Evidence-based medical, nursing,
and allied health resources.
A comprehensive institutional library serving clinicians, educators, and researchers with peer-reviewed content from leading publishers — delivered with enterprise-grade access controls, COUNTER-compliant analytics, and full accessibility compliance.
- COUNTER 5.1 usage statistics
- MARC 21 / KBART export
- WCAG 2.2 AA accessible
- SAML / OpenAthens SSO
Eight Decades of Health Science Expertise
Rittenhouse has been the trusted partner to health science libraries since 1946 — from print book distribution to today's R2 Digital Library platform. Eight decades of publisher relationships, domain expertise, and institutional trust inform every feature we build.
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Built for the demands of modern academic and clinical libraries.
R2 Digital Library provides the authentication, analytics, and interoperability features required by research universities, teaching hospitals, and law firms — delivered on a modern cloud-native platform.
Seamless Authentication
IP range, HTTP referrer, HMAC-signed URLs, SAML, OpenID Connect, and OpenAthens. Your users authenticate once, access everywhere.
COUNTER 5.1 Reporting
Title, Database, Platform, and Item reports in JSON and TSV. REST SUSHI API with per-institution customer IDs and audit-ready data.
Concurrent Seat Licensing
Real-time seat enforcement with Redis-backed locking. Track turnaways automatically to prove demand and optimize licenses.
Discovery Integration
MARC 21 and KBART feeds for library catalogs. OpenURL linking for discovery services. SeamlessAccess for federated identity.
R2 Digital Library gives our clinicians immediate, citable access to the evidence they need at the point of care — without the friction of legacy platforms.
Reference & Terminology
Browse the medical terminology index by category or explore the MeSH hierarchy
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Access is automatic from your institution's network. Off-campus users can authenticate via SSO.