About the LRC

Library and multimedia resources and services are provided for the Arizona campus programs of the A.T.Still University of the Health Sciences via the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The LRC is a resource that supports both the students in their educational activities and the faculty in their teaching and research. It has been developed to take advantage of the electronic based information resources that have developed since the emergence of the Internet a decade ago. The LRC’s collections are a blending of print and electronic resources that bring access to information into the curriculum and clinical rotations of the students.

Access to and use of the LRC’s electronic resources is facilitated through this portal which provides access to and facilitates use of over 2000 electronic, full text clinical journals, over 200 full text medical and dental text books and array of web based health information-based.

In addition to providing an extensive, web-based digital library the LRC and its staff provide a full range of mediated services including: training and assistance in subject searching; document delivery and interlibrary loan; and one-on-one or small-group training.

Michael Kronenfeld, the LRC Director, works with the residential faculty to weave instruction and use of the LRC’s resources into the curriculum in order to teach the students to adopt an evidence based approach to their practice. He is a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and has been a practicing medical librarian since 1975. His contact information is: mkronenfeld@atsu.edu, (480) 219-6091

Cynthia Porter is the LRC’s Distance Support Librarian; she has been a professional librarian since 1989. Her focus is supporting ATSU’s distance students and programs. She works with these programs to give our students the appreciation of and compentency in the access and use of evidence in support of their clinical practices. In addition to providing direct support for our distance students and faculty she is working on strengthening the LRC’s web based services and resources. Her contact information is: cporter@atsu.edu, (480) 219-6192

William Coombs is the LRC’s library assistant. He is responsible for the LRC’s interlibrary loan and document delivery services. He also assists ATSU Arizona community in providing a number of services including scanning, poster printing and reserve collections. His contact indormation is: wcoombs@atsu, (480) 219-6090