To create additional study space at Himmelfarb Library, bound journals which were formerly located on the 2nd floor of Himmelfarb Library have moved. Many of these bound journals are now available in on-site storage, while others have been moved to off-site storage. Information on the location of all bound journals can be found by searching the Library Catalog.

If you need an article or issue which is located in on-site storage, simply complete a brief online request form. The volumes which you request will be retrieved from our on-site storage facility and can be picked up at Himmelfarb Library's Reference and Circulation Desk after one hour.

If you need an article which is located in off-site storage, please submit your request electronically via our Documents2Go Request Form. The articles that you request will be ready with two to four business days. Articles can be delivered to you via email, or printed copies can be picked up at Himmelfarb Library's Reference and Circulation Desk.

Electronic access is also provided for the majority of the Library's journal collection; users can access electronic journals by searching the Library Catalog or accessing the E-Journals webpage.

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Himmelfarb Library is happy to announce that wireless printing is now possible throughout the Library.

Send documents or websites to the printers from your PC or Mac anywhere in the Library. Print jobs will remain in the print queue for two hours and can be claimed at any printer in the Library. Please consult these additional instructions for information on installing the necessary software.

Please contact the Reference Desk if you have questions.

Access to Himmelfarb Library recently has been restricted to Medical Center affiliates only, due to renovations taking place on the second floor and the subsequent loss of study space.

In order to ensure that our affiliates have full access to our current study spaces and resources, we are setting up an Access Monitor desk at the entrance to the library. The person staffing the desk is responsible for checking all user IDs as folks enter the library to ensure those using the library are supposed to be here. Please carry your ID with you at all times and be prepared to show it each time you enter Himmelfarb.

The Access Monitor desk will be in place on Tuesday, November 18. We will staff it initially during the peak hours of 4pm-8pm. While we understand this is an additional step for all users, we are appreciative of your cooperation in helping us create a more satisfying environment in which to study at Himmelfarb during this time.

Thank you for your help!

In anticipation of the renovation of Himmelfarb Library 2nd floor, journals have been moved. To obtain needed articles, please complete an online form.

Bound journals containing the requested item will be available at the Circulation Desk two (2) hours after requests are made if title is now located in Onsite Closed Reserve. Unless notified via email, please return the same day to retrieve requested items. Bound journals are returned to the shelf if not picked up within 24 hours.

If you have questions, please call (202) 994-2860 M-F, or email mlbdoc@gwumc.edu.

Are you confused by the various types of research studies?

Would you like to learn how to better search MDConsult and FirstConsult?

Are you new to the GW Medical Center and would like an orientation to the Himmelfarb Library?

Then take a look at our new online tutorials.

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This April, we held the 2008 annual art show together with Brush Medicine, the student art group. It was our biggest art show ever and a huge success. There were fifty nine individual pieces of artwork from twenty different artists. The artwork was diverse in theme and medium and included color and black and white photography, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and jewelry. The artists included students, faculty, and staff from departments throughout the medical center.

Having had such a successful and interesting art show we wanted to share it more widely and make it available to those who were not able to see it "live." Many of the artists granted us permission to post photos of their artwork in a virtual art show.

Click here to view a slideshow of artwork from the 2008 Himmelfarb Library Art Show. We hope you enjoy it!

And if you are an artist working or studying at GWUMC, keep us in mind for next spring. The art show is held every April in the library and we are always looking for new GWUMC artists. All are welcome!

The artwork shown is: Black Madonna (Clay Sculpture) by Roberta Lilly

We have learned that maintenance is being conducted on the GWireless system today, Monday June 9, until about 5 p.m. Off-campus access via GWireless/VPN will likely be affected; GWireless connections may be unstable and disconnect repeatedly. Wireless connections in Himmelfarb Library may also flicker and users may periodically lose their wireless connection.

We have learned that basic hardware maintenance is being conducted on wireless routers today, Friday May 23, until about 5 p.m. This means that wireless connections in Himmelfarb Library may flicker and users may periodically lose their wireless connection. Off-campus access via GWireless/VPN should not be affected by this issue.

The 1st floor of Himmelfarb Library will be re-carpeted beginning Friday, December 21st. The impact on library services will be as follows:

Reference and limited Circulation services:
Available at the Bloedorn Technology Center Help Desk, 3rd floor of Library, Friday, December 21 - Sunday, December 23.
NOTE: You will not be able to make fine payments or to request Reserve materials.

Borrowing from other libraries (ILL), photocopying, and fax services:
Unavailable Friday, December 21 - Thursday, January 3.

Photocopying and printing on the 1st floor:
Unavailable Friday, December 21 - Thursday, January 3.
NOTE: You may still print on the 3rd floor

Thank you for bearing with us while we renovate. We will make every effort to restore services as quickly as possible.

Himmelfarb will be undergoing some much-needed renovations over the next two months. Spot painting is currently underway, to be followed by re-carpeting of various areas of the library.

During November, re-carpeting is scheduled to take place on the following dates:

• 11/17-11/19: rooms 201 and 202
• 11/20-11/21: the Bloedorn Technology Center and student lounge on the 3rd floor
• 11/28: the hallway and 307 wing of offices located behind the Women’s Board Teaching Center on the 3rd floor

Thank you for bearing with us during this period.