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  • Dana Biomedical Library
  • Phone: 603-650-1658
  • Today's Hours: 7am-9pm
  • Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library
  • Phone: 603-650-7658
  • Today's Hours: 8am-11pm

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Guide to Registering for and Using DartDoc


Registering for DartDoc:

  1. From the Biomedical Libraries Website, under "Quick Links," click on "DartDoc"
  2. At the DartDoc login screen, click on "Register" in "First-Time Users Need to Register" in the green bar at the top, or under "Don't Have a User Name?" in the center of the page.
  3. On the next screen, you will see "First-Time User Registration for DartDoc" in the purple bar. Underneath "Life Sciences, DMS, and DHMC Users," click on the button, "First-Time Users Click Here."
  4. The next screen will say: "Life Sciences, DMS, and DHMC Users: Enter your information below and press the Submit Information button to register" in the purple bar.
  5. Fill in all required fields. Hints:
  1. If you don't know your Dartmouth ID or DHMC ID Library Barcode Number, type "none;"
  2. "Preferred Notification Method", select "E-Mail;"
  3. "Book Delivery," leave as is;
  4. "Article Delivery," leave as is;
  5. "Pick-up location for book...." select Matthews-Fuller for DHMC/Lebanon or Dana for Dartmouth/Hanover.
  1. Under "About your Username and Password," we recommend using your full e-mail address as your Username, such as John.Doe@dartmouth.edu. PubMed/Loansome Doc Users: Make sure your DartDoc username matches the e-mail address as you entered it in Loansome Doc.
  2. Click on "Submit Information" button.
  3. Next you'll see a screen telling you that you successfully registered and inviting you to use DartDoc.

To request articles from DartDoc:

  1. From the Biomedical Libraries Web , under "Quick Links," click on "DartDoc."
  2. Login with DartDoc Username and Password. Click "Login to DartDoc."
  3. On the next screen, "Main Menu of DartDoc for *your name*," click on the "Article" button under "Submit Requests."
  4. On next screen, describe the item you want, using the fields that follow, providing as much information as you have. NOTE: fields in BOLD are required. Click on "Submit Request" at bottom of screen, when information is complete.
  5. On next screen, you will be told that the submission was successful. No need to write down or keep track of the transaction number.
  6. Using PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Web of Science, or another database? You can make DartDoc requests directly from your search without needing to type in the article information! See instructions: PubMed, Ovid, and other databases.

To access/download an article once it is available:

  1. You will receive an e-mail that says that your article has been received and processed. The e-mail will include the URL you need to login to DartDoc: https://dartmouth.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/biomed/logon.html
  2. Login with your DartDoc username and password.
  3. On next screen, click on "Electronically Received Articles," under "Retrieve Articles" section.
  4. To access article, click on View #####, in "Transaction #" column. NOTE: articles will remain posted to that page for 30 days from the date of posting. Save the article to your desktop, if you desire a permanent copy. NOTE: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to download PDF files.

For more information:
email Biomedical Libraries Document Delivery, or call 603-650-1656.

Last Updated: 4/10/08