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Staff Phone Fax E-Mail
Donald Nagolski, M.L.S., Coordinator, Access Services (708) 216-5308 (708) 216-8115 dnagols@lumc.edu
Jan Behnke, Library Associate; Day Circulation Supervisor, Intracampus/Interlibrary Loans-Borrowing (708) 216-9192 (708) 216-8115 jbehnke@lumc.edu
Cathy Melone, Library Assistant, Interlibrary Loan-Borrowing (708) 216-9192 (708) 216-8115 cmelone@lumc.edu
Bernita Vassar, Library Assistant, Intracampus Loans-Lending (708) 216-9192 (708) 216-8115 bvassar@lumc.edu

Loyola University Medical Center faculty, staff, and students may request loan of material not available in the Health Sciences Library. A current barcoded Medical Center ID is required.

Interlibrary Loan Request Forms

Forms are available online at http://www.formsite.com/ABCD/InterLibraryLoan/index.html . This form should be filled out completely. Request must comply with copyright law. You can also initiate a request using the ORDER BUTTON in OVID. The following bibliographic information must be provided:

Journal Request: Journal Title, Volume, Year, Author of Article, Pages, Title of Article, Source of Reference (e.g. MEDLINE)
Book Request: Author or Editor, Title, Publisher, Year of Publication, Source of Reference.
Requests should be made only for items which are not available in the Health Sciences Library. Patrons are expected to check Pegasus (Loyola's online catalog) or the Library's e-journals pages.

The Interlibrary Loan Service is a courtesy of the library from which the item is borrowed. If material on reserve in other libraries cannot be copied or the request violates copyright law, it will not be lent. A national code governs library policy on interlibrary loans.

In order to expedite the processing of requests, complete citations are appreciated. Please include the source of the reference (i.e. Index Medicus, MEDLINE) on the request form. An incomplete or illegible form delays processing of the loan.

Patrons are notified when material has been received, and may pick up articles or books at the Circulation Desk. Materials will be sent to the Primary Care Centers.

Materials from other Loyola Libraries are generally available in two or three days. Items from outside libraries require 2-14 days; when possible the Library will utilize fax (24 hour) service. For urgent patient care and other special cases, the Library will endeavor to secure "urgent"; (4 hour) fax service.

The Health Sciences Library participates in the Interlibrary Loan Subsystem of the OCLC Online System and the DOCLINE system of the National Library of Medicine. Participation in these systems enables the Health Sciences Library to locate and borrow materials locally, regionally, or nationally. The turnaround time varies for requests due to the fact that items can be borrowed from a variety of sources.

For those patrons wishing to use other libraries in the Chicago area, Research & Access Services has a copy of the Illinois Health Science Libraries Serials Holdings List (SILO). This list helps in locating titles not carried by this library. The Research & Access Services Librarians can also provide information about the hours and policies of area libraries.