The Gustave L. and Janet W. Levy Library

Collections

The Gustave L. and Janet W. Levy Library
The collections of the Levy Library support the educational, research and patient care activities of the faculty, students and staff of the Mount Sinai Medical Center.

The Library's extensive online collection includes over 5,000 biomedical periodical titles; thousands of electronic books, including over 600 core health sciences textbooks; and more than 150 electronic databases.

The Levy Library's print and audiovisual materials complement the electronic collection. The print collection totals over 30,000 textbooks and monographs and more than 450 current journal subscriptions in the fields of biomedicine and health sciences. The Library also houses audiovisual materials, including slides, x-rays, and video and audio cassettes. Computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite, SPSS, Adobe Photoshop and more are available from over 75 Internet enabled workstations throughout the Library.

Questions about Library resources can be directed to Ask a Librarian. Members of the Mount Sinai Community are also welcome to suggest new titles for the Library’s collection.

The Archives of the Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Library's Archives Division collects documents and artifacts relating to The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and The Mount Sinai Medical Center. It also holds a large collection of material about The Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing (1881-1971). Information in the Archives is used to answer questions of a historical nature, and to support current activities at Mount Sinai.

The Archives is located on the 10th floor of the Library. To make an appointment, please contact the archivist, Barbara Niss, via email at barbara.niss@mssm.edu or by phone at (212) 241-7239.