You have several choices when you need to get an item that we don't have at UMKC.
FOR BOOKS
Find your book using the MERLIN Library Catalog:
- Use the "Quick Links" drop down menu and click on Search MERLIN Library Catalog: UMKC Only.
- The Health Sciences Library has the book if you see "UMK HSL" listed by the book’s call number. If the book is not located at UMKC, then you can select ALL MERLIN in the last drop down box next to the SEARCH button. If another Merlin Library does own it, you can request item from the catalog.
- Click on the title, and now that you are looking at the book in the Merlin catalog, click on "Request Item" at the top of the page.
- Follow the screen directions and enter your information.
- In the "Choose a Pickup Location" drop-down menu, select "*UMK Health Sciences Circulation."
- The library will notify you when the book is ready to be picked up at the Health Sciences Library. Please allow 7-14 days.
Find your book at a MOBIUS Library:
- Go to the MOBIUS catalog website.
- Find your book and click on "Display Holdings."
- The Health Sciences Library has the book if you see "UMK HSL" listed by the book's call number. If not, and another MOBIUS Library does own it, you can request item from the catalog.
- While you are looking at the book record in the MOBIUS catalog, click on "Request This Item" in the middle of the page.
- Answer the question "With which cluster are you affliated?" with MERLIN. Follow the screen directions and enter your information.
- In the "Choose a Pickup Location" drop-down menu, select "*UMK Health Sciences Circulation."
- The library will notify you when the book is ready to be picked up at the Health Sciences Library. Please allow 7-14 days.
Order your book on the Health Sciences Library Website:
*NOTE-To Use this method, you must already know the title, author and publishing information about your book.
- From the Health Sciences Library page, use the "Quick Links" drop down menu and click on Request Item Not at UMKC HSL.
- Fill out form as completely and accurately as possible.
- Interlibrary Loan will send a notice when the book arrives and is ready for pick-up. Please allow 7-14 days.
FOR ARTICLES
Find the articles you want in one of the libraries online databases. These directions are for any of the OVID databases.
- To see if the article is online, click on the FIND IT @ UMKC button. Please do not request articles if the Health Sciences Library owns the journal.
- If we do not own the journal, you can request the articles directly from the Ovid database (Medline, CINAHL) that you are searching by following the steps below.
- Click on the box by the citation number, making a check mark in the box. You may mark more than one a time. Please take care that you have only placed check marks by the articles that you want to order.
- Use the "Results Manager" to order the articles.
- Make sure that the box "Selected Citations" on the left-hand side is checked.
- Click "Order" on the right hand side.
- Fill out the form completely. Please include a date in "Date not needed after," selecting the latest possible date that you can use the item.
- Allow 7-10 days for arrival. We will send the article to you via e-mail or to your campus mailbox.
For assistance, please call the Health Sciences Library (816) 235-1880.
