Fee Based Search Services
Searches of the current and/or historical literature may be conducted by professional searchers upon request. Access is available to MEDLINE, PSYCINFO, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Dissertation Abstracts, and hundreds of other databases. Searches are normally completed within two working days.
Fee based searches may be initiated by contacting a reference librarian at (617) 638-4228.
Please note: Database searching assistance is always available free-of-charge for faculty, staff and students of BU and BMC. The fees below reflect the cost for the search to be completed by a Librarian on behalf of the researcher.
For more information contact a reference librarian at (617) 638-4228 or refquest@bu.edu.
| Patron Category | MEDLINE | Other databases |
| Faculty, staff and students of the Boston University schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Public Health | $20 | Other database search fees vary according to the individual costs of the database. |
| Boston Medical Center faculty, staff, students | $20 | Other database search fees vary according to the individual costs of the database. |
| Alumni of the Boston University schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Public Health | $20 plus $25 consultation fee | Other database search fees vary according to the individual costs of the database; total search cost plus 20%, plus $25 consultation fee. |
| Boston University Charles River Campus faculty, staff, students and alumni | $20 plus $25 consultation fee | Other database fees vary according to the individual costs of the database; total search cost plus 20%, plus $25 consultation fee. |
| Corporate members | $25 | Other database fees vary according to the individual costs of the database; total search cost plus 25%. |
| All Others | $20 plus $25 consultation fee | Other database fees vary according to the individual costs of the database; total search cost plus 20%, plus $25 consultation fee. |
The library also offers a Current Awareness service that provides monthly updates of the latest citations in your field of interest.