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Veterinary Library
Reference and Information Services
The Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library helps the Cornell community, veterinary practitioners, and the general public locate materials and information by providing:
Reference and Information Assistance
Literature Searches
Current Awareness
Instruction
Senior Seminar Help
Tours & Orientations
Guides, Subject Guides, Specialized Bibliographies
Information Management Consultation
"House Calls"
Chat Live Online
MyLibrary
VetAccess
(fee-based services for veterinarians, pet owners and others outside Cornell)
Reference and Information Assistance
Reference and other public services staff can provide valuable assistance during any hours the library is open. Any member of the Cornell community can simply visit or contact a Reference Librarian at vetref@cornell.edu or 607-253-3496. Members of the public may seek services in person.
Reference help can include:
. Finding inaccurate or incomplete references
. Identifying full journal titles from abbreviations
. Tracking down obscure book or journal titles
. Finding specific factual information
. Locating publisher's addresses
. Finding drug information
. Locating materials held in other campus libraries
. Providing advice on searching particular databases
. Giving help in using and interpreting the Library Catalog
. Finding information on the World Wide Web
. Finding full-text electronic journals
. Providing advice on the proper citation formats for publication
. Providing copies of articles
If you have questions concerning aspects of utilizing the library or finding information, please don't hesitate to ask at any time!
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Literature Searches
Reference librarians can perform literature searches that can range in complexity from "a few good articles" to a comprehensive, retrospective search of several databases.
We simply need a statement of your search topic and limitations. To make your request, contact the Reference Staff at vetref@cornell.edu or (607) 253-3496.
Your search will be conducted in one or more databases in a timely manner and the results mailed to you or forwarded electronically by e-mail. Any costs associated with the search will be determined by the database(s) and its source. In many cases, there will be no charge for Cornell requestors.
Practicing veterinarians, pet owners, and other off-campus requestors are charged according to VetAccess fees.
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Current Awareness
Let the Library help you keep up-to-date with advances in areas of your interest. We can conduct monthly current awareness on topics.
In addition, you can utilize the services of MyLibrary, a collection of personal electronic current awareness and information management services. This includes alerting you to new materials added to the Cornell University Library's collections through MyUpdates. You can also set up MyContents to deliver automatic journal tables-of-contents electronically to your e-mailbox.
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Instruction
The Flower-Sprecher Library offers a number of opportunities for instruction and training on how to use the Library and its resources. These include brief classes and workshops, one-on-one consultation, a credit course covering the veterinary medical literature, numerous guides and subject guides, customized tours and orientations, and access to a number of tutorials for self-paced instruction.
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Senior Seminar Help
Especially for fourth-year D.V.M. students, we offer assistance in searching the literature, finding materials, formatting references, and otherwise preparing written senior seminar papers.
Our guide, Senior Seminar Help, is available on the display racks in the Library and as a PDF document. It gives specific suggestions and is intended to supplement the Guidelines for Senior Seminars (PDF version) distributed with this course.
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Tours & Orientations
Brief or extensive tours of the Veterinary Library are available upon request at any time to individuals and groups. Visitors and candidates may find these tours useful in understanding the breadth of resources available at the College in particular and the Cornell University Library in general. Please allow anywhere from 10 minutes for a brief overview to one hour for a more extensive look at the Library and its resources. To request a tour, contact Susanne Whitaker at skw2@cornell.edu or phone (607) 253-3499.
The Library is also included on guided tours of the Veterinary College Complex offered for prospective students and visitors on a regular basis. Consult the Office of Student and Academic Services at (607)-253-3700 or the Veterinary Public Affairs Office at (607)-253-3785 or cvmopa@cornell.edu for a schedule and to make specific arrangements for these College-wide tours.
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Guides, Subject Guides, Specialized Bibliographies
We have produced a number of guides, subject guides & specialized bibliographies that cover a wide range of topics. Print copies are freely available on display racks in the Library near the current journal issues. If there are other topics that would be helpful to you, please let us know.
Additional general and specific guides produced by other campus libraries are available from the Library Gateway under Instruction; Research and Subject Guides or from each library's web site.
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Information Management Consultation
Feel free to call upon the "information expert" staff of the Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library to provide consultation on the use of bibliographic database management programs, such as EndNote and Reference Manager, methods for conducting your own current awareness searches, indexing and organizing your reprint files, or any other information-related need. Contact the vetref@cornell.edu or (607) 253-3496.
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"House Calls"
By appointment, "House Calls" extends the Library's services directly into your office, clinic area, or laboratory to assist you in various ways. For example, we can provide tailored instruction and training and other assistance at your convenience.
To arrange a "House Call", simply call the Reference Desk at (607) 253-3496 or send an e-mail to vetref@cornell.edu
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Chat Live Online
Chat Live Online is an Internet chat-style information service. It enables you to establish a "real time" dialog with a reference librarian to get answers to your questions without leaving your office or laboratory. Access Chat Live from the Library Gateway under Ask a Librarian; Chat.
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MyLibrary
MyLibrary is a collection of personal electronic services, developed by the Cornell University Library, that can be customized to reflect your own personal interests and research needs.
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VetAccess
VetAccess is a fee-based research and document delivery service for veterinarians, pet owners and others who need animal health-related information.
If you have questions about the Library's reference services, contact the reference staff at vetref@cornell.edu or (607) 253-3496 or contact Susanne Whitaker, Veterinary Reference Librarian, at skw2@cornell.edu or (607) 253-3499.
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