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Health Sciences Library


Welcome to Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Health Sciences Library! 2401 Gillham Road 
Kansas City, MO   64108
Phone:  816-234-3800   Fax:  816-234-3125

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  • Hours:  Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed on major holidays.  Call 816-234-3800 for details.
  • Location:  Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, Wild Kingdom zone, ground floor of West Tower near Tiger elevator. Room 0303.19
  • Collection:  Over 5,000 books and 330 journals specializing in pediatric medicine, pediatric nursing, pediatric allied health, and related subspecialties
  • Services: A wide range of library services for our affiliated users, including
  • Reference service (ask a question)
  • Document delivery (photocopy and interlibrary loan)
  • Literature searching of subject databases and internet
  • Instruction in use of library and its resources, search skills, use of information tools
  • Help in preparing bibliographies and reference lists

Outside visitors to the Health Sciences Library must make an appointment with the library staff by calling 1816-234-3800 in advance.  Services to unaffilated users are limited as follows: 

·         Reference assistance by library staff as staff time allows

·         Self-service use of photocopy machine to copy library materials

·         Assistance in locating books or journals not in the CMH&C library collection (www.worldcat.org; links from the CMH&C catalog

·         Basic instruction in library skills

 Who can borrow books and journals?  CMHC employees may borrow directly. 
All others must obtain interlibrary loans from their own hospital, university, or public library.

CMH Employees