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 the Pubmed or IGM system while doing a Medline search. His order is then redirected by NLM computer to the Ordering Library with which the user has established the agreement for document delivery.
Potential user 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. The 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 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 you agree with Columbia University Health Sciences Library conditions for the Loansome Doc delivery, fill out and electronically submit the Registration Form. BY SUBMITTING THE REGISTRATION FORM 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.
- Payments are accepted by credit card only (MasterCard or Visa Only). 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):
- from CU HSL collection $15.00 (email or regular mail delivery)
- from a non-CU HSL collection $11.00 plus $15 handling fee
- DELIVERY CHARGES: Fax $30.00
- COPYRIGHT FEE (if applicable): $16.00
BASE PRICE FOR ARTICLE PHOTOCOPY:
REGISTRATION FORM
You will also have to fill out and sign a contract before service can start.
TO GET THE USER ID (LIBID) FOR CU HSL LIBRARY (required for the further NLM registration) AND TO ASK QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT CU HSL INTERLIBRARY LOAN DEPARTMENT (ILL) AT:
(212)305-4082 or yr115@columbia.edu.
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