The ICO Library offers a variety of services and is happy to support the needs of
our Alumni.
Library support services available:
- Copies of articles for journals (within copyright laws)
- Loans from the book collection
- Online Library Catalog access at: http://library.ico.edu
- Literature searches of PubMed (MEDLINE), VisionCite, et al.
- Loansome Doc services
- Reference questions answered
Also available is VisionCite, the library’s specialized index of the vision science literature (formerly VAL):
- http://www.visioncite.com
- 230,000 citations from 1984- covering
the optometric and ophthalmic literature
- Indexes over 120 titles, including many not available in PubMed
- 12,000 articles added yearly
- 20% discount for ICO Alumni
- 100% discount for Leadership Circle members
For a free trial, contact the LRC Director at gdujsik@ico.edu.
Donations to the Library:
The library staff is glad to accept book and journal donations from alumni. All material donated is evaluated. However, College policy prohibits us to place a value on the items. The library reserves the right to add the material to the collection or offer it to other libraries or the students and faculty.
Contacts:
For Interlibrary Loans: Sandra Engram cshepard@ico.edu
For VisionCite Trials and Donations: Gerald Dujsik gdujsik@ico.edu