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There are no fees for UNMC faculty, staff, and students. Likewise, visiting students and faculty and students participating in a UNMC practicum or internship do not incur charges but may only request copies, not loans. Volunteer faculty and clinical instructors may also use this service for copies, not loans, as it relates to their work as preceptors of UNMC students.
There are no fees for UNMC faculty, staff, and students. Likewise, visiting students and faculty and students participating in a UNMC practicum or internship do not incur charges but may only request copies, not loans. Volunteer faculty and clinical instructors may also use this service for copies, not loans, as it relates to their work as preceptors of UNMC students.


For lost, damaged, or unreturned books, charges will be assessed on the user for the amount invoiced by the lending library. Library fees are [https://app1.unmc.edu/forms/library/fees/ paid online]. Invoicing procedures will start 30 days after the due date. Users with unpaid invoices will not be permitted to request interlibrary loan materials. The library will also contact the UNMC Registrar to place a hold on student accounts. While accounts are on hold, students will be unable to:
For lost, damaged, or unreturned books, charges will be assessed on the user for the amount invoiced by the lending library. Invoicing procedures will start 30 days after the due date. Users with unpaid invoices will not be permitted to request interlibrary loan materials. The library will also contact the UNMC Registrar to place a hold on student accounts. While accounts are on hold, students will be unable to:
* Register for classes,
* Register for classes,
* Request transcripts,
* Request transcripts,

Revision as of 13:03, January 11, 2023

Interlibrary Loan is a service for requesting articles and books that are not in the library’s collection and for requesting scans of items from the library’s print collection. Requests for these items are made online.

Services for UNMC Faculty, Staff, and Students

This service is to be used for requests that are related to user's work, research, or education at UNMC. For leisure or popular titles or works not related to this work at UNMC, users may contact their local public library for service.

There are no fees for UNMC faculty, staff, and students. Likewise, visiting students and faculty and students participating in a UNMC practicum or internship do not incur charges but may only request copies, not loans. Volunteer faculty and clinical instructors may also use this service for copies, not loans, as it relates to their work as preceptors of UNMC students.

For lost, damaged, or unreturned books, charges will be assessed on the user for the amount invoiced by the lending library. Invoicing procedures will start 30 days after the due date. Users with unpaid invoices will not be permitted to request interlibrary loan materials. The library will also contact the UNMC Registrar to place a hold on student accounts. While accounts are on hold, students will be unable to:

  • Register for classes,
  • Request transcripts,
  • Access records on the student website, or
  • Request any type of enrollment verification.

Services for UNMC clinical partners

Employees and physicians with Nebraska Medicine and Children’s Hospital and Medical Center may utilize interlibrary loan services as it relates to their work. This service is funded through their respective institutions.

Other Groups

Other groups that can use interlibrary loan services include UNMC alumni and unaffiliated Nebraska professionals in need of health sciences-related materials.

Fees apply to these services: $20 for items in the library’s collection and $30 for items that the library must obtain from other libraries or sources. Books cannot be loaned or requested. If the library must pay copyright royalties per the CONTU copyright guidelines, the users will be notified of any surcharges. This fee is determined by the current rate set by the Copyright Clearance Center.

For other groups or requests outside of the scope of services, users can contact their public library interlibrary loan services for assistance.