The Health Sciences Library has access to an extensive
collection databases, both biomedical and non-biomedical, which
are freely available to active faculty, staff and student members
of the Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and the Stritch
School of Medicine (SSOM). These databases are accessible in
the Library as well as from off-campus, upon registration for
off-campus access. In addition the Library offers a mediated
search service, wherein users can submit a search request to
be performed by a Research and Access Services Librarian; there
is no charge for this value-added service.
Occasionally, Library users may have need of information beyond
the scope of these databases. In these instances users may request
a database search from databases outside of Library’s
regular database collection on a pay-per-use basis, with the
actual cost of these database searches being passed along to
the requestor on a cost-recovery basis. The cost of a database
search generally includes charges for connect time, the actual
search, and displaying the citations or information retrieved
by the searcher.
The minimum charge for a pay-per-use database search is $15.00.
If the database provider estimates the cost of the search to
be in excess of this amount, 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.
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