ABOUT THE PARLOW LIBRARY
Situated
on the grounds of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, the A.F. Parlow
Library of Health Sciences is open to all hospital employees, research
staff, and visitors. The library contains a large biomedical collection
of 35,000 books, 540 current journals, 45,000 bound journal volumes
and online resources. The 21,900 square
foot library building also houses an auditorium with seating for over
150 and three conference rooms.
The
Library's web page allows users to access electronic resources and the
library catalog and submit interlibrary loan request, Medline/PubMed
literature searches, and other inquiries. Some of the excellent
electronic resources available include ClinicalKey, Ovid, Stat!Ref, UptoDate and over 2600 electronic journals and textbooks.
CONTACT US
L. A. County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
A. F. Parlow Library of Health Sciences
Box 18
1000 W. Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90509-2910
310-222-2372 (phone)
310-212-5542 (fax)
libref@labiomed.org
DIRECTIONS
From the 110 South
Take the Carson St. exit
Turn right onto W Carson St.
From the 110 North
Take the exit toward Carson St.
Turn left onto Figueroa St.
Turn left onto W Carson St.
From the 405 South
Exit at Vermont St.
Turn left at the light (190 th St.)
Turn right onto Vermont St.
Turn right onto W. Carson St.
From the 405 North
Exit onto the 110 South
Take the Carson St. exit
Turn right onto W Carson St.
PARLOW LIBRARY STAFF
The Parlow Library staff may be reached by telephone
at 310-222-2372 or by email. The Reference Department may be sent email
using libref@labiomed.org.
Library Administration
Mary Ann Berliner, Director, MLS: mberliner2@dhs.lacounty.gov
or mberliner@labiomed.org
Marilouise Gil-Gomez, Assistant Director, MLS: mgilgomez@labiomed.org
Reference Department: libref@labiomed.org
Pat Taylor, Librarian, MLS: libref@labiomed.org
Jenna Jangju Kim, Librarian, MLIS: libref@labiomed.org
Support Staff
Walter Stokes, Audiovisual Library Assistant: wstokes@dhs.lacounty.gov
LIBRARY HOURS
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday Closed
Photocopy Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday Closed
Reference Office
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
LIBRARY SERVICES
Library Cards
Library cards are issued to all employees of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LABioMed) including
medical students, interns, residents, fellows, faculty, nurses and
allied health professionals. Library cards are
processed from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Reference Services
The Reference Department conducts MEDLINE/PubMed literature searches for Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and LABioMed personnel.
Reference questions may be submitted in person, over the phone or via email.
Tours and library-use training are given individually or in groups. Group tours are offered
by appointment.
Internet access is available to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and LABioMed personnel for research purposes.
Interlibrary Loan
The
Reference Department will process requests for books or articles not
held at the Parlow Library. We participate in the National Library of
Medicine's Docline lending program with member libraries in the Medical
Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) and the
University of California system.