Service Fees

As shown in the tables below, Lewis Library offers a variety of fee-based services to its patrons. The services are explained in greater detail near the bottom of this page.

* Additional Information

1. The library reserves the right to set different fees for large projects from any user category.
2. Employees of businesses in the highest fee category cannot use their status in one of the lower categories to obtain lower charges for their work-related information needs.
3. Patrons are welcome to photocopy articles on their own in the library for as little as $.08 per page.
4. Article charges above are base fees, to which copyright permission and lending library fees are added as needed.  These additional charges are cleared with the patron before they are incurred.
5. See the Document Delivery page for details about rush service. 

Services Offered

1. Article Delivery – Lewis Library can quickly provide its patrons with copies of articles from its own and other libraries’ collections.  The article fees shown above are the base charges and may be increased by copyright fees, lending library fees, or special handling and delivery charges. All extra charges will be cleared with the patron before proceeding with the order.
2. Literature Search – The professional librarians of Lewis Library will efficiently search the biomedical and health literature to find citations pertinent to the topic at hand.  This service may incur extra fees if a search is needed on a rush basis or if any pay-as-you-go databases are searched.
3. Citation Verification – This is the process of attempting to identify the source or correct elements of a citation.  Citations are often transmitted to the library in incomplete form and must be verified before further action can be taken.  This is almost always a difficult and time-consuming task that draws upon specialized knowledge and resources. 
4. Library Card – UNTHSC students, staff, and faculty use their ID badge to check out library material.  All other patrons are eligible to receive a library card that allows them to check out items from the library’s collections.  For more information about card fees and loan policies, see http://library.hsc.unt.edu/policies/Circ.Policies.cfm.  The cost to replace a lost library card is $5.
5. Class Attendance – Lewis Library employees teach a variety of software and research classes both on campus and at remote facilities.  Attendance at most classes taught in Lewis Library is subject to the fees and restrictions shown above.  We also teach a variety of free classes on literature searching and online information sources.  Many of these classes are sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and may be available for continuing medical eduction (CME) or continuing nursing education (CNE) credit.  Contact Lisa Smith, Outreach Librarian, at 817-735-2601 or lsmith@hsc.unt.edu for more information about these classes.