Need a book from our stacks? We'll get it for you! Just go to the item's Tri-Cat record and click the request button. If the item is available, we will retrieve it for you from the stacks right away and have it waiting for you at the Circulation Desk that same day. If the book is on loan, we will flag it for you the minute it is returned. Either way, we will email you when the item you requested is available for pick-up at the Circulation Desk.

Watch our video about this new service, or come into the Library and see it on our display screen, located in the Library Commons.

Recipients of NIH funding should be aware of a new reporting requirement that has been implemented as part of the NIH Public Access Policy. Investigators must deposit all peer-reviewed articles accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008 that arise from direct costs funded by NIH into PubMed Central (PMC). PMC is NIH's digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Full text of the articles will be made freely available to the public no later than 12 months after publication. Beginning May 25, 2008, anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PubMed Central or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing applicable articles accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008 that arose from direct costs funded by NIH. The new requirement replaces NIH's previous policy asking that authors voluntarily deposit their publications.

The Weill Cornell Medical Library will help authors meet the NIH requirements by sharing updated information, identifying journal publisher policies and support services, and meeting with authors. See the Library's NIH Public Access Policy page for more information, including a tutorial and one page handout outlining the new NIH reporting requirements. You may also register for a consultation or class with Library Education & Outreach, x66061 or libeducation@med.cornell.edu.

Send questions to the InfoDesk at infodesk@med.cornell.edu or call x66055.

Free Library printing will continue until the Print and Photocopy Management System (PPMS) works consistently. We apologize for the problems you may have encountered with printing as we work through the technical issues with our PPMS system. We will announce the beginning of charging when the system is working consistently. We will keep you informed of our progress and we appreciate your patience as we work to make PPMS efficient for you.