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 About
Norris Medical Library Services
How do I find books?
Check HELIX, the Health
Sciences Libraries online catalog, to see if the Norris Medical or Wilson
Dental Libraries own a particular book or books on a subject of interest.
For books at other USC libraries, use the “All
USC libraries Search” in HELIX, or search HOMER.
If a book is not at USC, try other institutional catalogs,
such as the University of California's MELVYL system.
What is HELIX?
HELIX (HEalth Libraries
Information EXchange), is the USC Health Sciences Libraries' online
catalog, containing listings for all books, journal titles, and multimedia
in the Norris Medical and Wilson Dental Libraries. Online
help is available.
For books at other USC libraries, use the “All
USC libraries Search” in HELIX, or search HOMER.
Note that these catalogs do not contain information about journal
articles. To locate journal articles on a topic, perform a database
search.
How do I find
if the library owns a journal?
The Health sciences Journal Locator
is the quickest way to see if the library owns a journal either online
or in print. Links to eJournals - A-Z are provided for the Norris Medical
and Wilson Dental Libraries. In addition to journals of the Norris Medical
Library and the Wilson Dental Library, the Health sciences Journal Locator
includes holdings of the General Hospital, Doheny Eye Institute, and
Childerns Hospital of Los Angeles.
You can also use HELIX,
the online catalog of the Norris Medical and Wilson Dental Libraries,
to check for a journal. Holdings indicate volumes and issues owned.
When you search Ovid databases,
the citation information indicates if the journal is held by the Norris
Medical and Wilson Dental Libraries, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Library, General Hospital, and Doheny Eye Institute.
What do I do if
USC doesn't own a particular book or journal?
If you are willing to use the item at another institution, check a
catalog such as the University of California's MELVYL
system or CalTech's CLAS.
If you would like for us to obtain a book or journal article from
another library, request the item through DocRetriever
(Document Delivery Service).
How do I find journal
articles on a topic?
Search a database such as Ovid
MEDLINE or PubMed@USC
to find citations to articles. Databases often contain abstracts of
the content of articles and may also provide links to the full-text
of the articles. Check the list
of databases A-Z for our full range of databases.
If you are unfamiliar with online database searching, consider registering
for a library workshop.
What is Ovid?
Ovid is an integrated suite
of databases and full-text journals which provides access to biomedical
information. MEDLINE is the principal database available
through this system.
How can I get
a copy of an article?
The library has a public photocopy center located on the
lower level of the building.
You may also request articles through DocRetriever,
a fee based document delivery service.
What do all these abbreviations
stand for?
CHLA= Children's Hospital Los Angeles
(10 miles from HSC on Sunset Blvd)
HSC= Health Sciences Campus (8 miles
East of UPC in Boyle Heights)
HSL= Health Sciences Libraries
(Includes Norris Medical and Wilson Dental Libraries)
ITS= Information Technology Services
LAC+USC= Los Angeles County + University
of Southern California Medical Center
NML= Norris Medical Library
UPC= University Park Campus (8 miles
West of HSC in Exposition Park)
USC= University of Southern California
Where can I go for more
help?
For borrowing privileges or your library borrowing record:
call the Loan Desk at (323) 442-1116.
For computers questions:
see USC Computer Accounts.
For library holdings, database searching, or general inquiries:
call the Reference Desk at (323) 442-1111, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or use the Reference Question form.
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