Library Overview

Printing and copying are available using the PaperCut system and LSU Health Shreveport ID badges. All printing and copying equipment is located in room 1-415 (copy room) inside the front entrance of the Library. Two black-and-white machines and one color printer are available. Pricing is 10 cents per page for black-and-white machines, and 35 cents per page for the color machine. A book scanner is also available in the copy room.

The Library is open 102.5 hours per week (Library hours & holiday schedule) to both institutional affiliates and the general public.  Off-campus access (for affiliates only) to the databases and other electronic resources is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the institution's virtual private network (VPN).

All visitors to the Library are expected to adhere to the Library’s Code of Conduct.

All Library faculty possess accredited graduate degrees. Some Library faculty and staff have additional graduate degrees, post-graduate training or credentials. Library faculty and staff answered over 3,700 questions in the academic year 2017/2018. Library faculty are actively involved with LSU Health Shreveport committees, in addition to holding elected offices in state, regional and national library associations. Library faculty and staff participate in relevant continuing education activities. They also volunteer in the Shreveport-Bossier community.

The Library occupies over 39,000 square feet on three floors with seating for 312 users. Seating includes tables, carrels, private study rooms, five small group teaching rooms, sixty computer workstations, two computer labs, and a teleconference room.

The LSU Health Shreveport Health Sciences Library is the principal information resource for the faculty, staff, students, and other affiliates of the institution. While the Library is open to patients, visitors, and other members of the public, please note that all visitors to the Library are expected to adhere to the Library’s Code of Conduct.

The Library provides access to 152 databases, over 4,800 electronic journals, and over 1,700 electronic books. The Library also has over 163,000 print volumes, including books and bound journal volumes. Both electronic and print holdings can be searched through the online catalog, and the electronic resources are also accessible via alphabetical lists on the Library's website.

Affiliated users may place interlibrary loan requests online using the ILLiad system for materials not available in the Library's collection.

The Library maintains health information accessible to patients and their caregivers, as well as the public, via the healthelinks website.

The Library is a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region, the Louisiana Library Association (LLA), the South Central Academic Medical Libraries (SCAMeL) consortium, the Louisiana Library Network (LOUIS), and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The Library also maintains good working relationships with local public and school libraries.

The computer lab in 1-417 has 29 computer workstations, the computer lab in 1-419 has 20 workstations, and each computer is equipped with Windows 10. Both labs have a projection system for teaching classes.

Each small group teaching room has a flat screen monitor that can be connected to a laptop for group collaboration and demonstration.

The teleconference room contains video-conference equipment and meeting space for 23 attendees.

Network connectivity for laptop and tablet computers, as well as other mobile devices, is provided through wireless networking and through wired Ethernet jacks located in public areas on all three floors.

Laptop chargers and desktop privacy screens are available for checkout at the Library front desk.

Disposable earplugs and a mobile device charging station are available on the first floor.

An adjustable standing desk is available on the ground floor.

Fans are available in study rooms. 

Two rolling white boards are available for use within the Library.

Click here to download a description of the Library to be used in accreditation or funding applications.