University of Guelph Library
Foreign-trained Veterinarians
Borrowing Card
Foreign trained vets must purchase a community borrower card (a $20.00 annual fee applies). Enquire at the Circulation & Interlibrary Services desk
A-V Materials
Veterinary practitioners with a community borrowing card may view A-V materials within the OVC learning Commons on a two-hour loan.
Reserves
Standard preparatory materials are also available in the Reserve collection:
- Mosby's Review Questions and Answers for Veterinary Boards
- Mosby's Review for the Clinical Competency Tests
- Williams & Wilkins National Veterinary Medical Series
- Veterinary Correspondence Revision Course
- AVMA recommended books on Reserve (PDF – 35kb) for the foreign-trained veterinarian
Contacts
For guidance and direction on how to prepare for the National Examination Board contact:
Dr. Joseph Martinez (604) 731-9416
Links
Veterinary Practitioners Borrowing Card
Veterinary practitioners who are alumni can obtain a free alumni card at Alumni House and activate it in-person at the Circulation & Interlibrary Services desk in the McLaughlin Library. Those who are not Guelph alumni must purchase a community borrower card at the Circulation & Interlibrary Services desk (a $20.00 annual fee applies). Circulating books from the University of Guelph Library may also be borrowed through your public library (a charge may apply.)
OVC Learning Commons Audio-visual Material
We will loan videotapes on the subject of veterinary medicine to Veterinary Practitioners in Ontario only.
- To order videos FAX a request on your clinic's letterhead to 519-836-0411.
- Videos will be shipped to you via courier (at your cost), and must be returned via courier (at your cost). You must provide us with your account number for a courier service.
- The video is for personal use only, it cannot be shown in a public venue.
- The video must be returned to the University Library within five days of receipt.
- If you have any questions please contact us at:
Ordering Journal Articles
Veterinary practitioners can order articles by contacting our Interlibrary Loan Department at:
Tel. 519-824-4120 ext. 52237
Fax. 519-836-0411
A copyright and service fee will be applied:
- Article(s) mailed to veterinary professional: $10 per article.
- Articles(s) FAXed to veterinary professional: $10 per article plus $1 per page.
The Library cannot provide literature search services. We recommend the following free databases:
- PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Agricola (National Agricultural Library)
- Consultant (Cornell University)