Stuart Moss, MLS, Director

The Health Sciences Library of the Nathan Kline Institute offers an extensive array of mental health and biomedical information resources in both print and electronic formats. The research-oriented collection is particularly strong in psychiatry, neuroscience, and psychopharmacology. It includes over 300 current journal subscriptions, almost all of which are accessible online, and more than 25,000 bound journal volumes and books.   Access is provided to the entire MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases, as well as to NOVEL, the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library. The NKI Library is one of the best sources for psychiatric information in the Hudson valley region.

The Library's primary purpose is to fulfill the information needs of the NKI research staff and, secondly, of the clinical and administrative staffs of the Rockland Psychiatric Center (RPC) and the Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center (RCPC). The Library is also open to the public, and the staff strives to provide accurate and efficient access to mental health information to anyone who needs it.

Services

• A professional librarian is on hand to answer reference questions and to perform computer searches. Computers are also available for patron use.
• Through participation in the DOCLINE and OCLC interlibrary loan networks, nearly any published document not owned by the Library can quickly be obtained. In 2003, the NKI Library participated in over 8,500 interlibrary transactions (2/3 as lender, 1/3 as borrower).
• Alerting services are available for patrons who would like to keep abreast of the literature on a particular topic.
• Our Family Resource Center provides materials especially for families and friends of the mentally ill.
• A searchable database of NKI faculty publications is maintained by the librarian.

Policies

All services are available to NKI, RPC, and RCPC staff. These staff also have full borrowing privileges. Books may be checked out for four weeks at a time. Journal articles may be photocopied. For patrons who are not affiliated with these institutions, some services may not be available. Anyone may use Library materials on site, but unaffiliated patrons must initiate loan requests through another library.

Along with its director Stuart Moss, the library is also staffed by Ms. Christiana Fadina. For further information, contact Mr. Moss at or (845) 398-6576.

For additional library resources, NKI staff should use the NKI Intranet.