Loansome Doc System to Retire on July 1, 2019

On July 1, 2019, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will retire the Loansome Doc system due to declining use. The decision to retire the system is in line with our commitment to the NLM Strategic Plan 2017-2027: A Platform for Biomedical Discovery and Data-Powered Health.

The following resources offer alternative access to journal articles:

• PubMed (see How to Get the Journal Article)
• PubMed Central (Over 5.1 million articles available)
• Free Biomedical Literature Resources for Libraries Outside the U.S.
• Google Scholar
• Publishers’ websites
• Online free article services and collaborations
• Commercial article rental or purchasing services (see MyNCBI Document Delivery preferences)
• Libraries serving your workplace, educational institution, association or other group you are affiliated with
  
  For more information, see the NIH Public Access Policy and other open access initiatives.

To help with this transition, a Loansome Doc Retirement Toolkit is available and includes a "To Do" checklist, instructions on how to produce a list of your Loansome Doc Patrons, and alternatives for receiving requests from users.

NOTE: New user registration for Loansome Doc will be disabled on February 4, 2019.

Please send your questions to NLM Support Center.