Library Services
Library Services offers research assistance and document delivery services for AHIMA members. While there is no charge for AHIMA members to access the library and perform their own searches, please note that certain assisted Library Services are subject to fees.
For Library Services, call (312) 233-1083 or email library.services@ahima.org.
The library offers a variety of helpful services for our members. Please note there are certain limitations as well as fees:
- On-site access to materials
- The FORE Library of AHIMA is open for on-site access from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. central time, Monday through Friday. A variety of print and electronic information sources are available. Please note that users of on-site photocopy equipment are liable for infringement of copyright.
- Photocopies of magazine articles
- Every effort is made to locate materials not in the collection and obtain photocopies as permitted by copyright law. Delivery time and costs for these materials will vary.
- Photocopied materials are normally supplied via first class mail. No additional fee is charged for fax delivery within the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico; outside those areas, an additional fee is charged. Page limits may apply.
- We are sorry, but photocopies of In Confidence or of entire issues of periodicals are not allowed.
- Information and Data Retrieval
- This quick information service is limited to questions which can be answered quickly (approximately 15 minutes) using existing Library resources.
- There is generally no research or delivery fee for this service. However, photocopy fax delivery restrictions and messenger fees apply.
- Research Service
- Research services are available to AHIMA members for questions requiring a significant time commitment and/or the use of additional external resources and databases.
- These services are subject to research fees of $50 per hour (minimum one hour; subsequent time billed in increments of 30 minutes) and direct costs, if applicable.
- If messenger service is desired, the requester must send the messenger when notified that the material is ready for pickup. For use of an express delivery carrier, an additional fee of $25 per request is charged if AHIMA’s account number is used; no additional charge is applied if the requester’s account number is used. Requests for fee-based services may be invoiced or paid in advance by credit card (American Express, MasterCard, or VISA). Deposit accounts may be established.
AHIMA Foundation Library Services fee schedule
On-Site Access |
- No charge |
Document Delivery Services |
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Photocopies from materials in the collection |
- On-site users $0.10 per page |
Photocopies from materials not in the collection |
- $25.00 per item |
Information, Data Retrieval, and Research Services |
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Quick information service |
- No charge |
Research Service |
- $50.00 per hour (minimum of one hour; subsequent time billed in increments of 15 minutes) plus direct costs if applicable |
Express Delivery Service |
- No charge if requestor’s account number used; additional $25.00 if AHIMA account used |
