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Document Supply

Document Supply

If we don't stock an article, journal, book, or thesis, we offer a fee-based library document supply service. Upon receipt of your completed application form(s), we will attempt to source it from another library.

To use the Document Supply Service
Please complete an online form for each item you wish to request. Your application will be reviewed and prior to placing the order, we will advise you of costs.

This service is available to registered RCSI staff and students and Beaumont Hospital staff and students registered with RCSI Library

Email docsupply@rcsi.ie or 809 2531 RCSI Library, Beaumont Hospital

Before Requesting a Document, Book or Theses

This service is only available to registered RCSI staff and students and Beaumont Hospital staff and students registered with RCSI Library.

Please complete an online form for each item you wish to request. Your application will be reviewed and prior to placing the order we will advise of costs.

Articles: On average there is a fee of up to €15.00 per article requested through document supply. Based on where we can source the item, some articles may cost less or more. We will inform you of the costs before requesting from our document supplier.

Book/Theses Loans: On average there is a fee of up to €25.00 per item requested through document supply.  Based on where we can source the items, some items may cost more. We will inform you of the costs before requesting from our document supplier.

Lost or damaged books: €250.00 minimum charge

Before requesting a journal article, please check the following sites to source Full Text/PDFs: 

  • RCSI Journal Search (only available to registered RCSI Network Account holders)
  • RCSI Repository
  • LENUS:  Health Services Executive repository of Irish healthcare reports, research and publications.
  • PubMed
  • OpenDoar is a collection of academic repositories. 
  • Sigma Repository is a free gray literature repository provided by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 
  • OAIster is a union catalog of millions of records that represent open-access resources.
  • Copy and paste the title of the article into google.com or Google Scholar
  • Ask the Author: There is usually a correspondence author listed on the paper you require.
  • ResearchGate. Download or Request Full Text from the author.  You will need to register with ResearchGate before requesting an article. Registration is free.
  • Publisher Websites: Most journal publishers provide pay-per-view access to individual articles. Costs vary according to publisher and payment is usually by credit card via the journal website.

Search Primo VE, RCSI library discovery catalogue. 

Other Academic or Public Libraries: Check their library catalogues to make sure they have the title required and that it is available to consult in their library. 

JISC is a database of 144 UK and Irish Academic, National & Specialist library catalogues.

For further information or to apply for a Letter of Introduction, please ask at the Information Point (York Street), Service Desk (Beaumont Hospital Library) or email library@rcsi.ie or bhlibrary@rcsi.ie 

 

Other Academic or Public Libraries: Check their library catalogues to make sure they have the title required and that it is available to consult in their library. 

National Library of Ireland

 Trinity College Dublin

University College Dublin

 University College Cork

NUI Galway

 NUI Maynooth

University of Limerick

 Dublin City University
 

Search Primo VE,  Check the RCSI catalogue or the RCSI repository

NDLTD  The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

BASE (Bielefeld),  Academic Search Engine. Under the 'Document Type' field, there is the ability to confine your search to 'Thesis'.

 

Please see our Library Guide on Grey Literature for material not included in the main journal databases such as Medline, Embase and CINAHL. 

 

RCSI Staff & Students can visit other academic libraries with a letter of introduction, the Library Link card (CONUL Access Scheme, formerly known as the ALCID cooperative access scheme) , or a SCONUL card.  

  • Letters of introduction: If you wish to consult an item held in another library, that is not held in RCSI Library, we can provide you with a letter of introduction, which must indicate the item you wish to consult.  Access is granted by the other library, so you must check if they have any access restrictions in place, prior to visiting in person.
  • The Library Link: CONUL Access Scheme, is a cooperative access scheme among the major Irish research libraries, enabling card-holders to access the participating libraries. Full-time RCSI academic staff and students registered for higher degrees (Masters, PhD) are eligible to apply for a card, by emailing:library@rcsi.ie. When visiting other libraries participating in the scheme, you must present your RCSI ID card and Library Link card. Access is at the discretion of the library you wish to visit and you will be subject to their regulations. Please check their web pages in advance for opening hours and access guidelines.
  • SCONUL is a cooperative access scheme among Irish and UK universities enabling cardholders to access the participating libraries. Full-time RCSI academic staff and research postgraduate students are eligible to apply. To apply please complete the online form. Further information is available in the SCONUL Access User Guide.