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Telephone Services
Fellows and Associate Fellows are welcome to call the Library for rapid document delivery and information assistance.
For delivery of journal articles, Fellows and Associate Fellows are invited to call the Document Delivery Department directly: (212) 822-7296.
For information assistance, please call the Reference Department at (212) 822-7315. A detailed explanation of information services available to Fellows follows.
- Fellows and Associate Fellows have unlimited use of the Library's ready reference services (questions involving less than 15 minutes of research time to be resolved).
- Fellows and Associate Fellows are given, at no charge, up to two hours of in-depth reference assistance annually. A question is considered in-depth if it takes more than 15 minutes of staff time to be resolved. An in-depth request could include a complicated bibliographic verification or searching of detailed biographical and historical materials from the collection.
- Fellows and Associate Fellows requesting additional hours of in-depth assistance will be charged at the rate of $80 per hour (minimum $40 for 1/2 hour).
- To request a search, please call (212) 822-7315 and ask to speak with a librarian.
- Fees for staff time will only be charged IF the Fellow or Associate Fellow has gone beyond their two hours of free research time.
Document Delivery Services - Photocopy Services/Interlibrary Loan
Fellows and Associate Fellows may order, free of charge, 25 photocopied articles a year a maximum length of 50 pages per article. Additional photocopies, beyond the 25 limit, will be charged at a rate of $10.00 per article. Fellows and Associate Fellows visiting the Library can take advantage of our photocopying services at the regular rate of $.25 per page.
For Document Delivery service, please contact us at (212) 822-7296 or docdelnyam@nyam.org. Requests may also be faxed to (212) 722-7650.
Articles can either be held for pickup or sent by first class mail. Delivery by fax or email is available for an additional fee of $4 per article. Articles can be sent via Fedex using the recipients account.
Materials obtained from other institutions (Interlibrary Loan) will be charged on a cost-recovery basis. These charges vary depending upon the institutions where the materials are borrowed from.
For ILL service, please call Document Delivery at (212) 822-7337 or docdelnyam@nyam.org.
Borrowing Materials
Fellows and Associate Fellows may borrow books from the Library collection for a period of four weeks, renewable for an additional four weeks. Although journals do not circulate, articles can be photocopied. Items not owned by the Academy may be ordered via Interlibrary Loan. (Fellows are required to pay applicable fees.)
- The librarians at NYAM have compiled a list of resources which are available free via the Internet:
- While visiting the Library, Fellows have access to NYAM's extensive electronic journal collection and a range of databases, including the Ovid EBM Reviews collection, CINAHL, Ovid Medline, Health Reference Center, and more.
Classes
Fellows and Associate Fellows may attend classes offered by the Library free of charge. These classes have been temporarily cancelled while the Library is shifting its collections to make more space.
Malloch Rare Book Room
Fellows and Associate Fellows do not need an appointment to use the Rare Book Room during regular Library hours.
Designations
Fellows and Associate Fellows may, on occasion, designate a representative to use the Library on their behalf. These designations need to be made in advance and in writing; those privileges that are to be accorded to their representative need to be specifically outlined. Designated privileges will be extended for a maximum of three months, and must be renewed at three-month intervals.
Assistance to Family Members
Special assistance for the research projects of family members of Fellows and Associate Fellows can only be granted with advance, written authorization of a Fellow or Associate Fellows. All charges which ensue will be billed to the Fellow's or Associate Fellow's account at the rate charged to the general public. If, however, the work is being done specifically on the Fellow's or Associate Fellow's behalf, charges will be at the Fellow's rates. The letter of authorization should delineate this.
Corporate Services
If a Fellow or Associate Fellow needs online bibliographic searches, photocopies, or detailed reference assistance on behalf of a commercial enterprise, rates are $80 per hour (minimum of $40 for 1/2 hour).
Requests for further information regarding library policies and fees for service should be directed to the Reference Department. Please call (212) 822-7315.
