Harold H. Brittingham Memorial Library
Serving the patient care, research, teaching, and administrative needs of MetroHealth since 1937.
Location
Rammelkamp Center 2nd Floor (R267)
MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44109
Hours
8:00am – 5:00pm
* Open to medical staff and house officers 24/7 using the badge reader
Contact
The Harold H. Brittingham Memorial Library is here to serve professional staff of the MetroHealth System, including physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, residents, fellows, students, administrators, and other allied health professionals.
From literature searches for new treatments and procedures to researching similar cases over decades, the Library is here to benefit all MetroHealth staff and help strengthen our community.
Our staff is here to help support your research and information needs. Please reach out with any questions.
Support us:
Book Drop
Library materials may be returned in the book drop slot outside the main door of the Library outside of regular hours.
During business hours, materials can also be returned to the main circulation desk.
Services
Reference Services
Library staff can assist you in accessing journals, books, publications, and databases. Our resources include ClinicalKey, CINAHL, UpToDate, PubMed, and Ovid as well as our EBSCO and Re:Discovery Proficio catalogs.
Interlibrary Loans
Materials not owned by the Library may be obtained through interlibrary loan arrangements with the two medical libraries at Case Western Reserve University, local hospital Libraries and the national network of medical school and university libraries, including the National Library of Medicine. ILL request forms are available via the Library’s catalog on the MIV, or contact us with questions.
Meeting & Study Space
The Library space in the Rammelkamp Center offers two quiet study rooms with computer access, three quiet study cubicles, open study tables, computer stations, printing stations, and the Stecher Reading Room, a larger conference room space which honors the memory of one of our founders, Dr. Robert M. Stecher.
Books & Journals
The resource collection consists of thousands of monographs, textbooks and bound journals as well as e-book and electronic journal subscriptions. Brittingham Library circulates American Heart Association materials including BLS, ACLS, NRP, PALS and PEARS materials. Neonatal Resuscitation Manuals and materials are available electronically on the Library’s MIV (MetroHealth’s Information Village) page.
Literature Searches
Library staff can assist in gathering materials to support your research needs, or you can utilize the seven computer workstations available for searching Library databases, connecting via VPN to Case Western Reserve University Resources, printing, and more. Literature Search request forms available to staff via the Library’s MIV page, or contact us with questions.
Library Orientation & Presentations
Library orientation programs or tours are conducted by the librarian upon request. Sessions on resources, Library services, searching the collection, databases or other topics may be arranged for individuals or groups. Please contact us to schedule a tour or presentation.
Grants
The Harold H. Brittingham Memorial Library Board offers grants up to $5,000 for programs or activities that promote the mission of the Library. Any MetroHealth employee in good standing may apply for a grant.
Grant applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. The Board of the Brittingham Library seeks to fund projects that provide high value programming and support of information and informational resources for MetroHealth staff and learners.
Full details about the Library’s grant program, including a program overview, past recipients, application process and selection criteria is available to staff on the MIV (MetroHealth Information Village).
Historical Archives
The Archival Collection came under the management of the Brittingham Library in 2023, and serves as the repository for all things related to the history of the MetroHealth System. Our collection includes photographs, paper records, maps, blueprints, film, newspapers, scrapbooks, uniforms and more. We are currently processing and re-organizing the collection to make it more accessible to staff and the public.
Please direct research requests or questions to archives@metrohealth.org.
If you own materials related to the history of the MetroHealth System and would consider donating, please contact us at archives@metrohealth.org or call 216-778-5621. Potential donations will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
The Archival Collection does not contain any patient or educational records with personally identifiable information.
Oral History Video Series
The MetroHealth Oral History Series is a collection of video interviews recorded as part of a collaboration between the Brittingham Memorial Library and MetroHealth Communications Department.
This series was created to document the rich history of MetroHealth as seen through the eyes of its distinguished staff. Interviewees were instrumental in the development of MetroHealth from a city hospital to a large academic medical center.
Individuals interviewed worked across departments - physicians, nurses, administrators, trustees, and more. Many continue to contribute to the MetroHealth community as staff or in their retirement.
Oral History Video Series on Vimeo