Books: 14 days. Books may be renewed twice if no other user has placed a hold on the item.
Journals: 3 days. No renewals permitted.
Reserve: 2 hours, 1 day or 3 days, depending on the request of faculty. No renewals permitted.
Audio-Visuals: generally one week.
Materials may be renewed by phone: (913) 588-7166 or toll-free (800) 332-4193 (Kansas only).
Keeping items past the due date will result in suspension of borrowing privileges and being billed for the cost of replacement. In addition, a $5.00 Labor Charge--for each late item--is added. This Labor Charge cannot be waived even if the item is subsequently returned. Questions about overdues may be directed to the Circulation staff at:
(913) 588-7166
Toll-free (800) 332-4193 ( Kansas only), or
by email: dykescirc@kumc.edu
Materials should be returned on or before the due date. Materials may be returned directly to the Library, or to one of our drop boxes. Drop boxes are located:
These drop boxes are cleared only once per day. Time sensitive returns should be taken directly to the Library.
Dykes Library is open to the public. Borrowing privileges are available to all faculty, staff and students of the University of Kansas. All others may purchase a membership for the Library which will allow you to borrow library materials.
View the Circulation and Services Policy for membership rate information.
Group study rooms are available on the upper floor. KUMC students may reserve these rooms with their Kansas University Medical Center ID. Keys to all study rooms are available for check-out at the Public Services Desk.
Keys to all study rooms are available for check-out at the public services desk with a valid Kansas University Medical Center ID.
Reserve items can be found at the Public Services Desk.
An Interlibrary Loan/ILLiad Document Delivery request form must be filled out for each item.
Yes, you may. Costs are $0.8 per page. The computers default to double-sided. You must specify single-sided in the print dialog box when sending the document. A GoPrint account must be used to release print jobs. Funds on a GoPrint account are not refundable.
One copier is available on the ground floor of the library. Five copiers are available on the second floor in the southwest corner of the library. A GoPrint account must be used to make copies in the library. Funds on a GoPrint account are not refundable.
Copy costs are $0.08 per page. A GoPrint account must be used to make copies in the library. Funds on a GoPrint account are not refundable.
For a listing of scheduled classes you can sign up for, please check the Library Classes and Instruction page.
When arranging classes or orientation for students, groups or to schedule a personal appointment to learn about library resources or for research assistance, call 588-7166, or contact your school's liaison. Please provide as much advance notice as possible so we can schedule accordingly.
Remote access to the Library's electronic journals and IP restricted databases is available to current KUMC faculty, students, staff, and other eligible users. Remote access can be attained via EZProxy or KUMC On-Line.
EZProxy Proxy Service
Remote access to most e-journals is available to current KUMC faculty, students and staff by
using your Novell or GroupWise ID and password to authenticate through EZProxy.
Dykes Library offers fee-based expert searching of the medical literature. Searches are done by our medical reference librarians, all of whom have a Master’s degree in Library Science, formal database training and extensive medical reference experience. Charges vary depending on the complexity of the search and your affiliation with KU Med and the Library. Rush service is available for clinical emergencies only.
KU Med affiliates may use our online Literature Search Request form. Off campus users should call the Reference Desk at (913) 588-7166 to request a search.
Gratefully, if it is something we need. Please contact Bob Pisciotta (588-7311) if you have a long run (>5 years) of a title that the Library does not already own (please see collection criteria below). We also maintain a list of individual issues we are missing that we check journal donations against. Space does not allow for duplicates in the collection so we cannot accept them. Please do not drop off donations -- call Bob first to see if the Library needs them, otherwise they will just be discarded. The Library cannot assign a value to journal donations. However, we will provide you with a letter of acknowledgement.
Yes, if it is something we need. All book donations are evaluated for inclusion based on the Library's Collection Management Policy. Generally, the Library is not interested in books published before 2000. Please do not just drop off donations. Contact Bob Pisciotta (913-588-7311) first to see if we can use them. The Library reserves the right to decide how to dispose of unwanted donations. The Library cannot assign a value to book donations. However, we will provide you with an acknowledgement letter. Please contact the Clendening Library if you would like to donate books that may be of rare or historical interest. The KUMC Bookstore also accepts book donations for distribution to foreign countries.
Unbound issues are pulled from the shelves up to a week before being sent to the bindery. They are at the bindery for two weeks. It takes about a week to process and re-shelve the bound volumes. Total time is about 3-4 weeks.
You can suggest items for purchase using our online Book/Journal Recommendation Form.
Check the online catalog. The record for all current journals has a "Recent Receipts" line that displays the latest issue checked in. To see receipt or expected dates for other issues, enter the line number that precedes the words "Current Journal". This will usually be "1" unless we receive multiple versions of the title. Journals are sent to Circulation for shelving the same day they are checked-in. If the issue is not on the shelves check at the Circulation Desk.
Individual librarians are responsible for collection development for specific subject areas. All purchase requests are given to the appropriate person for evaluation.
The following criteria are used to decide which journals the library will subscribe to:
According to the annual statistics, prepared June 30, 1999, Dykes Library has 51,563 monograph titles.
According to the annual statistics, prepared June 30, 1999, Dykes Library has 1,491 current journal titles, 3,551 total journal titles current and ceased), and 167,088 total bound volumes (both books and bound journals).
Domestic journal prices increase around 10% each year. The price of foreign journals depends upon the value of the US Dollar at the time prices are set. Below is a table of journal increases for academic medical libraries prepared by EBSCO Subscription Services.
| 92/93 | 93/94 | 94/95 | 95/96 | 96/97 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Titles | 9.44% | 10.48% | 10.91% | 13.46% | 11.60% |
| Non-U.S. Titles | 12.91% | 4.54% | 9.96% | 18.56% | 12.20% |
| All Titles | 11.27% | 7.31% | 10.41% | 16.10% | 11.90% |
Yes, the Technical Services Division will assist KUMC departments that need to have books or journals bound. They will be sent to the commercial bindery we use, and your department will be invoiced for the binding cost. Please see the Bindery page for information on how to take advantage of this service. If you have any other questions, please contact Will Williams (913-588-7327).
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