Library Services
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NIH Library services have been developed specifically for affiliated users, to help you efficiently acquire and manage the information you need. Optimize your research efforts with thorough searches, accurate translations, automatic updates, timely electronic and printed document delivery, and expert resources assistance.
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Other Services
Custom Information Solutions
Improve
your reprint and citation databases. Let the NIH Library help you
develop your own databases for quicker and easier retrieval from your
collections.
Bioinformatics Program The NIH Library's Bioinformatics Support Program was developed to provide researchers with powerful tools to analyze and understand the biological significance of a variety of data.
HSRL / HHS Informationists
Agency specific login links for HSRL Informationist Customers and informationist contact information.
A
special liaison or librarian-in-context program that augments your
information resources, saves you and your staff time, and most
importantly, enhances the quality of research and patient care.
Locked Carrels
The NIH Library provides locked carrels for use by NIH staff. These secure carrels provide a place to focus away from the office and lab.
PubMed Central Submission
Library staff can help you submit your peer-reviewed manuscripts, accepted for journal publication, to PubMed Central.
Self Service Photocopy
The Library provides a free self-service color copier for NIH staff, other federal government employees, and Clinical Center patients and their families with an NIH identification card.
Wired or Wireless Connection
Choose to use the wired or wireless network in the NIH Library. Private lockable study carrels are available for wired users.
Writing Center
Supporting manuscript preparation and publication efforts of NIH researchers and scientists through a collection of online and in-library resources, tools, editorial consulting, and training opportunities.
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Requests
Ask A Librarian
Submit your question via an email form. You may expect a response within one business day.
Bioinformatics Consult
The program staff offers a depth and breadth of experience ranging from understanding the work and needs of a bench scientist to performing sophisticated data analysis and programming.
Editing Service
Receive assistance from Writing Center editors when preparing your manuscript for publication.
Loansome Doc / PubMed Delivery
PubMed's Loansome Doc service allows you to order articles through PubMed. The NIH Library receives your requests and emails the documents to you. Complete this form to begin the registration process.
Order Articles, Books, and Documents
Request books, articles, patents, proceedings, technical reports and audiovisuals from other libraries.
Request a Literature Search
NIH Librarians will conduct a thorough search that can include specialty databases not publicly available. Animal welfare, chemical structure, and protocol support are a few of the specialized searches you may request. Any costs associated with pay-per-use databases will be charged back to the customer.
Suggest A Resource
The Library invites suggestions for the acquisition of books, journals, and online resources.
Translations
Translations, including oral and written translations of materials required to carry out NIH programs, are provided for all NIH staff holding a current NIH ID with Library privileges.
Tutorials
Individual or group instructional sessions on topics ranging from database search techniques to efficient use of reference management software. Each tutorial is tailored to meet the needs of the researcher or staff member requesting assistance. Sessions may be held at the NIH Library, labs, offices, conference rooms or virtually.
Last Updated: 1/17/2013 12:18 PM