FAQ
NLM LocatorPlus -- Finding Items Marked "Not Held at NLM"
Question: The call number in LocatorPlus for the book or audiovisual I want is the phrase "Not held at NLM." How do I get this title?
Answer:
When the call number field displays "Not held at NLM," the National Library of Medicine does not own that item.
- To locate a library in your area that owns the item, click Find Other Libraries That Own This in the field labeled Other Locations: at the bottom of the LocatorPlus record.
You will connect to WorldCat, a system that lists library holdings. The libraries closest to you that own the title are displayed first.
If WorldCat returns too many titles because you are searching for a common title or name, access the WorldCat Advanced Search screen where you can add more information to find a location for the specific item. - In some cases, book or audiovisual titles listed in LocatorPlus are available from collaborating organizations which may be able to provide the title through interlibrary loan or for a fee.
To identify NLM's collaborating partners, click on the MARC VIEW tab and examine the value in the locally defined MARC 21 field 998. Follow the chart below to determine which organization may be able to supply the needed title:
| Value in MARC 21 field 998 ‡a |
Organization | Contact Information |
| HSRCRE HSRREV HISREL |
ECRI http://www.ecri.org/ |
ECRI 5200 Butler Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1298 Telephone: (610) 825-6000 FAX: (610) 834-1275 E-mail: info@ecri.org |
| KIEREL | National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Kennedy Institute of Ethics Georgetown University http://bioethics.georgetown.edu/nrc/ |
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Box 571212 Washington, DC 20057-1212 Telephone: (202) 687-3885 or (800) BIO-ETHX FAX: (202) 687-6770 E-mail: bioethics@georgetown.edu |
| NASREL | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters Information Center http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/ hqlibrary/ic/nasaic.htm |
NASA Headquarters Information Center Washington, DC 20546-0001 Telephone: (202) 358-0000 FAX: (202) 358-3251 E-mail: info-center@hq.nasa.gov |
| NYAREL | New York Academy of Medicine http://www.nyam.org/library/ |
New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029-5293 Telephone: (212) 822-7362 FAX: (212) 722-7650 E-mail: wlinton@nyam.org |
| PIPREL | Population Information Program Johns Hopkins University http://www.popline.org/docdel.html |
POPLINE® Info Project Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs 111 Market Place, Suite 310 Baltimore, MD 21202 Telephone: (410) 659-6300 FAX: (410) 659-6266 E-mail: popline@jhuccp.org |
- If none of the above values appears in the MARC 21 field 998 in the MARC VIEW for the title you want and the title is a federal government publication, it may be available from:
- the U.S. Government Printing Office, http://www.access.gpo.gov
- the National Technical Information Service, http://www.ntis.gov
- a U.S. federal government depository library in your area
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html#state
- If none of the above values appears in the MARC 21 field 998 in the MARC VIEW for the title you want and the title is not a federal government publication, contact your local library for further help in locating the title.
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