Library and Technology Services Worcester Campus
MCPHS Health Sciences Library
A branch of the MCPHS Henrietta DeBenedictis Library, which is located on the Boston campus, the Blais Family Library contains a core collection of pharmacy and clinical medicine texts. Computers in the library provide students with access to all of the Boston Library’s electronic resources. The Blais Family Library is staffed by a professional librarian and a support staff member. A document delivery service allows easy access to MCPHS Henrietta DeBenedictis Library’s print journal collections.
The Blais Family Library is a member of the Academic and Research Collaborative (ARC) of the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System, a consortium of 18 libraries that offer a walk-in interlibrary loan service, free interlibrary loans among the members and a book shuttle service. In addition, students have access to the large medical collections of the University of Massachusetts-Worcester Medical School.
Computer Facilities
A number of computer laboratories and classrooms are available to students, staff, and faculty. These laboratories contain personal computers and peripheral equipment for individual computing use. The campus is equipped with wireless technology for convenient accessibility to the Internet and e-mail. Additionally, a number of computer kiosks are located throughout the campus in various common areas.
Online Learning
Many courses offered at the College are supplemented and enhanced by using the latest technologies. Through collaboration with Blackboard, a leading producer of courseware platforms, and our own Instructional Design Services, most courses are augmented with an online component that allows students to review lecture notes and assignments, view PowerPoint slides and web pages, and participate in electronic discussion groups and chat rooms. Online courses can be accessed from off-campus using an Internet connection, or from on-campus computers.