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What is the normal turnaround time after submitting a request?

Resource Type Delivery
Print books and journals (chapters/articles) at the NIH Library 1–2 business days
Print books and journals (chapters/articles) at the National Library of Medicine 3 business days
Items not owned by the NIH Library or the National Library of Medicine Generally within 1-2 weeks. Certain materials may take longer or are not available for loan including :
  • Video and audio recordings
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • Materials held in reference collections (e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias etc.)
  • Books published in the past year
  • Textbooks and books used for college courses
  • Conference papers that have not been published
  • Materials located in rare books libraries