Helen Stubblefield Law Library
The Helen Stubblefield Law Library is located on the third floor of the C building. The library is highly automated, with expanding electronic collections and databases available through an internal network and the Internet. The book collection, journal subscriptions, electronic resources, and media materials support all the disciplines in the Labouré College curriculum.
The Librarian in the Classroom addresses the learning goals of the professor’s research assignment and course.
Students have access, on campus and at a distance, to the library’s catalogs, electronic journals, full-text databases, end-user searching, reference assistance and instruction, network access, reciprocal borrowing and interlibrary loan services, cooperative arrangements with other libraries for collection access, cooperative development of databases, and other strategies that emphasize access to resources.
The library makes optimal use of educational software through its automated network and provides hands-on, online database searching and computer-assisted learning. Printers are available.
The library provides access to the following EBSCOhost Research Databases:
- CINAHL Complete
- MEDLINE Complete
- Health Business Elite
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
- Cochrane Collection Plus
In addition, the following OVID and Gale Databases are available:
- Academic OneFile
- Educators Reference Complete
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- General Reference Center Gold
- The New York Times
- Nursing and Allied Health Collection
The library is a member of MaHSLiN (Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network) and the Boston Regional Library System. Such cooperative arrangements give members of the College community access to resources that may not be present on campus. Resources are available in a comfortable facility with private study rooms. Normal hours of operation provide service 90 hours per week. The library offers a wide range of information services, including reference services, one-on-one sessions, computer database searching, and resource sharing.
Library Hours:
Regular Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Sunday: 12 noon – 5:30 pm
Recess Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
- Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Note: The library is open 7:00 am to 8:00 am Monday-Friday for printing and computer use. Students can print in the Student Lounge from 6 am-7 am. The Library may extend hours during exam periods.
Technology Available to Students on Campus
The College provides the following services to students:
- Internet access and Wi-Fi accessibility;
- Research tools, including EBSCOhost Research Databases, OVID, Gale Databases, and Interlibrary Loan Service to assist in students’ preparation for evidence-based practice;
- MyLaboure Learning System access with web links to electronic resources;
- E-journals and e-books;
- Word processing and PowerPoint presentation software for assignments in all courses;
- Nursing Online Testing access; and
- Online library catalog
- PERRLA: Software to help with APA format.
- NVDA: Software which reads the text on the computer screen to help students learn more effectively by hearing.