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During the week of March 16, Himmelfarb Library's hours have been changed:

The library will be open for use and Circulation Services will be available:
  • Monday, March 16 - Thursday, March 19:  8:00am until midnight
  • Friday, March 20:  8:00 am until 8:00 pm
  • Saturday, March 21 - Sunday, March 22:  8:00 am until 6:00 pm
The Library's Reference Desk will provide service to users during normal hours via remote options including instant message, email, and text. Please Ask a Librarian - we are ready to provide reference and research support!
  • Monday, March 16 - Thursday, March 19:  8:30 am until 8:00 pm
  • Friday, March 20:  8:30 am until 5:00 pm
  • Saturday, March 21:  12:00 pm until 5:00 pm

All electronic collections are available: 24/7.  For instructions on remote access, please refer to our off-campus access page.

Consortium Loan Service will have normal operations; Documents2Go service will provide normal services for electronic holdings; services for print items will not be available.  If the status of these services changes, we will provide updated information.

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In response to the University’s move to online classes and some student populations being off-campus during that time, Himmelfarb Library has extended due dates for print materials coming due March 14 through April 5th. Those materials are now due by end of day Monday, April 6th, 2020. Please contact the library’s circulation managers at 202-994-2962 or mlbcir@gwu.edu if you need to extend due dates beyond then or have other questions about borrowing physical materials.Himmelfarb Library Circulation Desk

We expect that Documents2Go interlibrary loan services for digital book chapters and articles will continue as normal. Delivery of some physical materials from other libraries may be delayed as they have closures or reductions in service. Contact document delivery staff at mlbdoc@gwu.edu or 202-994-2860 with any questions about borrowing materials from other libraries.

Himmelfarb Library will remain open 24/7 with service desks open regular hours until further notice.

 

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New development is in! On February 10th, we are releasing our new Documents2Go interface which will make requesting articles, books, and book chapters through InterLibrary Loan a lot more clear, concise and it will also be easier to keep track of your current requests as well.

Making a request is fairly straightforward. To place a new request, simply click on the “New Request” button on the toolbar at the top, and specify the material type (article, book or book chapter) . From there you will be asked to provide citation information; journal or book title, authors and even page numbers will help us to quickly track down your item.

On average, articles generally take 24-72 hours to be fulfilled. Delivery time varies on the availability of the article or book, and the response time of the library that receives your request. Keep in mind, we are submitting your requests to libraries throughout the country, the process can take a little while to hear back from all of them.

Book requests generally take 1-2 weeks to receive although depending on rarity, availability, popularity, and the location the book is being shipped from, this may take longer. If your book is available through the Consortium Loan Service, use the link to submit a Consortium Loan Service request.

Tip: Remember to login to Health Information @ Himmelfarb so the Documents2Go and Consortium Loan Service request forms display automatically!

If you are uncertain about a status or have any further questions about Documents2Go or the InterLibrary Loan process, please contact us at mlbdoc@gwu.edu.

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Did you know that you can borrow books from Georgetown, Howard, and other DC university libraries and have them delivered to you at Himmelfarb? 

What is it? To put it simply, the WRLC is an agreement between libraries in the Washington D.C area that allows us to share materials between other libraries within the vicinity. Thanks to the WRLC courier system, we generally receive books within 2-4 business days from the time that the request was made, (if materials are available at the requested library) and more often than not, Consortium Loan Service (CLS) books come with a generous check out period. This option is a great way to save some money and time compared to common hassles of standard shipping.

If you would like to place a Consortium Loan Service (CLS) request, make sure to follow these steps:

  1. Use the Health Information @ Himmelfarb search box on Himmelfarb's homepage to locate a book.  Remember to switch the search to Articles + GW and Consortium Libraries.
  2. Sign in using your GW NetID and password, then click on Consortium Loan Service Request (2-3 Day Delivery) under "How to get it".
  3. Select George Washington University Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, or select a different location, if preferred.  When your book arrives, you will be notified via email to come and pick up your request.

As always, if you are looking for a medical article, monograph, or if the book you are looking for isn't available via the Consortium, feel free to check out our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and Document Delivery Services.   Himmelfarb users can also make requests through Documents2Go by using their GW NetID  and password to log in.

If you have any questions about Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and Document Delivery Services or Documents2Go, please contact mlbdoc@gwu.edu.  If you have any questions about Consortium Loan Service requests, please contact our Acquisitions and Resource Sharing Librarian, Ian Roberts at imroberts@email.gwu.edu.

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Using Documents2Go to get book and articles from other libraries has never been easier!

Effective this morning, we've configured Docs2Go to work with your GW NetID and password -- no need to keep track of a separate account.

  1. If you do not have a GW NetID, you can still log in to your ILLiad account as before.
  2. If you already have an ILLiad account, and its username is the same as your NetID, just log in with your NetID and password. You should be able to see your past transactions immediately.
  3. If you already have an ILLiad account, but its username doesn't match your NetID, log in with your NetID and password. Fill in your personal information to create a new account. Interlibrary Loan staff will connect your old account with the new one so you will be able to see your past transactions.
  4. If you haven't used ILLiad before, log in with your GW NetID and password, and fill in your personal information to create your account.

We hope you enjoy the convenience! If you have difficulties with your account, please contact ILL staff at mlbdoc@gwu.edu.

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books-1082942_960_720Himmelfarb Library's Documents2Go system will be temporarily unavailable on Friday, April 29 between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.  During this time, the system will undergo an upgrade.

If you have an urgent interlibrary loan or document delivery request while Documents2Go is unavailable, please contact mlbdoc@gwu.edu.

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