Carol J. Gray Nursing Information Resource Center (NIRC)

The Carol J. Grey Nursing Information Resource Center (NIRC) located at 525 N. Wolfe St., Room 313, primarily serves the faculty, staff, and students of the School of Nursing. Many of the services offered at the Welch Library are also available at the NIRC.

Carol J. Gray Nursing Information Resource Center (NIRC) If you are registered to use the William H. Welch Medical Library, you may also use the NIRC to do the following:

Check out books and audiovisual materials
Search online databases and resources via the Welch Gateway
Request computer searches be run by library staff (There is a charge for this service.)
Connect to email
Submit forms for library cards, acquisition requests, etc.

Hours and Phone Number

Monday - Thursday	8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday	8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday*	10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday*	1 p.m. - 7 p.m.

*Weekend access to the School Of Nursing is restricted to individuals with a SON identification badge.

Holiday hours and changes are posted.

The NIRC phone number is 410-955-7559.

Admission

Admissions Policy for gaining access to the NIRC.

Information and Reference Services

The NIRC staff answer reference questions, perform computer searches, teach people how to use library equipment and facility, assist users operating the microcomputers in the nearby computer lab, and direct people to information sources. The staff provide instruction on using the Welch Gateway which includes MEDLINE, the JHU Libraries Catalog, and several other databases and resources.

Collection

A core collection of nursing books and some general materials are maintained at the NIRC. Several video cassettes and computer assisted instruction programs on nursing skills are available. Only four journals are subscribed to: American Journal of Nursing, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Nursing Outlook, and Nursing Research. The International Nursing Index is available back to 1986.

Microcomputer Facilities

Near the NIRC in Room 303 is a computer lab with 20 IBM compatible computers. Several software programs are available. The computers are set up to access the Welch Gateway. The microcomputers are only for the use of the faculty, staff, and students of the School of Nursing.

Circulation Policy

The NIRC is primarily a reserve collection. Patrons can check out books and audiovisual materials with a valid Welch library card or a card from another JHU Horizon library.

Loan Periods

Books 2 hours or overnight after 3 p.m.*

Journals Do not circulate

Audiovisual Materials Same as books

Reference Books Do not circulate

*Materials that are checked out overnight must be returned by 10 a.m. the next business day (Monday-Friday). Materials are not due on weekends.

Renewals

Due to the reserve nature of the collection, NIRC materials may not be renewed.

Returns

All materials should be returned to the Information Desk at the NIRC or placed in the book drop.

Overdues

Fines must be paid before the total reaches $20 to prevent loss of borrowing privileges at any JHU Horizon Library. Items more than 24 days overdue are considered lost.

Reserve materials circulate for 2 hours. They must be returned to the reserve desk from which they have been borrowed. Late reserve materials will incur a $2.00 fine and an additional fine of $0.02 per minute. There is a maximum of $4.00 in fines. There will be a two-hour grace period for reserves.

Lost Materials

Patrons are responsible for replacing their lost library materials. In addition to the cost of the item, or $75 if cost is unknown, there is a $15 processing fee.

Photocopy

The NIRC has two photocopy machines that operate on a cardkey system. Copy cards may be billed through departmental accounts or purchased in the amounts of $1, $5, $10 and $20 from the vending machine in the Meyer and Welch Libraries or other Welch sites.

Weldoc Document Services

Document Services provides books and articles regardless of who owns them or where they are located. This free service is available to JHU personnel with current Welch library cards and active Weldoc accounts. Requests must be submitted electronically via Weldoc or PubMed.

Articles will be sent to the desktop electronically and books may be picked
up at the Welch Service Center. Books from other JHU libraries (with the
exception of the Washington Center and the Montgomery County Center) should not be ordered through Weldoc. There is a separate form for this service.

You can link Weldoc to http://weldoc.welch.jhmi.edu/weldoc/logon.html and PubMed to http://www.welch.jhu.edu/classes/loansomedoc.html.

Departmental Billing Accounts

You may establish a billing account through the library to charge your departmental account for photocopy, and online searching costs. To establish an account, contact the billing department of Welch at 410-955-7269.