Older Journals Moving Off-Site

The Himmelfarb Library journal stacks are bursting at the seams! The second floor stacks have finally reached their capacity and there is very little room to accommodate new bound volumes of journals. After discussion and input from GWUMC faculty, staff, and students, the library has decided to move all bound volumes of journals published prior to 1980 to an off-site facility at the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC). Currently, all bound volumes published prior to 1970 are already located at the WRLC storage facility. All articles in journals stored in the WRLC storage facility are available at no cost to GWUMC patrons within 72 hours of placing a request.

The journal relocation process will begin in Spring 2004 and continue for the next several months. During this time, the second floor will remain open and available for study and use of the collection. The online catalog will also be continuously updated in order to accurately reflect the location of our journals. To request an item from the WRLC off-site storage facility, complete the online request form (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/services/docdelivery/wrlc.cfm) linked from the library's home page. If you are unsure of the location of a particular volume during this relocation process, please contact the Himmelfarb Reference Desk (202-994-2850).