Alaska Medical Library (AML) Services and Policies

Services for University of Alaska (UAA) and Alaska Pacific University (APU) students, faculty, and staff:

• Demonstrate UAA/APU Consortium Library resources for academic courses and research projects in nursing, allied health, public health, and medical (WWAMI) programs
• Work with health sciences faculty to develop instruction sessions and research guides to help students find and use evidence-based resources for their courses
• Suggest literature search strategies for UAA/APU researchers in nursing, medical, allied health, and public health fields

Services for the community:

• Identify free, reputable consumer health resources for community patrons who contact AML with health-related questions
• Demonstrate free, reputable consumer health resources for public libraries, school libraries, and other community venues upon request
• Produce online guides outlining free, reputable consumer health resources

Fee-based services for Alaska healthcare professionals and other non-UAA/APU researchers:

• Search specialty literature for articles and books on a requested topic
• Deliver journal articles and book chapters to fee-paying AML patrons
• Provide registered clients with access to databases and ebooks available at AML's website

Please visit AML's website for more information about services.

AML librarians and staff:

• Are courteous, respectful, responsive, and professional
• Welcome equity, diversity, and inclusion in service to library patrons
• Respond promptly to student and faculty requests for library instruction to support student success
• Respond promptly to literature search and article delivery requests from AML clients
• Respond promptly to interlibrary loan requests from medical libraries in U.S. and Canada
• Guide patrons in literature searches for their research and publishing projects but do not perform systematic reviews or scoping reviews for researchers
• Respect privacy and confidentiality in responding to health information inquiries from library patrons
• Maintain confidentiality of document requests by assigning order numbers but not document titles when delivering and tracking AML client orders
• Do not disclose personally identifiable information (PII); save PII only for contacting and invoicing AML clients
• Direct patrons to reliable health and medical information sources but are not healthcare professionals and do not offer medical diagnoses or recommendations
• Do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of medical and health information provided by AML
• Abide by copyright restrictions (Title 17, U.S. Code) and ask that patrons limit use of AML-provided material to "private study, scholarship, or research" and limit reproduction or sharing of copyrighted material to "fair use" (Title 17, Section 107)
• Reserve the right to deny service to patrons who make unreasonable requests or display disruptive or concerning behaviors
• Honor Alaska Health Sciences Library's founding mission (1969) to serve Alaska's medical community (name changed to Alaska Medical Library in 2009)

Alaska Medical Library

UAA/APU Consortium Library

Second Floor

3211 Providence Drive

Anchorage, AK 99508

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday

907‐786‐1870

uaa.aml@alaska.edu

• Office Manager/Library Technician

  786-1870

  uaa.aml@alaska.edu

• Jennifer McKay

  Interim Head of AML

  Liaison Librarian for Nursing, Education, WWAMI

  786-1611

  jamckay@alaska.edu

• Anna Bjartmarsdottir

  Liaison Librarian for Public Health and Allied Health

  786-1610

  abjartmarsdottir@alaska.edu