Library Collection and Services Expand

Looking for the study that compared massage therapy to acupuncture for low back pain? Our ever-expanding library collection, and our director of library services, Svetlana Oziransky, MILS, are up for the task. “I love helping guide people through the search process,” she said. “Teaching is one of my favorite parts of the job.” Whether students never heard of PUBMED or are looking to master advanced search options, Ms. Oziransky has much to offer them.

The Lillian F. Phillips Library at the Swedish Institute holds over 2,000 titles, focused mainly on massage therapy, acupuncture, fitness and allied health sciences. The collection continues to grow, through purchases of new volumes, as well as through donations from alumni and faculty members. The school is grateful for recent valuable acquisitions donated by:

	Cristina Malave	Pamela Dryden
	Thea Harlans Nakashin	Lucy Liben
	Pieter Sommen	Paula Eckardt
	Vincent Metzo	Craig Kienzle
	John Katomski	Liz Jacobs

Our collection can be searched in the library as well as through our website (go to the Current Students section within your program to find the Library page which has a Search Our Catalog link).

In addition to books, the library has audiotapes, videotapes, materials for the visually impaired, and electronic database subscriptions. The library recently subscribed to the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, the leading research journal for the field of massage therapy. Its database can be searched from the library, as well as from shortcut icons on the desktops of the computers in the student and faculty lounge. Students interested in finding additional material on acupuncture now have access to the library at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, thanks to a new agreement between the two schools.

Students who need material beyond these collections can also use the Weill Cornell Medical Library, the NYU Medical Library, and the New York Academy of Medicine. The collection at the New York Academy of Medicine, which consists of over 800,000 volumes and more than 1,000 journal subscriptions, is the second largest medical library in the United States.

Students who wish to do research at one of these offsite resources must first obtain a referral card from Ms. Oziransky directly (not one of the student assistants). Ms. Oziransky is also available to help with research questions and thanks to METRO, our membership to a library consortium, she can access journal articles from databases we may not have. For more information visit the library on the 6th floor during library hours or call the library at 212.924.5900 ext. 134.

Photo: Librarian Svetlana Oziransky looks through the many books donated by MT alumna Pamela Dryden.

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