Library : Loansome Doc

How it works 

Loansome Doc is a service the library provides in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine.
It works like this:

• Register for free to become an authorized user.  See who can register at Life West. 
• Search for biomedical journal articles using PubMed @ LCCW
• Checkmark the citations for which full-text is needed, pull-down the "Send to" menu, and select "Order". 
• Login to the service.
• State the maximum cost per article you are willing to pay
• State the deadline after which you no longer can accept delivery of the article
• Check the box signifying your agreement with copyright.  This means that you cannot redistribute articles.  Any article sent to you by a library is for your personal research.
• Loansome Doc system automatically routes requests to the library of your choice.
• Library contacts you about payment, and delivers the full-text.

Pros & Cons

Pros	Cons
Easy to use Ensures accurate citations for each request Saves time Best serves researchers who frequently  needful-text of articles indexed in PubMed.	Only available for articles indexed in PubMed. While PubMed indexes many articles about chiropractic and manipulation, it includes much of the  literature disseminated by chiropractic publishers.

Who can register for Loansome Doc service at Life West?

• Life West faculty and staff
• Life West alumni
• Health science researchers who require the services of a chiropractic-oriented library

Getting ready to register for the Loansome Doc service:

• If you need an overview before registering, see the following:
• Loansome Doc home page - brief introduction
• Loansome Doc Fact Sheet - text on how to register, order, and check status.
• Loansome Doc tutorial - narrated demonstration covers ordering, lost passwords, and how to register.   
• Loansome Doc service is part of  PubMed.   We recommend viewing the PubMed tutorial for essential search skills, and for an introduction to related services such as My NCBI.  Quick Tour animations are also available for PubMed, MeSH (medical subject heading search), and My NCBI.

Where to register for the Loansome Doc service:

• Register at http://docline.gov/loansome/login.cfm
• Select one or more libraries as your document supplier.  To quickly select Life West, enter the Library Identifier CAULCW. 
• You must have a valid e-mail address.
• For convenience, you can set defaults that can be edited each time you order an article.  After reading our fee schedule, consider the maximum amount you are willing to pay for an article.  Choose Mail as the preferred delivery method.