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The Barr Library has a quality collection of public health books, journals, and videos. The library provides lending, reference, interlibrary loan, and other services to Minnesota Department of Health staff, local tribal, county, or city public health professionals, school health practitioners, and employees of both the Minnesota Board of Nursing and the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The Barr Library also provides interlibrary loan services to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Articles Journals A-Z (Full-text journal access and print holdings) MDH, MBN, and MDHS Only PubMed (Premier medical index; contains MEDLINE citations) PubMed Quick Start and How to Use Loansome Doc CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Nursing and allied health) MDH, MBN, and MDHS Only EBSCOhost User Guide--Searching Cochrane Library MDH, MBN, and MDHS Only   ACG Guide to Cochrane Academic Search Premier (Other databases located in EBSCOhost) MDH, MBN, and MDHS Only    EBSCOhost User Guide--Searching PsycINFO (Behavioral Science and Mental Health) MDH, MBN, and MDHS Only EBSCOhost User Guide--Searching ELM (Access available with user's Minnesota public library card barcode) News Resources ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) Other Databases Books Library Catalog (Books and MDH Publications) Electronic Books (NetLibrary) New Books National Academies Press Video Library Catalog Public Health Videos Online Resources Directories Google Scholar (Citation Index) Public Health Information on the Internet Reference Sources: General Glossaries (Public Health) Health Legal/Legislative Public Health School Nursing Online Medelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) Scirus (Science Search Engine) Library Services and Resources About the Library (Purpose, Clients, History, and Contact Information) Check It Out Newsletter Current Awareness Services Handouts and Bibliographies Hot Topics in Public Health Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Library Services Literature Search Request Form (Primary Clients Only) MDH Newsletters Pamphlets, Posters, and Brochures Pick of the Week School Nursing Toolkit