DOCLINE Users: Reminder of Programs for You

MedPrint: The Cooperative Effort to Preserve Print The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) are continuing their partnership in the quest to preserve print copies of biomedical journal titles through the Medical Serials Print Retention Program (MedPrint.)  The NLM initially identified 250 titles to preserve in print  The program is cooperative and voluntary and those libraries choosing to participate do not receive funding from the NLM for storage or maintenance.  The NLM has seven guidelines for libraries interested in participating. Among the notable points are that a MedPrint library has to be a DOCLINE participant. All those libraries joining the program sign an agreement and check each title retained as a MedPrint title in their DOCLINE holdings.  The program needs more participants! More information, including how to sign on may be found on the MedPrint homepage LoansomeDoc: Collaborative Effort to Provide Access to the Unaffiliated Loansome Doc (LD) is a handy article ordering system hosted by the National Library of Medicine. Anyone, including the targeted population of unaffiliated health professionals, may register and use the system for free.  This system allows users to order and access articles for approximately the same cost that a health professional, affiliated with health sciences library privileges may pay. (In many instances full text articles may be accessed for free.)  The NNLM encourages ...
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