Citation Index Searching

The Health Sciences Library has access to citation indexes on a pay-per-use basis. Because of the high cost of access to these databases, the actual cost of all citation index database searches performed by the Library will be passed along to the requestor on a cost-recovery basis.

The cost of a citation index search includes charges for connect time, the actual search, displaying the number of citations for each article and, when requested, displaying the bibliographic information for each citation requested. To reduce your potential search costs, keep in mind that simply requesting the number of citations for an article is much less expensive than retrieving the actual bibliographic information for each retrieved citation.

The minimum charge for a citation index search is $15.00 per article citation submitted, which covers a basic citation search for the number of citations made of each submission. If the bibliographic information is needed, the requestor will be notified of the additional cost before the search is completed. Charges are billed to the requestor’s department, for those affiliated with the Loyola University Health System (LUHS) or the Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM); Please provide your account number with your request. Searches that are not chargeable to a Loyola department must be paid by the requestor in advance; checks should be made payable to Loyola Health Sciences Library.

Questions regarding this policy may be directed to the Associate Director of the Library. Thank you for your cooperation.