Medical Library at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
The Medical Library at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center has a collection
of medical, nursing, and allied health clinical information resources
for the hospital's staff. In addition to serving the staff, the Medical
Library also provides reliable Consumer Health information resources and
services for patients, families, and members of the community.
Hours of Operation:
8:00 am-4:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays
COVID-19 Guidelines:
All patrons, per hospital policy, are required to wear a mask at all times while inside the Medical Library.
Features of the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Library:
- Two Masters Degree trained Medical Librarians and a Library Tech to assist patrons
- Fifteen Computers
- Member of the National Network of Libraries
- Consumer Health print collection
- Mindfulness print collection
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion print collection
- State-of-the-art conference room
- History of Medicine collection
- Over 1,000 online Medical Journals
- Over 1,000 online and print books
You may submit an ‘Ask a Librarian’ question by:
- Sending an email to sbmcmedlib@rwjbh.org
- Calling 973-322-5052
Online Consumer Health Resources:
MedlinePlus - https://medlineplus.gov
The National Institutes of Health's Website for patients. Produced by the
National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases,
conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus
offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - https://www.cdc.gov
The CDC Website offers free, reliable, and accurate information on diseases
and conditions, healthy living, traveler’s health, emergency preparedness,
and more. It is a source for nationally compiled data and statistics,
as well as informative fact sheets.
What did my doctor say? - https://www.mlanet.org/page/what-did-my-doctor-say
The special words doctors and nurses use can be hard to understand. You
may see or hear these words at your doctor’s office, on the Internet,
on the radio or TV, or in newspapers or magazines. We call these words
“Medspeak.” The Medical Library Association created this page
to help you understand what a doctor or nurse tells you. You’ll
find tips on how to understand many health words. The terms on this site
were created with the help of the Working Group for Health Literacy, Massachusetts
Health Sciences Library Network (MAHSLIN).
The National Library of Medicine Drug Info Portal - https://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/
The NLM Drug Information Portal gives users a gateway to selected drug
information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other key U.S.
Government agencies.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration Consumers Portal - https://www.fda.gov/consumers
Get timely, reliable health and safety information about food, drugs, medical
devices, vaccines, pet food, pet medicine, and more.