The Reference Desk is Your Link to Information

The Reference Desk provides an array of services to the students, staff, and faculty of GWUMC. These include: individual one-on-one instruction on using informational resources, such as electronic journals, textbooks or databases and group instruction on a variety of topics, such as searching MEDLINE and other biomedical databases, using EBM resources, accessing electronic journals and textbooks, and using various computer applications. We can also offer suggestions on locating the best sources for information. The reference librarians regularly provide instruction and curriculum support for various academic programs within the Medical Center. The reference staff offers personal consultation services to assist students and faculty with research projects. For resources not available at Himmelfarb, the librarians will assist users in finding other DC area libraries with the resources. Whatever your professional information needs, we will try to assist you in finding the best resources available. The Reference Desk is staffed:

The telephone number for the Reference Desk is 202-994-2850. GWUMC users may also request services by emailing library@gwumc.edu. Information requests will be answered on the next business day. In addition to in-person or telephone assistance, Himmelfarb offers reference assistance via IM (Instant Message/Chat). Using this service you can chat with a librarian and get answers to your research or library-related questions right from your computer. Best of all, you don't even need an IM account to use this service.

You can chat with us using the MeeboMe box on our website: http://www.gwumc.edu/library/ask/ or you can use your own IM account. Here are our screen-names:

AIM - himlib
Yahoo - himlib
MSN - library@gwumc.edu
Google Talk - himmelfarblib

The hours for this service are Monday-Thursday from 11am until 8pm and Fridays from 11am until 5pm.