a service of The New York Academy of Medicine Library

Effective March 1, 2003

Outreach Services

All participating organizations will be listed, free-of-charge, on aidsnyc.org, and in up to three categories in the NYC Resources section.

Selected library services are available to member organizations at a discount or free of charge.  Prepayment is required to process requests.  Credit cards and corporate checks are accepted.

Using Outreach Services

Research

Research services are provided by the Coordinator of the HIV/AIDS Information Outreach Project, and/or one of the other Academy librarians. If you have a research question, need to verify a fact, complete a citation, etc., contact the Outreach at (212) 822-7323 or email hivinfo@ mail.nyam.org.

 

In the event that the Coordinator is absent, there will be a voice mail message to that effect and you should contact the general reference number (212) 822-7315.

($40/hour)

Document Delivery

You may phone in up to 10 requests per day, five requests at a time to (212) 822-7296.

 

For lists of more than 10 items, please fax your request to the Document Delivery Department at (212) 722-7650.  A fax cover sheet has been provided for your convenience.

Maximum fax of 40 pages.

(Please be sure that the citations for the items you are requesting are complete. If they are not, please contact the Outreach at (212) 822-7323 or hivinfo@mail.nyam.org to complete the citations before sending them to Document Delivery.)

($8/article)

Inter-Library Loan

Please complete the fax cover sheet and check off the box under Inter-Library Loan.  Fax the cover sheet and your list of documents to the Document Delivery Department at (212) 722-7650.

($8/article - standard service; cost will vary for RUSH service)

Computer/Research Training

Training sessions in basic library research, and use of electronic and print resources available through the Academy Library can be scheduled by contacting the Outreach Coordinator at (212) 822-7323 or hivinfo@mail.nyam.org. Sessions can be held in the Academy’s training facilities or at your organization.

Outreach members are also welcome to attend the Academy Library's series of Medical Information Classes.

($75/hour)

Academy Library Borrowing Privileges

Contact the Outreach at (212) 822-7323 or hivinfo@mail.nyam.org to obtain the call numbers for the item(s) you wish to request. We will then put you through to Document Delivery to complete your request.

Books from the Academy Library will be shipped to you via UPS.

Books must be returned to the Acaemy via UPS or messenger service. (This is the only way we have to track materials, and helps prevent the loss of items from our collection. The Outreach cannot subsidize costs for the return of books.)   OR you may choose to return books in person.

Please be mindful of the due date listed in the back of each book.

(Free of charge)

Server Space for CBO Website

Each member organization is entitled to 25 megabytes of space on the Academy's server to house your organization's Website.

 

If your organization does not currently have one, the Outreach will create a basic Website for you!  You are not obligated to use the Outreach resources to design your Website.  We will be happy to host your site regardless of who does the design.

 

Someone from your organization must be reposnsible for maintaining your site.

Member organizations are responsbile for payment of any fees associated with domain name registration or transfer.

Contact the Outreach Coordinator at (212) 822-7323 or hivinfo@mail.nyam.org to set up an appointment to discuss your organization's Website.

(Free of charge)

Eligibility for discounts on the use of the Academy’s meeting and events facilities

 

If you decide to use the Academy’s meetings and events facilities for your next program, you can receive up to a 50% discount on space and services. Tours of the Academy's facilities can be arranged through the Outreach Coordinator (212) 822-7323 or hivinfo@mail.nyam.org, or directly through the Academy’s Office of Medical Education, (212) 822-7273.

(Price will vary.)

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