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
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