McGoogan Library of Medicine

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If you need help finding information, you can either send an email to askus@unmc.edu or use the form below. You can also contact the Reference Desk at 559-6221 or toll-free 1-866-800-5209, Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm.

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Warning: The information you submit through this form is not encrypted. Persons outside our Library staff may be able to gain access to the information you submit. If you wish to use a more secure form of communication, consider calling us between 8AM and 5PM, Monday - Friday at 402-559-6221 (from Omaha) or at 1-866-800-5209 (toll free from outside Omaha). If you are a member of the general public living in Nebraska, and need information to help you, a family member or friend understand or make decisions about your health or medical care; tell the librarian who answers the phone that you have a CHIRS (pronounced "cheers") request. Alternately, you can write to us at CHIRS, McGoogan Library of Medicine, 986705 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6705.


The Ask Us service is monitored 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday. We will reply to your question within one working day. Please call us at 402-559-6221 (from Omaha) or at 1-866-800-5209 (toll free from outside Omaha) if you don't receive a response within two days. Responses to complex, CHIRS (Consumer Health Information Resource Service) requests may take more than one working day.


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Reference Services are provided by professional health sciences librarians at the McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center. McGoogan Librarians do not provide medical advice. Consult a physician or other health care professional for medical advice.

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Last updated: April 30, 2009