My Account

Signing in gives users access to additional features, such as saving records and searches, exporting search results, and viewing search history.

Click on the Sign in button in the from the user menu in the upper righthand corner on the blue ribbon.

A screen with several log in options will appear:

NIH federal staff and contractors should use the Health and Human Services Staff (HHS) option. Other users should sign in with one of the other options, such as Research Organization, Login.gov, Google, etc.

If none of the other sign in options apply to you, you must use the Login.gov option.

Each time you log into your LocatorPlus Catalog account, you should use the same login method and credentials, otherwise you will create an additional user account. Multiple accounts cannot be synced and may cause confusion and difficulties in accessing saved searches, tracking requested materials, etc.

 Per NLM policy, users may only request library materials on a single account. Requests made from multiple accounts will be denied.

If you have questions about your account, please contact the NLM Customer Service.

How to Register Your Account to Request Library Materials

Accounts do not automatically permit a user to request materials for viewing in the reading room. Users will not see a request button in the LocatorPlus Catalog until their account has been registered in the NLM Reading Room to request materials.

To register your account to request materials:

Sign into your account, by clicking on the Sign In button in the blue ribbon in the upper right-hand corner.

Once you have signed in, open the user menu and select Settings (A).

On the User Settings screen, click on the blue Edit Personal Details button (B), located below the Privacy Disclosure.

Add postal address and telephone information and click the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.

The message Details saved successfully will appear above the address information. If you made a mistake, simply click on Edit Details to fix your error and click on Save when finished.

To finish the registration process, present your government-issued photo ID to NLM staff in the Reading Room.

NLM staff will verify your information and register your account to request materials. Please note that only one user account per individual user is allowed to be registered to request materials.

Once your account has been registered, the next time you Sign In, your name, instead of your email address, will display in the upper right-hard corner of the blue ribbon.