Serials Department Staff Phone E-Mail Heather Cannon, Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian (708) 216-5302 hcannon@lumc.edu Linda Radocha-Gilley, Serials Assistant (708) 216-1113 lgilley@lumc.edu The Health Sciences Library receives approximately 2,000 current titles annually and maintains a journal collection of over 4,700 titles.  Bound volumes are located on the lower two levels of the stacks area.  Current, unbound journals are shelved alphabetically by title in the Main Reading room.  Journals may be borrowed for two hours Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  The holdings of each title in the Library are included in Pegasus. Bindery Service The Health Sciences Library can offer bindery services to departments and individuals affiliated with the Medical Center. Our current bindery, Houchen Bindery of Utica, Nebraska,  provides a four-week turnaround time at a rate of $15.00/volume.  Theses and dissertations will cost $20.00/volume also at a four-week turnaround time. Arrangements The Serials Department should be contacted (Linda Gilley @6-1113) if you want to send materials to the bindery. We can let you know the current pickup and delivery schedule and give you the information necessary to make the decisions you need about the materials being bound. Guidelines Materials to be bound must be delivered to, and picked up from, the Health Sciences Library. Book carts are available for transporting materials. Departments/individuals must pay in full in advance of services by check, cash, or budget transfer. Each volume being bound should not exceed 2 inches in thickness. Each volume should be placed in chronological order. Each volume will be BOUND AS IS. Supplements can be handled one of three ways: 1. Bound separately. 2. At the end of a volume. 3. After the corresponding month. Remove ads and/or covers if desired. Bindery does not provide this service. A choice of cover color and spine lettering is available. Theses The Library will also send personal copies of theses and dissertations to be bound. The basic charge for this service is $20.00/volume. There may be extra charges of 90 cents per stub for photographs and/or $1.00 per line extra for front cover lettering per volume. Payment must be made in advance of services by check, cash, or budget transfer. Make checks and transfers payable to Loyola University Health Sciences Library. The author is responsible for the order in which the pages are placed. The bindery recommends that paper with 11-inch direction be used. Individual copies must be delivered to, and picked up from, the Health Sciences Library. COPIES WILL NOT BE MAILED. The bindery service we use picks up and delivers once a month.. Please contact Linda Gilley (6-1113) or lgilley@lumc.edu if you have any questions.