Medical Sciences Library

Get It For Me

WHAT IS GET IT FOR ME

Get It For Me is a document delivery service that supplies the following resources to all students, faculty, and staff, free of charge:

  • Print books
  • Journal articles
  • Book chapters
  • Theses, DVDs, conference proceedings, and more

If you are looking for materials that are unavailable in the TAMU Libraries catalog, then the Medical Sciences Library can borrow from other libraries on your behalf.

The following items are not available through Get It For Me:

  • Textbooks
  • Whole eBooks
  • Whole Reserve items

WHO CAN USE GET IT FOR ME

The Medical Sciences Library only services the following Schools and institutions:

  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Public Health
  • TAMU Health - Centers, Institutes and affiliated clinical faculty
  • Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

If you are not associated with one of the above, visit the Evans Get It For Me service.

HOW TO USE GET IT FOR ME

To make a request: 

  • Open the University Libraries Get It For Me portal and select Medical Sciences Library. 
  • Sign in using your NetID/Password/DUO authentication.
  • New to MSL's Get It For Me? Fill out the New Authentication Registration form.
  • Make a selection under New Request, fill out the fields, and submit.

 

RECEIVING REQUESTED MATERIALS

Electronic materials, such as articles, will be delivered to you via email. These items will typically arrive in 2-4 days.

Physical materials, such as books, will be delivered to your Preferred Loan Delivery Location. You will be notified when an item is available for pickup, or has been shipped to your location. These items will typically arrive within 3-10 days.

LOAN PERIODS

For Texas A&M Books - See Checkout Privileges and Loan Periods for information on loan periods and renewals.

​For Interlibrary Loans - These have a blue strap, and are not owned by Texas A&M University. The loan period is assigned by the lending library, and the lending library may impose restrictions on use, such as LIBRARY USE ONLY, NON-RENEWABLE, or USER'S SIGNATURE REQUIRED.

RETURNING LOANED MATERIALS

Please return all books to the AskUs desk at the Medical Sciences Library. 

You may use book drops or campus mail; however, you are responsible for all borrowed materials until they are checked in. If an item is lost while checked out to you, then you will be billed for its replacement.

For distance patrons: Return your item to your location’s librarian, or use the included return label to ship your items back to the Medical Sciences Library.

FAQS

See the Get It For Me FAQs for more information on:

  • Overdue items
  • Delivery times
  • Renewals
  • Request restrictions
  • Monitoring and canceling requests
  • Updating your account information
  • and more…