Hume-Kauffman Transplantation Library and Archives is a special library and archive for informational resources about organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
Responding to a growing demand for such information, UNOS established the UNOS National Transplantation Resource Center in 1987. As the world of organ and tissue donation and transplantation expands, so do the collection and services of the library, now named Hume-Kauffman Transplantation Library and Archives.
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The collection contains:
- more than 1020 books, 525 videos, 75 journals and 250 newsletters
- brochures, reports, audiocassettes, posters and kits from many health care organizations
- an extensive vertical file of clippings and other materials on transplant-related subjects
- copies of most publications that UNOS has produced since its inception
- the Call for Resources collection, which is composed of educational materials in various formats that have been obtained from transplant-related organizations throughout the country to help others locate sources for materials appropriate for their own educational efforts
Services include:
- National Library of Medicine's PubMed database searches:
Search for and retrieve citations regarding organ transplantation and organ procurement that have been added to this database within the last 90 days.
- NPRINT bibliography:
To receive a copy of the results of a quarterly search of review articles only on organ transplantation, listing title, author and source publication, e-mail librarian@unos.org with your contact information and NPRINT request.
- Reference assistance regarding UNOS publications and Web sites:
The librarian can help verify citations to UNOS publications and can help with navigation through UNOS Web sites to find published information and links located there.
- Referral to other health-related organizations and libraries for information
- More extensive services are available to UNOS staff and members