Health Sciences and Biomedical Libraries

Who We Are

We advance education, research, scholarship, and patient care by providing essential resources, services, spaces, and educational programs to the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health, and the Dartmouth College communities. The Health Sciences and Biomedical Libraries consist of the Dana Biomedical Library on the Dartmouth's Hanover campus and the Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library (MFHSL) at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon.

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Department Lead

Stephanie C. Kerns Associate Dean for Health Sciences and Biomedical Libraries

Stephanie.C.Kerns@dartmouth.edu 603-646-0523 37 Dewey Field Road, Room 307

The Health Sciences and Biomedical Libraries are open to anyone Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Our spaces are open 24/7 for the Geisel community. Our materials, both physical and digital, are available to the entire Dartmouth community. We have a wonderful team of health sciences staff who can help you with any questions you may have.

Our Divisions

Information Services

Responsible for the front line support for our library users—answering questions, assisting with service and space needs, via email, chat, phone, or in person.

Research and Education Services

Partners with educators at Geisel. They provide many services, including teaching in the UME, MPH, master's and PhD programs; providing library search consultations and library research support to clinicians, researchers, staff, and students; and teaching and publishing support for systematic reviews.

Collections and Resource Sharing Services

Works with all of our library users to understand what resources are needed to support the curricular, research, and clinical needs of our library users. If we are not able to purchase or license access to those resources, we will find them through our network of libraries.

Technology Support Services

Manages the computing needs of our staff and library users, and maintains our website. For computing, we utilize the built-in accessibility features available in the Mac and PC operating systems.