Loansome Doc Service
To order articles found in a PubMed search, simply tag those in which you are interested. Your request is automatically submitted to the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library through the National Library of Medicine's document delivery system, DOCLINE. After receiving your request, we will copy the articles and send them to you. If we do not own a particular journal in which an article is requested, we may be able to forward the request to another Library.
Registration for the Loansome Doc service is required. You must register first with the Himmelfarb Library, and then with the National Library of Medicine via their website. To begin, download and print the registration form. Fax the form back to the Library (202-994-4343). We will e-mail you the Library's LIBID and registration information for the National Library of Medicine's web site. The LIBID will direct your requests to us.
Levels of Service and Charges for Loansome Doc
Himmelfarb Photocopy Service (HPS): For articles requested from the Himmelfarb collection. Up to five articles ready within one working day of receipt. Requests for more than five articles will be available within 2-3 working days.
ILL Service: For articles not owned by Himmelfarb Library. Delivery time will depend upon how quickly the supplying Library can fill the request.
Fax Service: For fax delivery of regular items or articles not owned by Himmelfarb. ILL items will be delivered by fax within six working days. There is a surcharge for this service.
Rush Service: Requests for articles held at Himmelfarb will be retrieved and delivered the same day they are received by our staff. Interlibrary loan requests will be delivered by fax within four working days.
| Customer Status |
HPS Service |
ILL Service |
FAX Service |
RUSH Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWUMC Students |
$3/item |
$10/item |
$14/item |
$20/item |
| GWUMC Faculty & Staff |
$4/item |
$10/item |
$14/item |
$20/item |
| GWUMC Alumni |
$8/item |
$14/item |
$18/item |
$24/item |
| GWUMC Distance Ed Students |
$4/item |
$10/item |
$14/item |
$20/item |
| Other GWU Faculty, Staff and Students |
$4/item |
$10/item |
$14/item |
$20/item |
| Licensed Health Professionals affiliated with GWUMC |
$10/item |
$20/item |
$24/item |
$30/item |
| All others not affiliated with GWUMC |
$25/item |
$25/item |
$29/item |
$35/item |
Delivery Options
You may choose to have articles:
- Picked up by you at the Library.
- E-mailed to you.
- Mailed to you.
- Faxed to you (a $4 co-payment will be charged for ILL or HPS items).
If you have not received your request within a reasonable length of time (usually two weeks), please call (202) 994-2860 to check the status.
Canceling Requests
You may cancel a request within one working day of the time you submitted it. If the request has already been filled, or has been transferred to another library, you will be responsible for the charges.
Contact Information
For additional information on the Loansome Doc service, or to be faxed a registration form, please contact us by telephone at (202) 994-2860 or by e-mail at mlbdoc@gwumc.edu.