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Loansome Doc Delivery Service
     

Loansome Doc enables PubMed users to order journal articles found in MEDLINE. An individual can order articles from a list of citations retrieved from PubMed by sending requests to a Loansome Doc provider library, such as Health Sciences and Human Services Library.

To learn more about the Loansome Doc service and how to select a provider library, see the Loansome Doc Fact Sheet from the National Library of Medicine. Contact the NN/LM SEA office at 1-800-338-7657 for the names of provider libraries in your geographic area. To learn more about the HS/HSL Loansome Doc Service and to register, see the Loansome Doc Provider Information Fact Sheet.

Guidelines

  • Before using Loansome Doc, you must establish an agreement with a medical library that uses Docline and provides Loansome Doc service. You can select up to three Loansome Doc provider libraries.
  • Fees are set by the individual provider Library.
  • Loansome Doc service does not apply to books.

Eligibility

  • An individual that searches the literature using PubMed may sign up with a providing library if he/she can meet the requirements for service set by the Library. To learn more about the HS/HSL Loansome Doc Service and to register, see the Loansome Doc Provider Information Fact Sheet.

Cost

  • Regular Services:
  • UMB faculty staff and students $8.00 per article, up to 50 pages when filled from the HS/HSL collection
    or obtained from another library
    USM affiliates

    $13.00 per article, up to 50 pageswhen filled from HS/HSL collection
    $22.00 per article, up to 50 pages when obtained from another library

    Non-affiliates

    $25.00 per article, up to 50 pages when filled from HS/HSL collection
    $35.00 per article, up to 50 pages when obtained from another Library

  • Rush Service:
  • All categoreis of requestors $10.00 additional fee, per request up to 50 pages

Hours

  • The Library accepts and processes requests Monday through Friday. Library hours.

Regular Requests

  • Regular requests for articles in the HS/HSL collection are processed and sent out within two business days.
  • Regular requests for articles not in the HS/HSL collection are processed and sent on to a lending library or supplier within 24 - 48 hours.
  • HS/HSL receipt of the item requested may take as little as two days or as long as three weeks, depending on the availability of the item at the lending library and the delivery method used.

Rush Requests

  • Rush service is available for an additional fee of $10 per request.

Submitting Your Requests

  • Submit your requests using the Loansome Doc delivery option in your Pub Med search.

Arrival/Delivery of Requests

  • All delivery methods require payment by deposit account or credit card. Payment information is given when Loansome Doc service is initiated.
Last edited: February 1, 2008


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