During the coming year, additional studies from other Federal agencies and the pharmaceutical industry will be included. The trials listed in Clinicaltrials.gov are being offered at over 47,000 locations nationwide. While the primary mission of the library is to meet the needs of the College's 1,700 students and faculty, the library is open to the public and the reference staff are willing to help unaffiliated callers. Keep in mind, though, that depending on the number of users in the library, we may not be able to provide immediate assistance, but we try to get back to every caller within 24 hours. Our collection has many authoritative and comprehensive resources, both print and electronic, in the drug information and clinical pharmacy fields.
Reference librarians can also call on the expertise of our faculty.
One of the most frequently asked questions is foreign drug identification. The caller has a foreign product and wants to know the ingredients, and whether there is a U.S. equivalent. We search databases and numerous drug compendia from around the world to answer these questions. At the moment, this service is free of charge although there are plans to convert to a subscription-based structure in the future. Currently, access is via phone with an e-mail query function to be implemented in the future.