Loansome Doc is a document delivery service which enables users of online Medline and other biomedical indexes via the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) interface (Pubmed) to order full-text articles.
The user orders articles through the Loansome Doc feature directly on Pubmed while doing a Medline search. His/her order is then redirected by NLM computer to the Ordering Library with which the user has established the agreement for document delivery.
Potential users should start the process of establishing oneself as a Loansome Doc user by carefully reading information on Loansome Doc and the options available on the NLM's Web page. Second step is to sign an agreement and to register with the local library such as Columbia University Health Sciences Library. Third step is to go back to the NLM's Web page and to register with NLM, providing them with the ID of the Ordering Library selected by the user. Then, the user may start ordering full-text articles through the Loansome Doc feature of Pubmed.
If the you agree with Columbia University Health Sciences Library conditions for the Loansome Doc delivery, fill out and electronically submit the Registration Form. SUBMIT THE REGISTRATION FORM ONLY IF YOU AGREE WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY CONDITIONS:
Conditions:
- Copyright Restrictions:
The Copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyright material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. - Fees:
- The fees for the photocopy are charged per article.
- The fees are subject to change without prior notification. The changes will
be posted on this Web page.
- User can pay by credit card (MasterCard or Visa), or by Columbia University Account Number. If you want to pay by credit card, please provide
the credit card type, number and expiration date when registering with NLM in
the Requester Note field on the NLM's Loansome Doc Registration screen.
- The user agrees to pay the following fees per article (base price for photocopy
plus delivery charges plus Copyright Fee if applicable):
The fees listed below are only for items we have in our collection. For items we do not own there is an $11.00 charge in addition to the charges listed below:
DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT OR CREDIT CARD COSTS FOR CUMC USERS ONLY:- $4.00 Per Article.
- An Additional $2.00 per article for fax services
- Copyright Fee (if applicable) $16.00
BILLING FOR AFFILIATED USERS, ALUMNI AND MORNINGSIDE CAMPUS USERS - MUST USE CREDIT CARD FOR PAYMENT:- $10.00 per article
- $20.00 per article for fax services
- Copyright Fee (if applicable) $16.00
- The fees for the photocopy are charged per article.
REGISTRATION FORM
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