Fast Facts About HSLIC

  • Is the only federally-designated resource library to serve the health information needs of New Mexico.
  • Serves the Colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing as well as the School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, and Diagnostic & Therapeutic Sciences Programs.
  • Serves approximately 9,000, including faculty, students, staff and preceptors across the state; services are available 24 hours a day via the Internet; wireless provides network access throughout the library building
  • Open 357 days a year, digital access 24/7.
  • Over 200 health-related organizations and individual health professionals throughout New Mexico receive specialized services through outreach memberships and other programs.
  • HSLIC Distance Services provided over 41 outreach courses serving 2,551 learners.
  • The Learning Design Center generated 19 online courses and 26 in class courses reaching over 14,000 learners.
  • In FY08, electronic materials were used 6.0 million times; print materials were used more than 22,457 times; and over 7,000 reference transactions were completed.
  • HSLIC provides technology Support services including email/calendaring, a Microsoft Office SharePoint Services collaboration system, over 28 terabytes of centralized shared file space, and full-lifecycle support for almost 3,500 desktop and laptop computers.

From HSLIC Fact Sheet, December 2008;
and HSLIC HR Customer Profile, December 2008.