Loansome Doc is a feature of PubMed which allows users who are unaffiliated with a library to request the full-text of articles they have found citations for in PubMed. These journal articles may be ordered online directly from PubMed or by using the Loansome Doc Ordering Screen. Once ordered, requests are sent to DOCLINE, the National Library of Medicine's online ordering system, which transfers the request to potential providers of the articles and then sends the full-text articles back to the Health Sciences & Human Services Library (HS/HSL) to deliver to the requestor in the delivery method of preference, chosen when registering for the Loansome Doc service.
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.
The HS/HSL serves all users within the United States not affiliated with a medical library.
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.
Cost
Regular Services:
| UMB faculty staff and students | $8.00 per article, 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 categories of requestors | $10.00 additional fee, per request up to 50 pages |
Hours
- The Library processes requests Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:30.
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.
Instructions to become a registered user with the HS/HSL
- Complete the HS/HSL Loansome Doc Application Form.
- Phone the HS/HSL Resource Sharing Department, 410 706 3239 to receive an application by U.S. mail, fax or email.
- Read the Copyright Disclaimer, double check that the form is completely filled out, sign the form, and return it to the HS/HSL either online, via US mail, fax or email:
- Once the form is received at the HS/HSL, applicants will receive the HS/HSL Docline Ordering Library ID required to request articles through Loansome Doc.
- Using the Docline Ordering Library ID, register at the Loansome Doc Registration Page in PubMed.
Address:
Resource Sharing
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Health Sciences & Human Services Library Suite 330
601 West Lombard Street
Baltimore MD 21201-1512
Phone:
(410) 706-3239
Fax:
(410) 706-0067
E-mail:
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm except holidays.
