If this request is for Immediate Patient Care please call the Library at: (312) 942-5220

First Time Users

Journal Article Requests: $7.00 for alumni, fund owners, or any patron who needs to be invoiced for payment.

Requests are processed daily, Monday though Friday. The department is not staffed on weekends, but you may submit your requests through ILLIAD 24/7. Nearly 80% of all requests are filled within 3 business days. Obtaining older material can take longer. Requests for book chapters are handled as journal articles.

Please check RushCat before you submit your request. If you request an article to which the Library provides online access we will email you a link to the journal article and you will not be charged.

Requesting Books or Media Material: This service is available only to Rush University Medical Center faculty, staff and students registered with us and who are able to pick up material at the Library. Books, proceedings and dissertations average 14 days for delivery. All items must be picked up and returned to the Library. There is no charge for obtaining these materials. We are not able to extend this service to Distance Education Students unless they are willing to pick up and return the material at the Library. Distance Education Students should make arrangements with their local library to order books.

Our hours are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Requests submitted after 3 p.m. will not be processed until the next morning.

You must be a registered patron of the Library to submit a request.

Please feel free to contact Technical Services Manager Phil Adrian with questions. His phone number is (312) 942-2276 and email is Phil_V_Adrian@rush.edu

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