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SFGH’s Barnett-Briggs Medical Library provides relevant, specific, and accurate health-related information to support the patient care, patient education, clinical education, research, and program development activities at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
The library has over 3,000 books and over 300 print journal subscriptions. Staff and faculty may check out books for use outside the library. However, journals do not circulate. The Library is open to the public and may use materials inside the library.
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Address:
Barnett-Briggs Medical Library
San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Portrero Avenue
Building 30, First Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone:
General information: (415) 206-3114
Interlibrary loan: (415) 206-3113
Fax: (415) 206-6102
Staff telephone numbers: See Library Staff section
Directions
The library is located on the first floor of Building 30 at San Francisco General Hospital
Free Shuttles to SFGH are available. For current schedules, visit the UCSF Transportation website.
Driving Directions
From 101, take the CESAR CHAVEZ STREET/POTRERO AVENUE exit. Follow the signs to Potrero Avenue. Turn right on 24th Street.
Metered and non-metered street parking is often available in the area surrounding San Francisco General Hospital. You may also use the SFGH garage, entry and exit on 24th Street between Utah Street and San Bruno Avenue- Google Map. Parking is $1.25 per hour or $12.00 all day.- parking rates
Exit the garage onto 23rd Street, cross 23rd Street, and enter Building 9, to the left of the main hospital driveway. Go through Building 9 all the way to the end of the hall and you will be in Building 30. The library is to your left just before the end of the hall.
By BART
Exit at 16th Street and Mission BART station. Board the free YELLOW or YELLOW EXPRESS SFGH/BART shuttle van in front of the Burger King- shuttle schedule.
At SFGH, the shuttle stops in front of the hospital's clinic entrance. Cross the driveway in front of the main hospital entrance and go down the stairs or ramp. Building 30 is the first brick building on the left, and the library is to your right after you enter.
By Bus
San Francisco Municipal Bus lines 9, 33 and 48 run near the hospital. Bus routes and schedules
Staff
Joy Graham, MLS, AHIP - Library Manager
Phone: (415) 206-6639
Email: jgraham(at)sfghdean.ucsf.edu
Terri Mason - Education & Information Services Librarian
Phone: (415) 206-6638
Email: tmason(at)sfghdean.ucsf.edu
Melonie Miles - Supervisor, Library Operations
Phone: (415) 206-6637
Email: mmiles(at)sfghdean.ucsf.edu
Kristine Macalalad, MLIS - Library Assistant, Interlibrary Loans
Phone: (415) 206-3113
Email: kmacalalad(at)sfghdean.ucsf.edu
Eugenia Chan, MLIS - Library Assistant
Phone: (415) 206-3114
Ciaran Essex - Library Assistant
Phone: (415) 206-3114
Claire Sharifi- Library Assistant
Phone: (415) 206-3114
Scope of Service
The San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center is an acute care hospital that operates under the jurisdiction of the City and County of San Francisco, as a part of the Department of Public Health. It is affiliated as a major teaching hospital of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
The Barnett-Briggs Medical Library connects people with the information they need to make health-related decisions. We provide relevant, specific, accurate information and convenient access to print and electronic resources in support of patient care, patient education, research, education, and program development activities at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. We do this by maintaining collections, facilities, and services that meet the information needs of all SFGH staff and affiliates. Full scope of service statement
The library is open seven days a week, with regularly posted hours. The library is closed on University (UCSF) holidays. Holiday closings will be posted at the entrance.
Photocopying
The Barnett-Briggs Medical Library's photocopy machine is located on the first floor of the library. This machine is available for copying non-circulating library materials, including journal articles. Copy and printing price is $0.25 per page.
Printing
All computer printing requires either payment by cash or via departmental copy codes. For more information, please ask library staff at the front desk.
Payments
The photocopier accepts both money (bills up to $5 and coins) or departmental copy codes. Please check with your administrative contact for information about your departmental code.
Copyright Issues
Reproduction and redistribution of copyrighted documents may be restricted by Federal law (Title 17, US Code). The Library provides copying services for your convenience but does not assume responsibility for copyright issues.
For information concerning copyright issues, visit the UC Copyright Education Web Site.
Computer Facilites
The Barnett-Briggs Medical Library, along with UCSF and SFGHMC provide computer facilities for UCSF/SFGHMC faculty, staff and student use. Please read the Library's Computer Use Policy.
Workstations
The Library has 15 Pentium-based PC workstations running Windows XP and 1 Macintosh workstation running OS 10.3. All workstations have access to SFGH Library licensed resources and UC /UCSF-licensed resources, including biomedical databases,textbooks and full-text journal articles. Printing from these workstations requires payment (cash or departmental code).
The Library's Scanner PC workstation provides access to a color scanner (4800 dpi resolution) and a zip drive (100 MB and 250 MB diskettes) for copying large files. This workstation also provides access to UpToDate.
The Library's Clinical Workstation
Software
All Workstations- Microsoft Office 2003 Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
Clinical Workstation
- SFDPH Web Application Portal- LCR access
Scanner Workstation
- Adobe Acrobat (PDF creator)
- Adobe PageMaker (OCR)
- Adobe Photoshop
- UpToDate
- SPSS (statistical software)
You must bring your own USB drives to save data. The scanner workstation also has a zip drive.
Double-click on the desktop icon to open the software program.
Under no circumstances should you attempt to:
- Enter a startup password. Passwords are kept confidential for security purposes and are changed periodically. If you think an unauthorized person has a password, please let us know.
- Restart or shut down a computer
- Change computer settings
- Install software
If the screen is showing a login prompt or if the printer needs paper or an ink cartridge, please ask Library staff for help.
Please read the Library's Computer Use Policy for more information.
Internet Access
The Library uses the Internet Explorer® and FireFox® web browsers. Double-click on the desktop icon to access the Internet. Since the Library's computer facilities resides within the UCSF network, library patrons can access UCSF-licensed biomedical and general reference databases.
Conference Rooms
The library offers three conference rooms for UCSF staff and SFGH staff to use. For room availability and scheduling, please contact the library circulation desk at 415-206-3114. Room keys can be checked out at the time of the appointment from the circulation desk.
Conference Room 101
Conference room 101 is located on the first floor of the library and can accommodate 10-15 people. Food and drink is not permitted in this room. This room includes:
- Dry erase board
- TV with DVD and VCR player
Conference Room 3208
Conference room 3208 is located on the 2nd floor of bulding 30 and can accommodate up to 35 people. It was intended to be a seminar/class/lecture room for UCSF. Due to the shortage of conference rooms throughout the hospital, the library permits other groups to meet there. Food and drink is allowed in this room. This room includes:
- Dry erase board
- TV with DVD and VCR player
- LCD Projector with Laptop Connectivity
- House Phone
Conference Room 3201
Conference room 3201 is located on the 2nd floor of the library. It can accommodate 10-15 people and food and drink are not permitted in this room.
Other SFGH Conference Rooms
If there is no availability for your meeting in any of the library conference rooms, try contacting other SFGH departments about their rooms.
Do
not bring food or drink into the Library.
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