Interlibrary Loan: Home

Who can use the DML's Interlibrary Loan Service?
Patrons affiliated with WRNMMC may request medical articles and books that are not available via the DML's collection.

How can I submit an interlibrary loan request?

• Use the "Ask the DML" link to the right!
• Call our interlibrary loan specialist Sarah Taylor, at 301-400-3042
• Contact our team of Library Technicians.

Status of Loansome Doc

On July 1, 2019, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) retired the Loansome Doc system. The system closed due to a continued decrease in use that peaked in 2002.

PubMed remains your key source for indexed, peer-reviewed literature. Copies of many articles are available for free, others for purchase, see "How to Get the Journal Article."

In addition to PubMed, the following resources offer access to journal articles:

PubMed Central (Over 5.1 million articles available.)
Google Scholar
Publishers’ websites
Online free article services and collaborations
If you're working or credentialed at Walter Reed NMMC, the Darnall Medical Library can help!

For more information, see the NIH Public Access Policy and other open access initiatives.

Do you need a scan of an article in one of our print journals? Patrons affiliated with WRNMMC may contact the DML library technicians.

Who can use the DML's Interlibrary Loan Service?
Patrons affiliated with WRNMMC may request medical articles and books that are not available via the DML's collection.

How can I submit an interlibrary loan request?

• Use the "Ask the DML" link to the right!
• Call our interlibrary loan specialist Sarah Taylor, at 301-400-3042
• Contact our team of Library Technicians.

Status of Loansome Doc

On July 1, 2019, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) retired the Loansome Doc system. The system closed due to a continued decrease in use that peaked in 2002.

PubMed remains your key source for indexed, peer-reviewed literature. Copies of many articles are available for free, others for purchase, see "How to Get the Journal Article."

In addition to PubMed, the following resources offer access to journal articles:

PubMed Central (Over 5.1 million articles available.)
Google Scholar
Publishers’ websites
Online free article services and collaborations
If you're working or credentialed at Walter Reed NMMC, the Darnall Medical Library can help!

For more information, see the NIH Public Access Policy and other open access initiatives.

What is the interlibrary loan process at the Darnall Medical Library?

For Articles:

1. You request an article;
2. We verify the citation;
3. We attempt to request from other medical libraries using the DOCLINE service;
4. If we receive the article, we forward it to you. If we are unable to get the article via DOCLINE, we request from academic and public libraries using OCLC's WorldShare service;
5. If we receive the article, we forward it to you. If we are unable to get the article via WorldShare, we contact you and ask if we need to purchase the article;
6. If we receive the article, we forward it to you. If we are unable to purchase, we let you know we've exhausted all of our options.

At any point in this process you can request that we do a literature search to find similar articles.

• Mon-Fri, 0900-1500, try our Live Chat Service
• Need help? Ask the Library
• Urgent Patient Care Query: Contact the Library
• Looking for a Book or Article? Contact the Library Technicians
• Literature Search / Reference Question? Contact the Librarians
• Conducting Research? Contact the Research Librarian
• Darnall Medical Library, Circulation Desk: 295-1184
• Concerns? Compliments? Contact the Library Director

• TRICARE Appointment Line: 855-227-6331
• Walter Reed NMMC Main Phone: 301-295-4611
• TRICARE Health Services (includes phone numbers)

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