Who, Where, What. . .three w's that are not the World Wide Web.

WHO: The staff -- really nice and helpful people who are making me feel very welcome. (And I would say that even if I didn't know that they would be reading this.)
Linda Gorman, MLS (Director), Christine Caulfield-Noll, MLIS, AHIP (Senior Informationist), Tillie Horak (Library Informationist), Irene Kiyatkin (Library Associate), and Cheri Smith MLS (Senior Informationist).
WHERE: Harrison Medical Library at Johns Hopkins Bayview - Baltimore, MD. Part of the Hopkins wide system. (Look for a later post with some history). About 30 minutes from where I am staying with Josh and Jill and girls in Millersville. The commute includes driving through the tunnel under the harbor -- @$2 per passage(: The good news - the library pays for my parking:)
WHAT does the library have to offer? 5600+ electronic journals, 400+ databases, 5000+ electronic textbooks, and 12 computers for faculty and staff. A note about those computers -- they have a plastic sleeve over the keyboards that can be cleaned daily with Cavi-wipes (mice are cleaned, too). There is a collection of health and wellness CDs and videos for Bayview staff. There are NO paper copies of professional journals here -- only publications such as Newsweek, PCWorld, Scientific American, Reader's Digest. (I'll talk more about that in a later post.) Oh -- and there are books, too; several collections, in fact. A clinical collection (of course), non-clinical books on health topics, special collections that include cookbooks, caregiver, diversity, service excellence, Maryland, and Pastoral care. The books are cataloged using NLM call numbers and can be checked out by Bayview staff. There is a also a leisure reading collection that is not cataloged and is available on the honor system. Donations are always welcome. Many of the donations are offered for sale currently to benefit the American Heart Association. An electronic archive project is currently in progress.
In addition, the library offers the following services: rounding, community presentations, group and individual instruction, literature searches, and notary service. Space is provided for volunteers to work assembling packets for clinics and hospital units.
Touchdown Suite:
A touchdown suite is a physical space for library staff to meet with faculty and staff for the purpose of assisting with information needs, located in another building on the Bayview campus. This is manned by Cheri Smith and houses 3 computers, professional journals, popular magazines and novels.
Community Health Library:
The Community Health Library, located around the corner from the Harrison library, is open to outpatients, visitors, and community members, as well as hospital faculty and staff. A member of the Harrison library staff (usually Christine) is present to answer questions and to assist with health information needs. There are 4 computers with internet access, printing, copying and faxing. There is no charge for the library's services. And of course, there is a collection of consumer level health books, cookbooks, newsletters, magazines and a wide variety of novels for leisure reading;
As soon as I get a little more proficient with my (very first) new digital camera, I'll add pictures.