E-ZBorrow is back, however there has been some data loss. If you submitted any requests between 7:15pm on Thursday and 9:15am on Friday, you will need to re-submit them. Sorry for any inconvenience.

The Drexel libraries have made some changes to our Interlibrary Loan policies, effective April 1st. Among the major changes are:

• Limits on numbers of outstanding requests per patron
• No ILL for textbooks
• No ILL for Drexel-owned items that are checked out
  

Please check out the ILL FAQ  page for more information:

http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/illfaq.html

And ready to Chat with you!

We’ve upgraded our Chat/IM reference service — the new “floating” chat box will let you move around our website, but still stay connected to us. Give it a try! Just look for the “HealthSciRef in Online” graphic on our web pages (if we’re offline, you’ll connect to our email reference form).

Reference help is also available via IM (AIM, GoogleTalk and Yahoo) — put “HealthSciRef” on your buddy list and you’ll always know when we’re online.

Our Chat/IM reference service is online Monday through Thursday 9 am to 9 pm, and Fridays 9 am to 5 pm.

The Hahnemann Library now has a collection of leisure DVDs available for borrowing by Drexel patrons. The basic or starter collection is in place, and new titles will be added as they arrive. DVDs circulate for five days, cannot be renewed, must be returned to the Hahnemann Library, and are limited to two per person. Please come take a look- they are located in the leisure seating area on the 2nd floor, near the collection of leisure books.

Due to incompatibility with our ILLiad electronic Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery service, we have had to discontinue the “Order” option formerly available through the OVID database search system.  Because document requests using the OVID “Order” function could not be transferred directly in to the ILLiad system, delays in processing requests were unavoidable, and the possibility of errors increased.

Those using OVID for searching MEDLINE or other databases can take advantage of our highly-efficient Interlibrary Loan service by way of SFX.  When OVID full-text is not available, and the SFX services menu does not offer other full-text or print options, select InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad) and log in to your ILLiad account to place a request directly.  We do recommend that you review the request form to ensure that information has transferred accurately from the OVID citation to the form.

For more information about our ILLiad service, please see http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/Interlibraryloan.html.

Need to checkout one of our laptops?  As of  July 24th, the laptops became available at the Hahnemann Library Circulation Desk, 2nd floor.  If you need assistance with any of the laptops, please ask the Computer Center staff on the first floor for help.

Martha Kirby, Queen Lane’s Library Coordinator, has created a 3rd Year Medical Student Library Guide. This guide gives students tips on which resources to use for patient care questions, literature searches, managing citations from database searches, and residency information.

As of May 1st, the Drexel Libraries’ reciprocal borrowing letter to Penn’s libraries will reflect changes in policies between Drexel and Penn.

The new reciprocal borrowing letter issued to students and faculty will reflect a change in the periods of expiration of that letter for the patron. Faculty (full-time) will continue to have an annual expiration date — one year from the date of issuance of the letter. Part-time faculty, graduate students, and staff will get their date of expiration that is in the libraries’ Millennium circulation system. (In most cases this is four months, or, in the case of graduating students, a possibly shorter period of time.) This will mean that our patrons will need to get these letters more frequently — no exceptions will be made.

In addition, at Van Pelt Drexel borrowers will be asked to sign a form that shows that they agree to Penn’s stipulations on loan periods, fines, etc.

Access policies for visitors at University of Pennsylvania libraries vary from library to library, and may change during reading and exam periods. Please see their website for further information.

IM a Health Sciences Librarian from 11-3, Monday through Friday. Library staff can help you with the following issues and more:

*Answer questions on the libraries’ policies and procedures
*Recommend resources for research
*Troubleshoot issues with electronic resources

Effective Monday, September 24, the Hahnemann Library will have laptops available for borrowing by current Drexel students, faculty, and staff. The laptops can be signed out in the Library’s first floor Computer Center, with a valid Drexel University ID card. Laptops must be used within the library, and they circulate for three hours, subject to renewal depending on availability. See www.library.drexel.edu/services/laptops.html for more information.