FAQs

FAQ

Library Access

Who has access to the Samuel J. Wood Library?

If I'm not affiliated with the Samuel J. Wood Library, where can I go to find medical information?

Do Weill Cornell Medical College staff have access to the libraries of Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the Hospital for Special Surgery?

What is the Diethelm Library and how can I get access to its collection?

Can I post flyers in the Library?

Finding Information You Need

How can I find a list of articles on a particular topic or by a certain author?

How can I find the full name of journals when I only have title abbreviations?

How can I find a scale, test, or questionnaire I need to use in my research?

How can I find an article from a recent issue of the New York Times?

How can I find scientific images for my projects and presentations?

How can I find a Weill Cornell Medical College/Graduate School dissertation?

How can I find the Impact Factor of a journal?

How can I obtain a copy of the Cornell Medical Index?

Accessing Online Resources

What does the message "You are connected from outside the Weill Cornell Medical College network" mean?

How can I get access to the Weill Cornell Medical College electronic journals and databases from home?

As an NYP-WCMC resident or clinical fellow, do I have remote access?

What e-resources are not available from home or outside the network?

Where can I find a list of your electronic journals?

How can I print or download full-text articles from electronic journals? Which version should I choose?

What is the difference between PubMed and Ovid?

Where can I find a medical dictionary online?

Interlibrary Services (aka Interlibrary Loan)

Where do I place an interlibrary loan request?

How long do I have to wait for an interlibrary loan request to be filled?

What if I have an urgent interlibrary loan request?

How will I know when an interlibrary loan request is ready for me to pick up?

How do I log in and make an interlibrary loan request for the first time?

Meeting Rooms

How can I request a meeting or computer room at Weill Cornell Medical College?

Wireless Access, Computing, and Software

How do I connect to the Internet with my personal laptop?

Can I print from my wireless laptop in the Samuel J. Wood Library?

Is there free wireless printing anywhere in the Medical College?

How can I print in the Library?

Where can I connect my laptop to a power outlet in the Library?

Where can I scan documents in the Library?

My screen-reading browser cannot read PDFs. How can I get PDFs converted to something useable like HTML or plain text?

How do I download free full text with EndNote?

Does the Library have a projector available for checkout?

Using the Print and Photocopy System (PaperCut)

Where are the printers/copiers and how do I use them?

What is the cost of printing and photocopying in the library?

How do I create a PaperCut account?

How do I add value to my PaperCut account?

How do I get a refund on my PaperCut account?

Why does the library charge for printing services?

How do I print in color?

Library Statistics & Annual Reports

How can I obtain library collection statistics for grant applications?

Are the library's annual reports available online?

Artwork

Who provides the artwork on display in the library?

How can I have my artwork displayed in the library?

Alumni Resource Access

How do alumni get access to the library and its resources?

Why are licensed resources not available for alumni to use from home?

What resources are available to alumni at home?

What resource access services are available for alumni who don't live in New York?

Using the GET IT button

What is GET IT?

How do I use GET IT?

What should I do if there is no full text available from this service?

Why does GET IT sometimes show more than one option? Which one should I pick?

When I click to get full text, sometimes I end up on the journal's home page or table of contents. Can't I go directly to the article?

When I try to get the full text, I get a screen telling me the item is not found. Why? What should I do?

I clicked on GET IT, but the menu doesn't appear. What's wrong? Could it be my pop-up blocker?

Why don't I see the GET IT button?

Why did my session 'time out' while using GET IT?

Who can use GET IT?

Can I use this service from off campus?

In what databases does GET IT appear?

EZproxy

What is EZproxy?

Who can use EZproxy?

Can I still use VPN to access library resources?

Why am I not authorized to use EZproxy?

Why am I being asked by a publisher website to pay or login for access to library content?

Why isn't EZproxy working?

How do I make my own EZproxy links? (e.g. articles, ebooks, Canvas, etc.)

Why do I get a "hostname" error message?

Why is there no option to choose between Weill Cornell or NYP when using EZproxy?

Why am I able to access some e-resources without logging into EZproxy?

How do I connect to EZproxy from off-campus?

Whom should I contact, if I have more questions about EZproxy?

How can I use a bookmarklet with EZproxy?

Why am I unable to access a resource on the library's website?

May I share my login credentials with a non-Weill Cornell collaborator?

What does the message "Access Suspended" or "File missing: docs/suspend.htm" mean?

Can alumni use our EZproxy Remote Access service?

How can I request access to EZproxy?

OneSearch

How do I register for library privileges?

How do I find books, journals or other materials?

How do I check out books, journals or other materials?

How do I renew my library materials without going to the library?

How can I get a copy of an article from a journal volume, which has a catalog status of "Repair"?

What if the library doesn't own the journal or book I want?

What is OneSearch?

Whom do I contact if I can't log in to my account?

How do I save a search in OneSearch?

How do I save an item in OneSearch?

How do I export a reference from OneSearch

I am a MSK or Rockefeller employee, can I log in to OneSearch?

I'd like to donate books to the library.

NIH DMP

What data needs to be made sharable under the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy?

When should data be shared?

How long do I need to share my data?

If I don't plan on sharing my data, do I still need to create a DMSP?

If my DMSP changes during the course of the project, do I need to get the new version approved?

Who assesses DMSPs when they are submitted?

What is the start date of the DMS Policy?

Data Compliance

Who is the custodian of the research data and responsible for answering the following questions?

According to CU policy, when do I have to create a WCM Institutional Data Repository for Research (WIDRR) entry for my data?

How long does the CU Policy require that I retain my data?

Where should I deposit my data? Which data repository should I use?

If I have followed the steps above, have I complied with the NIH data sharing policy effective January 25, 2023?

What are the differences in requirements between Cornell University and the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policies?

What do I need to do for new NIH grant applications submitted after January 25, 2023?

What do I need to do for grant renewals?

What do I need to submit as part of my funding proposal?

Data Budget

What are the allowable costs?

What are the unallowable costs?

Where are the costs represented?

Who reviews the budget?

What tools are available for compliance purposes during my grant award period?

Data Sharing

Where do I share my data?

When do I share my data?

How do I share my data?

What do I need to do for compliance and institutional oversight?

Institutional Access FAQs

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