shelved by call number on the 6th floor. As before, you’ll find more public health titles in the University Library overall, so checking Mirlyn to see what is shelved in which location is good to do.

Where should I return Public Health Books?

Please return them to the Taubman Health Sciences Library or any of the other University Library locations.

Is there study space available?

Taubman has individual and group study spaces on all 3 floors. Please note that the study rooms on the 6th floor are Medical School classrooms and are reserved for medical students. There are outlets on each floor (along the outer walls and on the pillars) for you to plug in laptops. UMHS (UM Health System) wireless is also available in most of the library (no pre-registration is required to use this service).

How will Course Reserves work now?

Print course reserves are currently available at Taubman. They are easily accessed on the Taubman Health Sciences Library web site. Click on “Find Print Reserves in Mirlyn”, then search by course number. (You can also login to Mirlyn, then click on “Course Reserves” in the upper right.)

Print reserves can be checked out at the Taubman Health Sciences Library. Simply write down the call number and give it to a staff member at the Information Desk. Remember that reserve items circulate for 2 hours and, if they’re returned late, you’ll be charged a fine for each hour past the due time, 7 days/week, 24 hours/day. Reserve items from Taubman must be returned to Taubman.

For faculty:

Jenny Wu will be your contact for reserves services. You can email her at: yhwu@umich.edu or call 936-1408.

Can I have documents delivered to the School of Public Health?

If you find an article owned by one of the university libraries that you don’t have time to copy yourself, just use the “Request Delivery Service” link on the MGet It menu. When you get to the “owned/not owned by the Library” question click the “owned by the Library” link, and you’ll be directed to the 7-FAST Web site.

What is 7-FAST?

7FAST is a great service that delivers copies of articles and books to all faculty, graduate students, and proxies for free. They also deliver UM materials to undergraduates and staff, online and on campus, for $3.75 per request.

The easiest way to use 7-FAST for articles is when you’re doing a database search. If we don’t have electronic access for an article, first check the Mirlyn option on the MGetIt menu to see if the appropriate journal volume is in the University Library system (not just at Taubman). Then choose the “Request Delivery Service” link and follow the onscreen directions. In 2 business days, you’ll receive an email with a link that gives you access to a PDF of the article.

If we don’t own the journal and there’s no electronic access, you’ll be directed to our InterLibrary Loan service (from the “Request Delivery Service” link), which is free to all users.

If you have a citation in hand, you can also use the links to 7-FAST and InterLibrary Loan on the Taubman Health Sciences Library Web site.

Where are the scanners that used to be in the Public Health Library?

We plan to keep the SITES computers, printers, and scanners, but all computer equipment will be unavailable during construction.

Will we still be able to use the reconfigured area in the Public Health Library for studying?

Yes. Although not every detail is set, we would estimate that we will have there perhaps four of the current white tables, each with four chairs; the cluster of computers, printers and scanners with tables and chairs that you see when you enter the library; four two-person carrels; and two of the current comfortable chairs with ottomans.

I tried to enter the Taubman Health Sciences Library during the evening, but the card reader wouldn’t accept my MCard and allow me in. What should I do?

Card access is never required to enter the library. It is only used to enter the building to gain access to non-library areas during the hours the library is closed. The entrance doors should be unlocked any hour that the library is open.

Who do I contact if I have a question?

If you have a research-related question, please contact us at thlibrary@umich.edu, or click on the Ask a Librarian link on all library web pages. You can also call 764-1210.

Remember that the Library provides a range of services, including: