Departments
Explore the departments that make up the Galter Library team. Each provides expertise in a critical area of our mission to serve the clinical, academic and research focus of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Access Services
Core Services
- Provides general library assistance in person and by phone, chat, or email.
- Lends materials from our collection including equipment and models.
- Obtains materials from other institutions or our off-site collections to support research and learning.
- Enhances student access to content through course reserve materials.
- Schedules study rooms for collaborative learning.
- Offers computers, software, printers and scanners to support teaching, learning, and research.
For help, call the front desk at 312-503-8126 or contact us.
Administration Manages oversight for all dimensions of library operations.
Core Services
The Library Administration Department manages the library, including:
- Delivers quality services and collections
- Implements policies and procedures
- Prepares and analyzes the budget
- Hires, trains and develops staff
- Maintains public relations
- Networks with peers
- Oversees building maintenance and operations
Collection Management & Metadata Services Provides access to library resources, including purchasing/licensing materials, and managing print and electronic resources.
Provides access to library resources, including purchasing/licensing materials, and managing print and electronic resources.
Core Services
- Collection Development
- Maintains Galter's collections
- Identifies new titles for purchase or subscription
- To donate a relevant book, visit Giving to the Library
- Suggest a Purchase
- Evaluates existing collections for currency and usage
- Cataloging & Metadata
- Creates, imports, and maintains catalog records
- Creates name authority records
- Enhances metadata for resources deposited into Prism
- Creates and refines finding aids for materials in Special Collections
- Acquisitions & Electronic Resources
- Acquires print and electronic resources
- Manages the collections budget
- Handles e-resource licensing and negotiations
- Maintains access to e-resources
Data Management & Technology Provides expertise for the creation, development, maintenance and support of technologies and training programs.
Provides expertise for the creation, development, maintenance and support of technologies and training programs.
Core Services
- Digital Infrastructure & Discovery
- Prism
- Galter DataLab
Special Focus Areas
- Galter DataLab: Your partner for the research data life cycle. We offer free consultations on data management, reproducibility and compliance with sharing policies.
- Research Impact & Data Management
- Northwestern Elements: We manage this data aggregator to track career profiles and research outputs, supporting Metrics and Impact Core reporting for grant renewals
- Prism is the central hub for the Feinberg scholarly community to collect, share and preserve articles, preprints and conference presentations.View our Prism guide
Research & Information Services Provides expertise and support for educational, clinical and research needs across Feinberg programs and departments.
Core Services
- Liaison Librarian Support
- Research Consultations
- Workshops & Classes
- Literature Searching & Systematic Review Support
Special Focus Areas
- Clinical Librarian Support
- Librarians round with clinical teams or provide EBM training for residents and clinical departments.
- Curriculum Support
- We partner with faculty to integrate information management and EBM skills into your curriculum.
Research Assessment & Communications Provides expertise in research impact assessment, scholarly communication, data visualization, impact storytelling, NIH compliance requirements and the curation and exhibition of scholarship across Feinberg programs and departments.
Provides expertise in research impact assessment, scholarly communication, data visualization, impact storytelling, NIH compliance requirements and the curation and exhibition of scholarship across Feinberg programs and departments.
Core Services
- Metrics and Impact Core
- NIH Compliance
- Prism
- ORCiD Integration
- Northwestern Elements
- Workshops & Classes
Special Focus Areas
- Metrics and Impact Core: Provides expertise in managing publications, measuring research impact, and communicating findings.
- Bibliometrics and Alternative Metrics
- Research Communication
- Communicating research impact
- Curating and Exhibiting Scholarship
- NIH Compliance: Request consultations and training support for meeting NIH public access requirements and depositing manuscripts.
Special Collections Manages Galter Library’s collections of rare books, archives, and artifacts in the history of medicine.
Manages Galter Library’s collections of rare books, archives, and artifacts in the history of medicine.
Core Services
- Special Collections Access
- Collection Management & Preservation
- Reference & Historical Research
Special Focus Areas
- Exhibits
- Institutional History
- Special Programming
- We host class sessions and create pop-up exhibits about institutional and medical history for Northwestern groups.