title: Reaching beyond our walls: library outreach to veterinary practitioners.
abstract: The Texas A&M University Medical Sciences Library (MSL) supports lifelong learning for Texas veterinarians and College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) alumni through several ongoing outreach efforts. The MSL provides free document delivery and literature search services to practicing veterinarians in support of patient care. The MSL also responded to unique opportunities to expand services and increase its visibility through collaborations with the American Association of Equine Practitioners and CABI, provider of VetMed Resource. The MSL continues to explore ways to expand its mission-critical veterinary outreach work and market library services to veterinarians through participation in continuing education, regional meetings, and veterinary student instruction.
authors.affiliation: Emerging Technologies, Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. rsewell009@library.tamu.edu
authors.forename: Robin R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sewell
authors.forename: Norma F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Funkhouser
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016242:Library Automation; D007999:Library Services; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012582:Schools, Veterinary; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D013781:Texas; D014730:Veterinary Medicine