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  1. Organization Type: Library
    Address: 82 Avenue de Provence
    City: Lausanne
    Zip / Postal Code: 1007
    Country: Switzerland
    Telephone Number: +41 21 314 70 52
    Fax Number: +00 41 21 314 70 55
    Abstract: The Institute of Humanities in Medicine (IHM) was founded in 1989 as the University Institute for the History of Medicine and Public Health (IUHMSP) and is part of Lausanne University Hospital. Its library and special collection followed right after and opened their doors to the public in 1990. Today, with total holdings of almost 60’000 catalogued titles and medical heritage objects, the library is the reference centre for research and studies in its subject area.
    Holdings: Total holdings: 60’000 items ; Print materials: 57’000 titles ; Print materials prior to 1801: 1’356 titles ; 19th century print materials: 7’300 titles ; Journal titles: 200 ; Medical heritage collection (medical instruments, devices, iconographic and audiovisual documents, etc.): 3’000 items
    Contact Name, Title: Magdalena Czartoryjska Meier, Head Librarian/Collection Curator
    Contact Telephone Number: +41 21 314 70 52
    Contact Email Address: magdalena.czartoryjska-meier@chuv.ch
    Web Site: https://bihm.lescollections.ch/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medical Ethics, History of Medicine [show all 11]