Library Services to Community Users - Corporate Accounts
Corporate Accounts
The Hanford Technical Library (HTL) extends a broad range of robust services to the community through Corporate Accounts. By purchasing an HTL Corporate Account, you or your company will have borrowing privileges for materials in the library's circulating collections and you will be eligible to purchase the following services as you need them.
- Document Delivery: When materials are not available through the HTL collections, copies of articles, technical reports, conference proceedings, and dissertations can be located and frequently acquired by the HTL staff from other libraries or vendors worldwide. These services are provided in accordance with copyright laws and guidelines. See Interlibrary Loan (ILL) & Document Delivery Policies for more information.
- Interlibrary Borrowing: Books, documents, and dissertations not available from the HTL collections can often be located by HTL staff and borrowed from other libraries. See Interlibrary Loan (ILL) & Document Delivery Policies for more information.
- Photocopying: HTL staff will photocopy materials from the Hanford Technical Library collections. Self-serve photocopying is also available. See Photocopying Policies for more information.
- Research Services:
- Literature Searching: Save time and money by using the professional services of the Hanford Technical Library staff for literature and patent searches and analysis of the results. Using proprietary services such as STN International as well as HTL-provided databases and other resources world-wide, staff can search for journals, conference proceedings, patents, newsletters, newspapers, technical reports, and other sources essential to your research.
- Citation Checking: Hanford Technical Library staff are available to help you check the accuracy of the citations in your technical report, journal articles, conference papers, etc. whether it's one article or a list of thousands.
- Indexing: HTL staff are available to create indexes for your websites, books, or reports.
- Taxonomy Development: HTL staff can organize your information into topic categories that will make browsing and searching for information on your website or portal easier for your users.
- Research consultations provided by professional information specialists/librarians, include in-depth consultations, reference and research assistance.
- Corporate Account holders may check out materials from the HTL circulating collection for 28 days and may renew materials one time. Borrowing privileges will be suspended if materials are not returned or renewed by the due date; suspension of privileges will continue until all materials are returned. 25 items may be borrowed by each card holder at one time. Borrower's cards will be assigned to designated staff; cards may not be shared or interchanged during the account year (October-September). The card cannot be delegated to another individual.
For more information on Corporate Accounts please contact the Library Circulation Desk at (509) 372-7463.
See Library Fee Schedule for annual pricing information for Corporate Accounts.
Note: Hanford Technical Library (HTL) Corporate Accounts are not available to PNNL or DOE Prime Contractors at the Hanford Site as listed on the Hanford Site web page. Principal subcontractors and other subcontractors, listed on the Hanford Site web page, may purchase HTL Corporate Accounts if they are not covered by their respective Prime Contractor. Small businesses and subcontractors on the Hanford Site not listed on the above web page are not eligible to receive Hanford Technical Library services through the Prime Contractors; Hanford Technical Library services are available to these companies through the HTL Corporate Account program.
Contact: Library Webmaster
Updated: November 6, 2009
Telephone: (509) 372-7430
