H.M. Fishbon Memorial Library

Loansome Doc

Loansome Doc is a feature of PubMed which allows users who are unaffiliated with a library to request citations to articles they have found using Pubmed. The journal articles may be ordered online using the Loansome Doc Ordering Screen. The requests are sent to DOCLINE, the National Library of Medicine's online ordering system, which transfers them to the Fishbon Memorial Library. The Fishbon Memorial Library fills the request if the material is available. The requester receives a photocopy of the article by standard mail, email as a pdf attachment, or they may pick it up at the Library.

The Library serves all users within the United States not affiliated with a medical library. The fee is $15 per article up to 25 pages in length. The cost beyond 25 pages is $.50 for each additional page. The fee for a rush request is $25.

Instructions to become a registered user with the Fishbon Memorial Library

1. Complete the Fishbon Memorial Library Loansome Doc Application Form. Choose a format:
   
   Download and print out:
   
   — PDF format - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
   — Microsoft Word format
   
   Or, phone the Fishbon Library Information Desk at 415-885-7378 to receive an application by U.S. mail, fax or email.
2. Check your application to be sure it is complete.
3. Read the Copyright Disclaimer, sign the form, and return it to the Fishbon Library either via mail, fax or email:
   
   MAIL:
   H.M. Fishbon Memorial Library
   Loansome Doc Request
   1600 Divisadero Street
   UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
   San Francisco, CA 94143-1637
   
   FAX:
   415-776-0689
   
   EMAIL
   fishbon@ucsfmedctr.org
4. Once the form is signed and received at the Fishbon Memorial Library, applicants will receive the Fishbon Library Docline Ordering Library ID required to request articles through Loansome Doc.
5. Using the Docline Ordering Library ID, register at the Loansome Doc Registration Page at PubMed.
   
   Questions? Please call the Library at 415-885-7378.

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