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About Us: Access and Privileges Mount Sinai Medical Center All Mount Sinai faculty, students, staff and members of the Mount Sinai Alumni Association have full use of Levy Library's collections and services while on the Mount Sinai Medical Center campus. This includes everyone currently employed by Mount Sinai and all holders of valid Mount Sinai identification badges. When visiting the Library, you should always wear your Mount Sinai identification badge.
Consortium for Graduate Medical Education & House Staff participating in the Consortium for Graduate Medical Education (GME) have circulation privileges and in-house use of the Levy Library collection. A valid ID from a GME Consortium institution is required for entrance to the Library. Remote access to Levy Library resources is not available to those members of the Consortium for Graduate Medical Education who do not hold current Mount Sinai identification badges with Mount Sinai Life Numbers. All faculty and staff of institutions participating in the Consortium for Graduate Medical Education (GME) have in-house use of the Levy Library collection. A valid ID from a GME Consortium institution is required for entrance to the Library. Circulation privileges and remote access to Levy Library resources are not extended to faculty and staff of GME Consortium institutions. All faculty, students and staff of New York University (NYU) have in-house use of the Levy Library collection. A valid NYU ID is required for entrance to the Library. Circulation privileges and remote access to Levy Library resources are not extended to the New York University community. Other Requests Special Requests Certain other individuals may be granted in-house use of the Library upon special request. Circulation privileges and remote access to Levy Library resources are not available by special request. Anyone wishing to use the Levy Library who is not part of the Mount Sinai community and who does not have a current Mount Sinai ID must request permission from the Levy Library Director. Requests must be in writing from an authorized administrator (e.g., Departmental Chairperson, Dean, Faculty member) and must include the name of the person for whom privileges are requested, that person's relationship to the department, the project on which he or she is working, the duration of the project, and a statement accepting responsibility for that individual's library use. Requests must also include the individual's business and home addresses and telephone numbers. Please address requests to: Levy Library, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1102, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029. Submitting a request does not guarantee that permission will be granted, as each request is evaluated individually. Subscription Program A library access subscription program is available to unaffiliated health care practitioners, as well as to non-profit and for-profit organizations. For a fee, in-house use of the Library collection will be provided. Circulation privileges and remote access to Levy Library resources are not available by subscription. To obtain a description of the program, fee schedule, and application/agreement, please contact the Levy Library Administration Office at (212) 241-6671. General Public The Levy Library is not open to the general public. Residents of the New York City metropolitan area may visit the Levy Library on a pre-arranged date to use a specific item if that item is not available at their local institution or the New York Public Libraries. To do so, please obtain a METRO Courtesy Card ("yellow card") referral from a library that participates in the METRO referral network. The METRO referral network includes many academic and special libraries in the metropolitan area, as well as the New York Public Libraries. METRO Courtesy Cards must be presented to a librarian during the times that Reference services are available. The yellow METRO Courtesy Card indicates which item the reader may use and the date that he or she may visit the Levy Library. METRO Card holders may not use materials that are not listed on the card and they may not borrow materials. Last updated January 2012 |