Faculty and Staff: Services for Affiliated Users

Affiliated users (adjunct faculty (precepting), clinical instructors, and fieldwork educators) have access to a wide range of digital resources and information services offered by the Taylor Health Sciences Library. This page will hopefully answer any initial questions you may have. Use the other pages in this guide to find content for your instruction, stay up to date with the latest health sciences education news, and keep up with your professional development.

If you have any questions, you can contact your friendly librarians by email, phone, or chat for further assistance.

When will I have access to Taylor Health Sciences Library resources and services?

Once you have been accepted as an affiliated user, the library will be notified to create an OpenAthens account with the email you provided during the application process. After your account has been created, you will receive an email from OpenAthens to finish setting up your account and create a password. You will also receive an email from the library letting you know to expect this and additional instructions on how to utilize the library's resources and services. 

What resources are available to affiliated users?

Affiliated users have access to a wide range of resources offered by the Library. 

From the Library homepage, you can use the ACHE Discovery Search to search through our databases, catalogs, and digital collections. This includes those not in our collection so you can discover materials beyond the library and request them through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). You'll also find useful Subject Guides, as well as A-Z lists of ebooks, journals, and databases. The database list will note exceptions to access based on patron status. 

What are some popular resources for clinical faculty?

What services are available to affiliated users?

• Interlibrary Loan - For books or articles that we don't currently have, we will get it for you. Requests may be submitted easily from the library website by:​
  • Filling out a book/book chapter request form or an article request form
  • Clicking the "Request this item through interlibrary loan" link on an item in your "Everything" search results

• Research Assistance - Including literature searching, point-of-care resources, and citation management. Contact us at 479-308-2397 or library@achehealth.edu.

Instructions for activating your OpenAthens account. 

Taylor Health Sciences Library has migrated to OpenAthens, an authentication service that improves security and access control of library resources, reduces service interruptions, integrates with the institutions' single sign-on (SSO) services, and provides usage data. 

Once we create an OpenAthens account, an activation email is sent from OpenAthens. Please check your spam folder if you don't see it in your inbox. Follow the instructions in the email to create your password. You can log in with your email address or your OpenAthens username. 

Need to reset your OpenAthens password? https://login.openathens.net/auth#forgottenpassword

Once you have finished setting up your account, you can access the resources on the library’s website: https://library.achehealth.edu/ or directly from a vendors' websites. Just look for OpenAthens, and choose as your institution Arkansas Colleges of Health Education or ACHE.

There is no login portal to the library website. Instead, you are prompted for access when you select a resource.

For example, when you are on this page: https://library.achehealth.edu/program-do3-4 and select CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, you will see this prompt:

• If you are a Resident and/or Affiliated user then choose “Residents and Affiliated Users”, and sign on.
• If you are an ACHE Student, Faculty, and/or Staff user then choose "Students, Faculty, Staff", then you will be prompted to sign on using your ACHE credentials. 

Once you have completed this step, then you can access UpToDate. See the instructions below.

If you have any questions or would like a demo via video call, we’re happy to help.

Here are the ways you can contact us: https://library.achehealth.edu/contact-your-librarians