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Wellcome Library
| Abbreviation | |
|---|---|
| Library | (1) Wellcome Library (2) Moving Image and Sound Collections (3) Wellcome Images |
| Address | 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE |
| CHILL Rep | Yasmin Bokhari |
| Telephone | 020 7611 8322 |
| Alt Rep | Elizabeth Graham 020 7611 8506 |
| Fax | 020 7611 8703 |
| library@wellcome.ac.uk | |
| Website | http://library.wellcome.ac.uk |
| Access To Services | Free to all, for reference purposes only |
| Subject Area | Biomedical science; Public understanding of science; Ethics; Science policy; History of Medicine and allied subjects. |
| Opening Hours | 1) Mon, Wed & Fri 10am-6pm; Tue & Thu 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-4pm |
| ILL Conditions | Loan to libraries outside of London. |
| Size Of Collection | 1 million printed volumes, archives, manuscripts and pictures. |
| Special Collections | 70,000 early printed books; 715 incunabula; 12,000 Oriental manuscripts and 4000 printed books in 43 languages; 700 collections of personal papers and archives; 600,000 monographs; 55,000 pamphlets; 9000 western manuscripts; 200,000 prints, drawings, photographs, films, and paintings. |
| Co-Op Schemes | CURL; OCLC |
| Systems | Innopac |
| Electronic Materials | Online databases; online journals; CD-ROMs |
| Library Publications | SPIN (Science Policy Information News); |
| Special Interests | History of medicine, Health Policy, Scientific research, Ethics, Charities |
| Journal Consortium | London Health Libraries Serials Consortium (with SWETS) |
| Meeting Facilities | Yes |
| Last Update | July 2007 |