LALINC/CALL Is Here!
Need a book about the mechanics of bungee jumping? The history of snow skiing? A biography of your favorite Lithuanian poet? Or do you just need to expand your research beyond the health sciences?
Thanks to the LALINC/CALL program, now you may go to Tulane Uptown (Howard-Tilton Library), UNO, Loyola, and other local academic libraries to borrow these and other materials from their collections. For a list of all New Orleans and statewide participating libraries, ask at either the Isché (Resource Center) or Dental Library.
What is LALINC/CALL, and why should it interest me?
LALINC is a statewide consortium of academic libraries that have agreed to share collections; CALL is the associated New Orleans consortium. A LALINC/CALL card allows faculty, staff, and graduate students from LSUMC to check out materials directly from other academic libraries.
How does this work, you might ask, who can participate, and how do I get my card?
The LSUMC Library is participating in LALINC/CALL at the Faculty/Staff and Graduate Student Levels. Residents and fellows are included under the staff category; medical and dental students are under the graduate student category. Just come to the Library -- either the Isché or Dental -- and have the circulation staff fill out a card, and you are ready to go. Remember to bring both your LSUMC ID and your LALINC/CALL card when using this service.
Okay, how do I know when to bring the materials back, and where do I return them?
The lending Library decides the length of time an item is loaned. Also, it is the responsibility of the user to return materials to the library from which they came, to pay any late fees or other charges, and to take good care of the materials borrowed.
What about Tulane Medical Library?
Although Tulane Medical Library is not participating in the LALINC/CALL program, LSUMC Library does have a separate agreement with them. All LSUMC faculty, staff, and graduate students have checkout privileges at TMC Library.
-- Jennifer Kelly
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