Take advantage of Linda Hall Library's many years of experience in science information to locate and obtain technical and scientific information wherever it may reside. All information requests are confidential.

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First time users please use our online registration form to request a search through LHL Direct. If you have any questions about the service, please contact us at 816.926.8767 or email us at lhldirect@lindahall.org.

LHL Direct provides

• Searches of scientific and technical literature.
• Copyright compliant provision of documents from the collection and other sources.
• Pursuit of copyright permissions on behalf of customers.
• Lending and renewal of selected books and standards from the collection.

Examples of searches

• Mechanical and physical properties of chemicals and materials.
• Historical uses of technical terms in relationship to intellectual property.
• Articles on specific ships, railroads, engineering companies or products for historians, journalists and attorneys.
• Historical articles on subways, sewers, bridges and other public works as background for renovation projects.
• Information on the uses of chemicals, endangered species and other environmental topics.
• Articles on the synthesis or manufacturing processes of specific chemicals.
• Current or archival specifications related to machinery and safety for engineers, consultants and attorneys.

Fees

Searches

In addition to hourly fees, subject searches may include database fees. Rush searches are provided, dependent on staff availability.

• Regular: $50 per hour
• Rush: $75 per hour

Verification of date of receipt

• Regular: $50 per hour
• Rush: $75 per hour

Copyright permission acquisition

This service identifies rights holders and requests copying permissions for those items not available in the copyright clearance center and/or for publishers that have not made a copying agreement with Linda Hall Library. Rushes are not available for this service.

• $50 per hour

Document delivery and borrowing from the LHL collections

Please see the fee schedules on the Document Delivery Services page.

Documents from other collections

• $20 plus copyright and fees from lending library

North America delivery options (in addition to other charges)

• Email: no charge
• FedEx 3 day: $8
• FedEx standard overnight: $22
• FAX: $5

International delivery options (in addition to other charges)

• Email: no charge
• International FedEx: $20
• FAX: $5

We are always happy to discuss potential charges before a search is conducted. Call LHL Direct at 800.662.1545 x767 or 816.926.8767 to discuss charges.

Contact Information

Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central Time,
Phone: 816.926.8767
Fax: 816.926.8782
Email: lhldirect@lindahall.org
Mailing address: LHL Direct, Linda Hall Library, 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2498