Palmer College of Chiropractic West

Library

Learning Technology

Library Hours

Standard Hours

Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 12 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Extended hours will be provided on the weekend of March 10th & 11th as follows:

June 10th 10:00 a.m. – 7 p.m.
June 11th 12:00 a.m. – 7 p.m.

The library will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 15th, after final examinations. The hours during summer break will be as follows:

Friday, June 16th - Sunday, June 25th Closed
Monday – Friday, June 26th – 30th 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturday - Tuesday, July 1-4 Closed

Weds. & Thurs., July 5th & 6th 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Friday, July 7th 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 8th and Sunday July 9th Closed

Monday, July 10th summer quarter begins-Library will close early, (9 p.m.) Mon.-Thurs., July 10th-13th the first week.

Normal hours will then resume

ADAM Computer Program

Learning resources, located within the Palmer College of Chiropractic West library, includes the state-of-the-art ADAM (Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine) computer program. This unique educational software system assists with Palmer College West's basic sciences curriculum and promotes interactive learning via a comprehensive simulation of human anatomy.

Anatomical Models

Anatomical models, including skeletons and spines, are available for student use in the Library. Anatomical models may be checked out for two hours. Checking out these study aides requires leaving a student ID card at the front desk. Anatomical models may not leave the Library with approval from the Library Director.

Instructor's Personal Books

Books loaned to the Library by Palmer College West faculty to enhance study resources related to their course are kept behind the Circulation Desk and may be checked out for two hours.

Internet Accounts

All computers in the Palmer College West Student Computer Lab are connected to the Internet. Palmer West provides students access to the Internet free of charge. Internet account forms are available from the front desk in the Library. Setting up an Internet account takes one to two days to process.

Journals

The Library has a collection of more than 9,000 journals. The Palmer College West Library maintains subscriptions to more than 200 magazines, journals, and newsletters. The selection criteria is from The Brandon List, and from titles on the Canadian List of Books and Journals. More than 400 other titles have been obtained without cost to the College by the Library Director and staff over the years. These titles complement the curriculum and increase research resources available in the Library.

Current printouts and a catalog of the journal titles are kept in a binder at the Circulation Desk. Current journals are on the tiered shelves in the front area of the Library. Past issues of journals are placed on shelves underneath the current issue. Older journals are shelved together on free-standing journals shelves in alphabetical order by title. Current issues of journals may circulate for two hours. Older issues circulate for one day, unless there isn't a check-out card in the bound volume or issue, which means it is not available for general circulation to anyone other than Palmer College West faculty.

Library Mission Statement

Palmer College of Chiropractic West Library Mission Statement

The Mission of the Palmer College of Chiropractic West Library is to provide the programs and services which support the teaching, patient care, research and service goals of the Palmer College community.

The Mission of the Palmer Health Sciences Library faculty is to provide the leadership, develop the resources and create a learning environment which will instill into the Palmer College community a desire for the life-long skills which are necessary to be information literate

 -June 1991

Pamphlets

Pamphlets are located in the file cabinet in alphabetical order by subject. They are listed online in the Alpha 4 program. Pamphlets may be check out for two hours. Pamphlets may be checked out for longer periods with the approval of the Library Director.

Slides

There are 80 slide carousel sets available for viewing in the Library. Slide projectors may be checked out at the Circulation Desk. Slides may be viewed in the Histology Lab.

Student Computer Lab

The Palmer College West Student Computer Lab is equipped with two-dozen PCs networked together. Among the programs available to students on the computers are self-tutorials of Basic and Clinical Science subjects. Students may save and retrieve any work produced in the Computer Lab. One computer work station is designated for access to Medline, a database of medical citations. Current Palmer West database holdings span the past 14 years. Other Computer Lab resources include two copy machines, VCR monitor and laser disc radiology program with patient case studies and more than 40,000 images from the American College of Radiology learning library.

Videotapes

Palmer College West's vast audio-visual collection includes nearly 1,000 videotapes on practice management, patient care and related health care issues of interest to the future and practicing doctor of chiropractic. Students may borrow a maximum of two videos or two boxes of slides for up to two hours with a valid Student ID card. Overnight checkout privileges are restricted to Palmer College West students. Viewing of videos by non-students is restricted to the Library. Videos are available for overnight viewing beginning one hour prior to when the Library is scheduled to close. Videos checked out overnight are due back no later than one hour after the Library next opens. Videos that are not returned as scheduled are subject to a per-video fine of .50¢ per hour with a maximum fine of $5 per day. A majority of the videos in the Library collection are available for general check-out; however videos marked "For Library Use Only" may not leave the Library.

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