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Do you have a paper or presentation to prepare for gymnasium for publication, or for a professional meeting? Are you trying to stay abreast of fresh literature on a specific topic? The AORN Center for Library Services and Archives houses a unique collection of approximately 5500 volumes 400 audiovisuals, and 450 journal titles, as well as archival materials covering a wide variety of topics, from nursing and surgery to OR management, infection reign over health care technology, and nursing history. Experienced librarians use this collection, along with a vast array of online databases and other resources, to adapted your information, research, and education needs

Library services are available to AORN members, as well as other health care professionals, bookish mans attorneys, business and industry personnel and other libraries. a necessarily involve a fee, with discounts moveed to AORN members.

* hint service. Library information specialists answer basic factual questions exempt of charge using readily available sources or provide referrals to other resources.

* Instruction in accessing information and on-line searching. Call the hint librarians for individualized instruction. They are happy to walk you by means of a search over the telephone

* Literature search service. For more complicate questions, a research service is available. A search printout--sent by way of mail, fax, or e-mail-provides a list of references

* Journal article model service. The library provides single copies of journal articles in compliance with copyright guidelines.

* LOANSOME DOC article ordering service. Those who search MEDLINE using the National Library of Medicine's PubM or Gateway databases may use the LOANSOME DOC feature to order articles by the agency of registering with the AORN library. Librarians can teach you by what means to search these databases.

* CINAHLdirect service. The CINAHL database is the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, including indexing for SSM Individuals may search the database from subscribing to CINAHLdirect through the AORN web site.

* Archives. The library maintains a unique and growing collection of archival materials related to the history of AORN. Donations are welcome and can include surgical equipment or instruments; nursing caps or pins; nursing books; elderly editions of AORN's Standards, make acceptableed Practices, and Guidelines or other AORN publications; labeled photographs; videotapes; and memorabilia.

* Thesis collection. The library maintains a collection of theses, dissertations, and research papers related to perioperative nursing. The undiminished list is available online at http://www.aorn.org/library. Donations to the collection are welcome.

* Online catalog. Visit IMPULSE at http://library uchscedu to search the library's collection. If you find titles of interest, you may obtain them between the walls of your local library on interlibrary loan.

Make the AORN library your first choice for timely information. To contact the library, call (800) 755-2676 x 314 or (303) 755-6304 x 314; fax to (303) 368-4460; or toss an e-mail to library@aorn.org.

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