The Indiana University School of Medicine Library, also known as the Ruth Lilly Medical Library, was established in 1908 and is the only academic health sciences library in the state. It is the primary information resource for faculty, students and staff of the Indiana University School of Medicine, School of Nursing Graduate Programs and Wishard Hospital, and a major information resource for the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. It also serves licensed Indiana health care professionals.  

Facility

The current Library's 50,000 square feet of space includes tables and study areas that can seat 200 users.  There are almost 60 public computer work stations for the use of our patrons.  The Medical Library is conveniently located on the Medical Center campus and is easily accessible from the Clarian PeopleMover monorail line.

Electronic Information Resources

As of 2009, the library currently subscribes to or has access to:

• 6895 Electronic Full-Text Journals
• 801 Online Books
• 103 Online Databases
  

Print Resources

The medical print book and journal collection is the largest in Indiana and includes (2007):

• 121,988 journal volumes
• 73,401 book volumes
• History of Medicine special collection of books, journals and artifacts

Library Faculty and Staff

The Medical Library has 11 Library Faculty (tenure-track), Master's Degree or higher, 3 (non-tenure track) Master's Degree or higher Librarians, for a total of 35 staff members.

Library Renovation in 2009 

There are many changes in store for the School of Medical Library in 2009 as it prepares for the renovation of the second and third floors scheduled to begin in May.   These renovations include the construction of four computer classrooms on the second floor.  Each of these rooms will house 40 computers, wireless access and video projection equipment.   Study facilities open to School of Medicine patrons will be accessible 24-hours a day for the entire year.  The newly renovated third floor will house the School of Medicine's team based learning facilities, the Library's administrative offices and the History of Medicine.

Nearly 81,000 bound journal volumes have been removed from the library in order to make room for this additional instructional space.   Although the journals are no longer a part of the physical library they are available online through the virtual library. You may access our electronic journals through our A-Z list, the online catalog (IUCAT), or directly via links from article citations in databases such as Ovid Medline and PubMed.