Extensive reference service is provided by experienced medical librarians who access information from the library collection and online databases as needed.
Inova Health Sciences Library provides assistance to all Inova team members throughout the life cycle of their research or evidence-based project, including expert searching, bibliographic management, and project dissemination.
Visit our Research Support Services page for detailed information.
If you need to revise existing Inova materials or to create your own patient education, please visit Patient Education Development for requirements and process information.
The library receives discounts from several major medical publishers and can purchase books for departmental and personal (work or education-related) use. Team members may pay for books by check, cash, or credit/debit card or provide a cost code for departmental purchases.
Please email the library at library@inova.org with the following information:
Subject: Book purchase request
Book title, author/editor, edition/year, and/or ISBN. Include your full name and contact information as well as your departmental cost code, if applicable. We will respond as soon as possible with pricing information. You will then let us know if you want to place the order.
Shipping can be slow and book vendors sometimes have supply issues, so please order well in advance of need, if possible.