Loansome Doc Service
Loansome Doc is the National Library of Medicine’s document delivery service. Users of PubMed have the option of ordering citations when searching. Requests are transmitted to MSU’s Document Delivery Service through DOCLINE from the National Library of Medicine. If an item is not owned, the requests for MSU Faculty and Staff will be sent on through the InterLibrary Loan process to another library.
To sign up for Loansome Doc, please read the information provided below and complete the Loansome Doc Registration Form (pdf).
PLEASE NOTE: Until the form is received and approved by Document Delivery unit of the MSU Libraries, no Loansome Doc requests will be filled.
Eligibility
- MSU Faculty and Staff
- Non-MSU Health Professionals/Providers
Delivery
Desktop, Fax or Mail
Charges
- MSU Faculty and Staff = no charge
- Non-MSU Health Professionals/Providers = $10 per request
Billing
Monthly invoice or billed to department account number
Delivery Time
If the item requested is in our collection it will be sent within three working days of the time the request is downloaded. Loansome Doc requests are downloaded daily.
For MSU Faculty and Staff only:
If the item requested is NOT in our collection the request will be sent within one to two working days through the interlibrary loan process. Other libraries may take up to two weeks to fill requests, with an average of four to five days. If you have not received your order within two weeks, please notify us.
Please call Ann Rebman, Document Delivery Services (517.884.6464), if you have any questions.