FAQs

The printer has one extruder, one color. We change the rolls of filament at the back to change colors. If you prefer a different color, we can change it, or if we don’t have the desired color, they can bring their own filament and we will put it on. 

The NIH Library offers a method to pre-populate the document delivery order from with citation information. To use this feature to start your search in PubMed @ NIH. Look for the NIH Library Fulltext Plus button. This service will populate the request form from the PubMed citation. The same service is available in Web of Science, Embase, Scopus and Google Scholar.

As noted on the NIH public access website, your peer-reviewed papers should be submitted to PubMed Central (PMC) immediately upon acceptance for publication by a journal. PMC will make these papers publicly available within 12 months of publication.

The EndNote styles collection contains more than 4,500 bibliographic styles for a variety of disciplines.

You may verify citations easily using PubMed (for journals indexed in PubMed). For help using PubMed, go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3827/#pubmedhelp.Finding_a_citatio….

For more information about translation services, please visit our Translation Services page.

Orientations to the services of the NIH Library are available upon request for NIH staff.

NIH Library books can be renewed for an additional four weeks, if there are no holds for the books. Checked out books may be renewed three times before the material must be returned to the NIH Library Information Desk. Renew NIH Library books online or call the Information Desk 301-496-1080.

The NIH Library has private study rooms for individual use. The rooms cannot be reserved. NIH staff can use them on a first-come, first-served basis. These study rooms are unlocked and valuables should not be left unattended. The rooms have a desk, door, and WiFi. 

Whether at home or on the road, laptop or desktop, you can now use NIH Library electronic resources without using a VPN--all you need is your NIH login and password or PIV card. The remote access link will allow you access to all your favorite eBooks, databases, and journals. Once you have logged in, you will be taken directly back to the NIH Library website.  

Please email [email protected] to request an ILL renewal 5 business days before the due date.

Interlibrary Loan FAQsIf you need an article, book, or other item that is not available in the NIH Library's collection, the Library can get it for you through the Library's online request system, ILLiad.

The 3D Printing Service is a self-service and first come first served.

Print jobs are saved on an SD card less than 2 GB. If the card is bigger the machine can’t read it. Place the card in the reader and select the print from Build from SD card. If you do not have an 2 GB SD card, you can borrow one for up to 3 days from the Information Desk.

Average print times are 8-12 hours. Prints running more than 30 hrs are not recommended.

There is no fee to print at the library if you work at NIH. However, you will need to provide your own filament (plastic). A roll of filament runs about $50 and you can produce 9-10 prints, depending on the size of the jobs.

Borrow popular science eBooks and audiobooks through OverDrive to read on your computer, mobile device, or Kindle. You can even download content for offline usage.