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Welcome to Des Moines University Library
To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all. - Dr. William Osler
The University Library is located in the Student Education Center and has been selected as a Resource Library by the National Library of Medicine.
Front desk of the DMU Library
Library Facts
- 35,008 square feet
- The Circulation Area contains Reference and Reserve Collections
- 600 journal and newsletter subscriptions
- A 26,000 volume medical book collection
- Reading and Study areas
- OPAC Online Public Access Catalog of book and journal holdings. Available on the Web at: http://library.dmu.edu
- Online Reference tools available to students include MEDLINE (medicine), AGELINE (geriatrics), CINAHL (nursing, health administration and allied health), SERLINE (serials on-line), Current Contents (table of contents), the Internet, and a variety of medical software programs on a local area network.
- 35,336 volume bound journal collection
Library Hours
7:30 AM to Midnight, Monday through Friday and 9:00 AM to Midnight, Saturday and Sunday. The Library will be closed on all University Holidays. Any other schedule changes will be posted in the Library.
Circulation desk phone number - (515) 271-1537
DMU Library
Access and Use
Materials may be checked out by University students and employees. Interlibrary Loan privileges are extended to faculty, students at remote sites and alumni. The Library is open to the public 8 a.m. - 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Members of the public must use materials in the library.
University Archives and Kendall Reed Rare Book Room
The University Archives includes historical documents from the University Administration and personal papers from former faculty members. The Historical Book Collection focuses on Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatric Medicine, Medical Education in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Military Medicine, and Surgical Anatomy.
Library Memorial Fund Information
DMU has recently implemented a memorial gifts program to benefit the library. This program allows donors an opportunity to honor the memory of someone close to their heart by making a gift to DMU.
All memorials will go toward enhancing the book collection at the Library unless otherwise designated. The Library is the heart and soul of Des Moines University- Osteopathic Medical Center. If you are interested in the memorial gifts program, contact the development office.
Web Resources
- Dietary Supplements Labels Database http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov/dietary
- The National Library of Medicine's public access MEDLINE program, PubMed, is located at http://www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
- The National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life science journals, Pub Med Central, is located at http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov
- The National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE plus consumer health site is located at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
- The National Institute of Health and the National Library of Medicine's Clinical research studies site is located at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
- NIH Senior Health has information about health for older adults. http://nihseniorhealth.gov/index.html This is a joint venture by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine.
The Des Moines University Historical Photograph Collection in the Iowa Heritage Digital Collection is a digital sample of the most popular images from the resources housed in the Kendall Reed Rare Book Room. They show the University's three campus locations, early leaders, and student life. DMU's pictures are located on the following site pictures
