The University of Puerto Rico Medical
Sciences Campus Library is the main health sciences information
resources on the Island and is considered to have the most complete
collection of its kind in the Caribbean. Collection and services support
academic programs in
Medicine,
Public Health,
Dentistry,
Nursing, Pharmacy and
Allied Health.
Is is located in Unit C of the Central
Building of the Campus, adjacent to the University Hospital and to the
Medical Center Emergency Services. It has a total of 38,044 square feet,
spread over five floors. Seating capacity is 410. The Library is open
108 hours per week.
As a public university library and as a
resource library under the
National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
the institution is committed to providing promoting use and access to
information resources and databases among health professionals in the
community, both individually and through affiliated institutions.