A deep well of resources.

The Sherman Cohn Library at Tai Sophia is a wonderful resource for those seeking books, journals, audiotapes, videotapes, electronic databases, and other media covering a wide range of topics such as wellness, acupuncture, herbal healing, pharmocognosy, oriental medicine, mind-body medicine, movement and bodywork, and much more.

The general public is welcome to visit the Library and to sign up for borrowing privileges.  To determine if we have a specific item or to explore our holdings, search the Online Catalog of the Sherman Cohn Library.  To access select electronic resources, view the Library's Tag Cloud.  Students and other authorized users can log on to the Library's Intranet Pages remotely, all others may access these pages from the computer workstations located in the Library.

	Library Hours (as of September 2011)  Monday: 8:00am-7:00pm  Tuesday: 8:00am-7:00pm  Wednesday: 8:00am-7:00pm  Thursday: 8:00am-7:00pm  Friday: 8:00am-7:00pm  Saturday: 10:00am-2:00pm  Sunday:  CLOSED
NOTE:  Core library hours are 8am to 7pm Mon-Fri and Sat from 10am to 2pm.  Hours listed above are adjusted in consideration of the trimester break. Call 410-888-9048 or 301-725-1674 (ext. 6644) to confirm library hours.

Address

Sherman Cohn Library
Tai Sophia Institute
7750 Montpelier Road
Laurel, MD 20723
(at the south end of the first floor)

Call ahead for additional information:
410-888-9048 or 301-725-1674 (ext. 6644)

Keep In Touch

Event and other information is available from the Sherman Cohn Library's Facebook Page. We also have two by-subscription only email lists, one provides new additions information, the other informs subscribers of library closings for classes-- reach us at (410) 888-9048 x6644 to join an electronic mailing list.

Did you know?

Community members are welcome to use the Library and may sign up to borrow books. Community members represent 18% of our current patrons.  The Sherman Cohn Library subscribes to an array of journals including, but not limited to — Hope, Medical Herbalism, Parabola, Alternative Therapies, Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Herbalgram, Dr. Alexander Grant’s Health Gazette, Frontier Perspectives, North American Journal of Oriental Medicine, European Journal of Oriental Medicine, Dr. Andrew Weil’s Self-Healing, Journal of the American Herbalists Guild and Yoga Journal. Journals don’t circulate, but there’s a photocopy machine handy and you’re always welcome to read and take notes.

To Borrow

You may register to borrow circulating materials for three weeks or one week. Reference books, journals and vertical file articles may not be checked out. Please register at the library desk to borrow materials. Renewing items is simple and may be done by calling, visiting or emailing the Library. Generally you may renew an item for one or three weeks if there is not a “hold” on the item.

Give A Gift

The Library accepts donations of books and other items to support our degree programs. A gift of a book or other resource materials is an excellent way of providing a tool that will serve others today and tomorrow.

Need Research Help?

Students in need of additional assistance, you may schedule an appointment for individual research assistance, or come to a class orientation. Helpful hint: Keep a log to avoid duplicating searches and to ensure that you’ve covered all pertinent databases and all relevant search terms. Remember the Anglo-Saxon, Greek and Latin roots. 

Here are hyperlinks to some hand-outs you may find useful: 
Health Literacy Awareness (2010)
Mind-Body Resources (2010)
Research Log Sheet

Sherman Cohn Library's Tag Cloud

The Library is using the Delicious bookmarking service to keep track of and provide links to its electronic resources.  Below are links that will function as a tag cloud.  This shows all the terms that the Library has used to categorize its electronic resources.  Please note that the Delicious site is in transition at present so that the tags available from their right hand menu may be limited in number.  We have reached their technical support about this matter and trust that the problem will be resolved shortly.  Thank you for your patience.

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