This quick, less than 2-minute read provides all the information you need to access the Medical Library services and resources available at Sutter Health.
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Always reliable. Always on time. Always the best. Lakan Cortez, M.D.
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As your healthcare team partner, it is an honor to support physicians, advanced practice clinicians, residents, pharmacists, nurses, clinical nurse specialists, psychologists, allied health professionals, research scientists, and educators with just-in-time clinical evidence-based practice information. Our goal is to provide easy access to authoritative information resources and user-focused services in support of best-in- class evidence-based answers to complex clinical questions. You can call on us for help with literature searches, article or book chapter retrieval, and/or obtain instruction on how to construct a clinical or research question and search strategy. Sutter System Medical Librarians Greater San Francisco & North Bay • Heidi Mortensen-Torres, DHSc, JD, MLIS, MPH (per diem) Greater Silicon Valley & East Bay • Geralyn “Geri” Bodeker, MLIS, MSHS (part-time)
• Jen Scolari, MSLDT, MLIS (per diem) Greater Sacramento and Central Valley • Melissa Taylor, MLIS (full time)
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What we do The Sutter Medical Librarians are known for the speed that we deliver information and the accuracy and quality of the information provided. The Ask the Librarian online request forms are available on the MySutter intranet and One Search portal. Requests are filled according to priority (Urgent, Rush, or Normal).
Medical Librarians • Curate diverse and valuable collections • Support data discovery • Find the hard-to-find
We expertly conduct comprehensive literature reviews using our databases, resources, and online tools to extract precise results for timely delivery with the aim to improve clinical practice, research, and patient outcomes. Throughout the year, medical librarians orient and educate clinicians and healthcare professionals about library services and resources to support their clinical information needs.
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One Search | sutterlibraries.ovidds.com
One Search (Ovid Discovery Service) is a one-stop portal that enables finding and retrieving full text articles and book chapters including Ovid AI, to inform clinical decision making. Log in with your Sutter Health email address and password. We recommend that you save the link to One Search (listed below) on your desktop as a shortcut or internet bookmark. When you enter the portal, you will be able to search Discover to find the vast collections of journals, books, databases, and online sources indexed and easily discoverable in One Search. In addition, searches in Discover will allow you to obtain and redeem CME credit for your research. Save searches, citations, or create a journal alert in One Search. Additional portals include research and patient resources, AI and business, key search tools, continuing education, and medical specialties.
If you are unable to access One Search, submit a request to: medlibgroup@sutterhealth.org
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If there are citations from PubMed, Google Scholar, or other publishers you cannot obtain the full text yourself or you run into a paywall, simply submit an Ask the Librarian request. Creating a Journal Alert: Search for your favorite journal from the One Search, Library eResources journal index. Example: Type in the search box “New England Journal of Medicine”. Click the yellow bell to activate the journal alert. The journal will then be activated in your “Account” queue. Saving searches in Discover: Conduct a search and click the yellow star in the search box. The results will be saved in your “Account” queue wherein you can “tell” the system to generate new search results daily, weekly, monthly, or never. The new search results will be sent to your Outlook inbox. Saving citations in Discover: Conduct a search and click the yellow star to bookmark the citation(s). Share bookmarks with colleagues. If it takes you longer than 15 minutes to conduct a proper search and/or retrieve needed articles or book chapters, Ask the Librarian.
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Medical Librarians play a critical role in helping healthcare teams bridge the gap between data and practice by guiding clinicians to the best evidence and reducing barriers to evidence-based practice. Ask for a Librarian Consult. Medical Librarians can assist healthcare providers quickly and easily identify the most recent evidence-based information and/or literature on a research question by: • Evaluating the validity of information • Verifying AI-Generated citations • Avoiding information overlook • Staying up to date on new findings • Finding the right resources. • Defining and refining information needs • Finding hard-to-find critical evidence-based information • Identifying the most appropriate sources • Obtaining articles or chapters that are unavailable I am so appreciative of the quality librarian-mediated literature searches and speed of delivery. I am a former librarian myself, and in my opinion, it is faster and quite frankly better if I just send my requests to the medical librarians. Dennise Babin, M.D.
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As a practicing physician in a hospital setting, I routinely encounter complex clinical scenarios that require rapid access to the most current, high-quality medical literature. Many of the articles that directly inform patient management are not readily accessible through standard institutional subscriptions, making the medical library request system an essential component of clinical care. The ability to obtain peer-reviewed, cutting-edge information in real time has a direct and meaningful impact on patient outcomes. The library staff consistently provide rapid, reliable access to critical resources, allowing us to make well-informed, evidence-based decisions without delay. This service is not simply helpful, it is indispensable. It enables clinicians to operate at the highest level, ensuring that patients receive the most up-to-date and appropriate care possible. I cannot overstate the value of the team’s responsiveness, professionalism, and commitment to supporting frontline clinical practice. Jerome Barakos, M.D.
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Your Go-To Source for Trusted Clinical Knowledge
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