Chicago Urban Health Outreach Project

CUHOP Services

Document Delivery Service

Participants in the Chicago Urban Health Outreach Project are entitled to free delivery of journal articles for the duration of the project. Articles should be requested through Loansome Doc, the document ordering service that allows users to request copies of articles from citations retrieved in a PubMed search.

The user tags the desired articles in PubMed and the ordering process electronically uploads this information to the UIC library. The library will then copy the article, if available, or electronically transfer the request to another appropriate network library.

The UIC Library of the Health Sciences will take action on all Loansome Doc requests within twenty-four hours on weekdays; requests received on weekends and holidays will be acted on the next working day. If the item requested is not held in the LHS collection, the user has the option of directing that LHS refer the request to another institution. Referred requests may take up to 10 days to be filled.

Articles may be picked up in the Library, delivered via U.S. mail, or via Fax.

Registration Instructions
Registering for free Loansome Doc articles through CUHOP is a two step process. The first step will register you locally and insure the costs are absorbed by CUHOP; the second step will register you with the National library and allow you to access the ordering system. Please follow the instructions carefully. Skipping part of the process could result in a personal bill for articles, and you may be held responsible.

You may wish to print this page before you begin filling out the online forms, or keep it open in a separate browser window.

STEP 1
Fill out the form located at the following website as completely as you can:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsc/services/accserv/docform.shtml
This form will register you at the UIC library as a CUHOP participant, and will insure that all delivery charges are covered by CUHOP.
Once you've reached the page, scroll down to the "Loansome Doc Registration Form", and fill in as follows:

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  Select LHS Chicago
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  Enter your Name
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  For Corporation, enter your clinic name
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  Select Faculty if you are a UIC faculty member, otherwise select " Member or Health Care Professional"
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  Enter the street address, fax number, and/or email where you'd like the articles delivered
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  Enter your daytime phone number - Note: enter phone numbers in the format 312-123-4567

Under Delivery/Billing information, you need to fill out only two boxes:

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  Social Security number - please enter your SSN
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  University Department name - please enter "Library of the Health Sciences – CUHOP"
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  You can ignore all other boxes.

Then, read the copyright information and check the box next to the sentence "I have read the information above and agree to the policies."
Finally, press the submit button.
If your form was processed correctly, a brief "Thank You" screen should appear.

STEP 2
Go to the following webpage:
http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/loansome/login.cfm

On the right hand side of the page, next to the text "how to register if you are in: USA", click the GO button.

On the next page, in the box next to Enter the Library Identifier (LIBID) of your Ordering Library :, enter the following six letter code:

iluill

Then click "continue".

Fill out the form that appears as completely as you can. A few notes:

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  The "Phone Country Code" is always 1.
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  Under "Comments", please enter CUHOP member.
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  Select your preferred delivery method.

Finally, enter a user ID and password. Remember these, as you will need this user ID and password for every Loansome Doc request.
Click on the "Register" button. A page should appear to tell you that your registration was successful.

That's it! You are ready to order documents. When performing a search in PubMed, click in the selection box next to each article you'd like, and then click on the order button. You will then be prompted for your userID and password, and your order will be processed automatically. For more information call us @ 312-996-2759 or email Martin Brennan.

Research Consultation

If you are having problems contructing a particular search, emailthe Outreach Coordinator, Martin Brennan. He can provide you with advice and consultation on constructing a good search, and help troubleshoot when searches aren't going your way.

Be sure to check out the Instruction Center for more resources and assistance.