NYU Health Sciences Library

What NYU Health Sciences Library does

NYU Health Sciences Library (NYUHSL) is an institutional academic medical library and internal department of NYU Langone Health, providing information services to NYU Langone Health, NYU College of Dentistry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, the Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Perlmutter Cancer Center, and affiliated faculty, staff, and students. It operates four physical locations — Sid and Ruth Lapidus Health Sciences Library (flagship, opened 2016), Herman Robbins Medical Library, William C. Hollis Health Sciences Library on Long Island, and the Lillian & Clarence de la Chapelle Medical Archives — plus administrative offices, with 24/7 electronic and on-site access for NYULH ID holders.

Its technology platform centers on a discovery catalog (search.hsl.med.nyu.edu) covering 71,226+ electronic journals, 459,245+ electronic books, and 209 databases as of 2023. Layered access tools include the LibKey Nomad browser extension, LibKey.io, BrowZine, NYUHSL bookmarklets, SSO via NYU Langone credentials, and a NYU-specific PubMed gateway. The library maintains two notable proprietary data assets: the Faculty Bibliography (FacBib) database with a public API for NYU Langone publication metadata, and the NYU Data Catalog with 479 datasets and dedicated data services support.

NYUHSL operates as a cost center within NYU Langone Health rather than a revenue-generating entity. Funding flows from NYU Langone institutional budget allocations; all services — including document delivery, interlibrary loan, 3D printing/prototyping, consultations, and access to licensed clinical resources such as UpToDate and Dynamic Health — are provided free to affiliated users. Distribution relies on a sales-led organizational access model supplemented by community-led programming (classes, workshops, webinars, librarian-embedded clinical rounding support). The library also hosts the National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, positioning it as a national node for data science training in health sciences librarianship.

Name

NYU Health Sciences Library

Legal name

NYU Health Sciences Library

Website

https://hsl.med.nyu.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NYU Health Sciences Library is the academic medical library of NYU Langone Health, providing journals, databases, research data services, clinical decision support, and education programming to NYU Langone faculty, staff, and students free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Medical Library Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Libraries and Archives (519210)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Research Library Operations (College/University Libraries) (EDAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Medical library services
• Health sciences research support
• Academic library resources
• Biomedical literature access
• Health information services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: The library is funded through NYU Langone Health institutional budget allocations as part of the academic medical center's infrastructure supporting education, research, and patient care missions.
2. Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan: Free document delivery services are provided to affiliated users (NYU Langone Health and NYU College of Dentistry) as part of institutional library services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Academic medical library providing access to health sciences information resources including databases, journals, books, and research support services for NYU Langone Health faculty, students, and affiliated dental and medical education programs.

Product overview

NYU Health Sciences Library is an academic medical library serving NYU Langone Health, NYU College of Dentistry, and medical education programs. The library operates as a platform-plus-services model, combining a core discovery platform (catalog access to 71,000+ journals, 459,000+ ebooks, 209 databases) with integrated access tools (LibKey Nomad, LibKey.io, BrowZine, NYUHSL bookmarklets) for seamless off-campus resource access. Research support services include the Faculty Bibliography database with API access, Research Metrics tools, and Data Services (REDCap support, programming training, data management). Clinical support is delivered through licensed resources like UpToDate with Expert AI and Dynamic Health with Dyna AI, plus librarian-led rounding support. Educational services include specialized guides, classes/events programming, and 3D printing/prototyping. The library also maintains physical facilities (Lapidus Library, Robbins Library, Hollis Library, Medical Archives) and study room reservations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.5 CME credit accrued per search in UpToDate Expert AI
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) - National Center for Data ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the NNLM is based at NYU Health Sciences Library. NCDS collaborates with NNLM Regions, Offices, and Centers to provide training and resources that enhance data science skills among information professionals. This partnership positions NYU HSL as a national leader in data services for health sciences libraries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences (UAB): University of Alabama at Birmingham's health sciences library. Comparable as an academic medical library supporting a major medical campus with research, clinical, and education services; also an NNLM regional partner.
• Bernard Becker Medical Library (Washington University in St. Louis): Washington University School of Medicine's health sciences library. Comparable as an academic medical library with strong digital collections, data services, and systematic review support.
• Lane Medical Library (Stanford): Stanford Medicine's health sciences library. Comparable as a large academic medical library providing embedded clinical support, data services, and AI tool integration for a major medical school and hospital system.
• Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences (VCU): Virginia Commonwealth University's health sciences library. Comparable as an academic medical library with special collections, data services, and clinical support offerings.
• Galter Health Sciences Library (Northwestern): Feinberg School of Medicine's library at Northwestern. Comparable in operating as the integrated library for a major academic medical center with clinical, research, and education service lines.
• William H. Welch Medical Library (Johns Hopkins): Johns Hopkins Medicine's flagship health sciences library supporting the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. Closely matched in scale, embedded clinical librarian model, and data services scope.
• Countway Library of Medicine (Harvard): Harvard Medical School's health sciences library serving HMS, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and affiliated hospitals. Directly comparable in mission: academic medical library providing clinical, research, and education support with embedded librarians and data services.
• UCSF Library / Health Sciences Library: UCSF's library system serving the schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Nursing. Comparable in scale, user segments (clinicians, researchers, students), and integration with a multi-school academic health center.
• Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library (Emory): Emory University's health sciences library supporting the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. Comparable as an academic medical library with embedded research and clinical support services.

Broad incumbents

• National Library of Medicine (NLM): The world's largest biomedical library and the parent network of NNLM. Comparable as the federal anchor for biomedical information access; relevant because NYU HSL hosts the NCDS of NNLM under NLM's umbrella.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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