About Us

Our Mission and Vision

The mission of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is to advance education, research, and health care through information access, service and innovation. The library serves the educational, research, and clinical needs of health professionals, students and researchers at the Health Sciences Center, the University of Utah, the State of Utah and of the Internet.

Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is a Regional Medical Library (RML) for the Midcontinental Region in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) awarded by the National Library of Medicine.

As part of the Health Sciences Center, the library is located south of the School of Medicine. See map.

Planning Framework for 2007-2010

Director's Welcome

Welcome to the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and to its affiliates, the Hope Fox Eccles Health Library, and the Hope Fox Eccles Clinical Library. Whether you are accessing the libraries from your office, home or mobile device, or if you are physically using our campus spaces, we welcome you to explore the many information resources and services at your fingertips. The libraries' faculty and staff are honored to assist you as you discover the many terrific ways to retrieve, analyze and store what you need to be effective at your job or with your learning.

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