Interlibrary Loan/Photocopy Services

Note: If you are not affiliated with UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, or Children's Hospital or are not a resident of Nebraska or Western Iowa, you are encouraged to contact your local public library or state's Regional Medical Library liaison with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine for documenet delivery options. However, anyone may utilize any resources while at the McGoogan Library.

UNMC, Nebraska Medical Center, and Children's Hospital Affiliates

Request items through McGoogan Docs. Read the Frequently Asked Questions for instructions, authorized user lists and cost information.

Nebraska and Western Iowa Professionals and Residents

You can request items one of two ways:

• Request items through McGoogan Docs. Read the Frequently Asked Questions for instructions, authorized user lists and cost information.
• Register with the Loansome Doc ordering system, which is tied into PubMed.

• Contact the ILL Department for registration information.
• You will still be required to establish a McGoogan Docs account in order to retrieve the requests that we can deliver electronically.

Note: The pricing structure is different for this group.

Other Libraries

• Requests
  • DOCLINE
  • OCLC
  • ALA general request form (PDF). Please mail, fax, or email
  • Copies of journal articles or book chapters.
  • Loan of circulating books only.
  • CHIRS books are lent to Nebraska libraries only. There is no charge for these items.
• Delivery
  • Email PDF
  • Ariel - ariel.unmc.edu or 192.198.54.56
  • Fax
  • Mail
• Charges
  • $11 per item
  • $5 per item for ICON Institutional members.
  • Free to NU and NEBASE libraries if ordered through OCLC.
  • $5 additional for Rush (Rush book loans require borrowing library's UPS or Fed Ex number).
• Payment
  • EFTS
  • IFM
  • Bill - mailed on a quarterly basis
  • Check or VISA/MC accepted

Contact Information

Mail: McGoogan Library of Medicine - ILL Dept / 986705 Nebraska Medical Center / Omaha NE 68198-6705

Phone: 402-559-7085 (Omaha Metro) or 866-800-8509 (toll-free, answered Monday-Friday, 8-5. Ask to be transferred to ILL)

Fax: 402-559-5498

Email: illdept@unmc.edu