|  Named
for a Birmingham businessman, philanthropist, and benefactor
to the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, the John E. Meyer
Library has supported the clinical care, educational, research
and administrative functions of both the Eye Foundation Hospital
and the UAB Department of Ophthalmology since 1977.
Located in Room H-13 the Meyer Library’s collection
emphasizes clinical ophthalmology with supporting holdings
in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, basic sciences,
general medicine, and a historical section.
Holdings comprise over 4000 monographs, bound journals, videotapes
and audiotapes, CDs and DVDs, and approximately 25 current
journal subscriptions.
Journals held include major titles in general ophthalmology:
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Archives of Ophthalmology
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Survey of Ophthalmology
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Eye
Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
More
specific and research-oriented journals include:
Cornea
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Retina
Current Eye Research
Experimental Eye Research
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Vision Research
Complete
List of Journal Holdings
 Audiovisual
materials include over 10 years of Audio Digest,
on cassette and CD, as well as Video Journal of Ophthalmology
(VHS and DVD), plus a number of CD-ROM-based standard ophthalmology
texts and atlases are also available.
A conference room is available for lectures and meetings,
including PowerPoint presentations, and computer terminals
(with Internet access) are available for patron use, linked
to the entire UAB system.
Library hours are Monday – Friday, 7:30am to 4pm
For further
information contact:
Ken Tow, Medical Librarian
John E. Meyer Library
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
1720 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35205
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- Spring 2006
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