LOANSOME DOC PROGRAM


Loansome Doc was developed by the National Library of Medicine and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) as a document ordering service. Loansome Doc allows PubMed users to order articles while searching.

The Alumni Medical Library offers Loansome Doc service to individuals with the Consumers' Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project. Service is provided Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

All participants of the Consumers' Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project may receive up to five (5) articles or book chapters during the project period at no cost. Individuals requesting more than 5 articles or book chapters will be charged for each transaction. The fee for Loansome Doc service is $3 per article. Articles will be supplied to you over the Internet, by fax, or the U.S. mail. A rush fax service is available for an additional $12 per article.

In order to use the Loansome Doc service, Consumers' Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project participants must first set-up a $30 deposit account with the Alumni Medical Library.

For more information on Loansome Doc or to set-up an account, contact Joseph Harzbecker, MS(LS), AHIP at 617-638-4205 or harzbeck@bu.edu. Or, link to any of these publications for more information:

Using Loansome Doc for a detailed overview of the program
Loansome Doc: First Step
Loansome Doc Factsheet from the National Library of Medicine