Himmelfarb Photocopy Service (HPS)

Himmelfarb Photocopy Service (HPS) provides photocopies of Library materials to GW faculty, students and staff for a fee. Once a request is submitted, staff will retrieve and photocopy the requested material (provided there is no violation of copyright laws). You may be asked to prioritize large orders.

Submit your request electronically via our Documents2Go Request Form.

Payment and Obtaining Your Request

You can make payments in person by cash, check, or credit card (for charges over $5.00). Departmental accounts can be billed if the department has authorization to charge HPS fees. Copies may be picked up at the Circulation Desk, e-mailed, mailed, sent to a campus address or faxed (at $4.00 surcharge per article). HPS users may request a monthly invoice.

Fees

Regular HPS Service:
Requests for up to 5 articles with delivery within 24 hours

• GWUMC Students: $3.00 / article
• GWUMC Faculty, Staff, Alumni: $4.00 / article
• GW Faculty, Staff, Students: $4.00 / article

Express HPS Service: $10.00 per article surcharge
Delivery time of less than 24 hours.

Gelman or Burns Library Requests: $10.00 per article
Requests for article(s) that are unavailable at the Himmelfarb Library, but that are owned by Gelman or Burns.

HPS services are subsidized by the George Washington University Medical Center (GWUMC) for faculty, students and staff. This service may be provided to people not affiliated with GWUMC at non-subsidized rates. Please contact the Interlibrary Loan Specialist at (202) 994-2860 for details.

Questions? Please send us an e-mail message, mlbdoc@gwumc.edu or give us a call (202) 994-2860.