Students have access to a variety of models of the human body, including:
Additional, non-anatomical resources include a microscope with slides and geology kits featuring various rock and mineral samples.
Due to their value and demand, none of these resources can leave the Gordon Library. Students are, however, encouraged to use materials anywhere within the library's public space.
These resources can be checked out in two-hour blocks, and only one model at a time. (In the case of a group of students using a study room, only one model may be checked out and used in a given room at a time.)
Update: 10 APR 2023 Due to repeated instances of material theft, we are having to institute additional checkout procedures for the "bone boxes." Going forward, materials in the bone boxes will be separated into a number of bags with defined counts and weights. At checkout, students will be offered the opportunity to go through the box with a staff member and confirm that ALL items are in the box.
Similarly, when students check-in the bone box they will be given the opportunity to observe the staff members confirming the presence of all bones before completing check-in. The Library Director regrets the inconvenience this will impose on both staff and patrons, but it has become necessary.
