• The Brickell Library is open to the public.
• A Reference Librarian is on duty Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. to assist you.
• Contact the Reference Desk phone (757) 446-5851 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Address:

Brickell Medical Sciences Library
740 W. Olney Road
Norfolk VA 23507

Directions

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Library Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - Midnight

Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Sunday 10 a.m. - Midnight

Consumer Health Information

Find an EVMS Doctor

EVMS Patient Services
Our physicians live our values of excellence, integrity, service and teamwork to create patient-centered quality care for the patients we serve.

General Health Web Sites

MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine’s and the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) consumer health database featuring extensive information from trusted sources on over 700 diseases and conditions.

Medical Library Association's Top Ten Websites
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has identified ten particularly useful Web sites.

CAPHIS
The Consumer and Patient Health Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association (MLA) has selected their top 100 consumer health Web sites.

Healthfinder
Since 1997, healthfinder® has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. It comes from the US Department of Health and Human Services.

National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has created a website aimed at the public featuring MedlinePlus, current health news, online exhibitions, about NLM and reliable health information from NLM.

NIH Health Information
National Institutes of Health's (NIH) consumer health portal allows you to search by health topic or browse by category.

Find a Clinical Trial

ClinicalTrials.gov
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) provide information about federally and privately supported clinical research trials’ purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.

Find a Web Site for Health Educators

Health Smart Virginia
A source of free and low cost lesson plans encompassing grades K-10 Health Smart Virginia is the result of a partnership between the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Department of Education, Prince William Network, and Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Find Guides and Tutorials

National Library of Medicine Guide to Finding Health Information
Learn about how to conduct health information research, resources available at local public libraries, resources available at medical school libraries, locations of medical libraries throughout the country, accessing information from government and health-related organizations, using the Web and evaluating the quality, reliability, accuracy, and timeliness of the information you find.

NLM Tutorial: Evaluating Internet Health Information
Learn how to evaluate Web sites from this NLM tutorial.

EVMS CARES
A mnemonic Web site evaluation tool developed at the Brickell Library.

EVMS Library Resources Available to the Public

Find a Book or Journal

Find a book or a journal using the Brickell Library online catalog.
Please note that not all of our electronic journals are listed in the catalog.

Visit the library to use our electronic books, journals and databases.

Find an EVMS Faculty Publication

The Faculty Publications Database is a searchable catalog of citations to articles, book chapters, and books by EVMS faculty. The database includes citations from July 1998 to the present.

Accessing Electronic Resources

Electronic Resources can be accessed through public access terminals on the first floor of the library. The Library subscribes to a variety of bibliographic and full-text databases including MEDLINE, MDConsult, StatREF, the Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO. Library staff members offer assistance in learning to use these databases.

Borrowing Materials

To borrow materials, patrons must register with the library. Health care professionals in the area may apply for courtesy client privileges. Members of the general public may subscribe with the library for $50 per calendar year. Law firms and other businesses may subscribe at $250 per calendar year.

Photocopiers

Self-service copiers are located on the first, second, and third floors of the library. Copiers accept coins or plastic Vendacards (available for $2.50, $5, $10, and $20). Copies are 5 cents each. Library staff cannot provide change.

Training

Through the Brickell Library Outreach Initiative, EVMS librarians have provided the region’s public librarians and the public with free training on how to access health information. In the last few years, thousands of people have attended EVMS classes at Hampton Roads public libraries, senior centers, and health fairs on how to find health information. Contact the Outreach Services Coordinator to set up a training session at no cost for your organization at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone (757) 446-5849.

Friends of the EVMS Library

The Friends of the EVMS Library is an organization of members of the community interested in promoting awareness of the library’s services to the community and the resources that the library needs to provide these services. Everyone is invited to join the Friends. Please call (757)446-5840 for more information.