The establishment of the Medical Library in 1976 has progressed into the development of the Health Sciences Center Library in 1982. HSCL is located in the new Health Sciences Center building. The new modern building offers library patrons more space, comfort and state of the art facilities.
The HSCL is the main source of health information for the four faculties, which include Medicine, Allied Health, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. The Library strongly attempts to provide users with the up most professional services and with latest medical information.
The resources available at the library are electronic and hard-copy. The homepage covers all our electronic resources such as the on-line Library Catalog, Databases, e-Books, Periodicals list of electronic and hard copy journals, Periodicals Union Database and Websites that are useful for doctors and students. A total of 4300 full-text journals can be accessed from the homepage. The library comprises of an extensive print reference collection, indexes, abstracts, audiovisual materials, book collection by title 23737,by vols.31069 and 1603 current journal titles. Library patrons are always welcome to use the public computing area, the reference section and circulation section. They are also provided with interlibrary loan services, as well as, with photocopying services. Librarians are always available for any questions or assistance.