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SCAD is the Virtual Health Library's Cooperative
Service for Accessing Documents, an automated and descentralized
document delivery system coordinated by BIREME. The purpose
of SCAD is to provide efficient document delivery service
among libraries and users in the Latin American and Caribbean
Region.
New users or libraries need to register in SCAD
before first using this service, filling out the registration
form.
Users are asked to select the delivery method
when filling in the request form. The available options are:
mail (regular mail), fax, e-mail (pdf or tiff format) or Ariel.
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How
much does service cost?
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SCAD service charges refer to each request, and
vary in accordance with:
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The number of pages of the requested document;
The place where the request is fulfilled: libraries
of the BIREME Network, or other network (National
Library of Medicine and British Library); and
Delivery methods: Mail/E-mail/Ariel or Fax.
Please see
table of charge.
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SCAD registered requests can be fulfilled by
a "BIREME network" library or by "other
network" libraries.
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it includes BIREME library and SCAD Cooperating Libraries,
in Latin American and the Caribbean Region. In case
of the automatic request from database search (VHL or
Pubmed), the system indicates the library options automatically.
: it includes
international systems such as the National Library
of Medicine (Docline Service) and British Library
(BLDSC Service). Requests can be forwarded to other
network if they are unfilled by the libraries of the
BIREME network.
The automatic requests (from Pubmed or VHL´s
databases) are route automatically to a library from
BIREME network.
SCAD does not guarantee that all requests will be
fulfilled, even those for documents retrieved through
the MEDLINE or LILACS databases. Nevertheless, the
average of fulfilled requests reached 80% in the last
years. Causes of unfilled requests include: requested
documents do not belong to SCAD cooperating library
holdings; incomplete or inaccurate data of requested
document, etc.
Users should checked the delivery service process
through the search module of the SCAD System.
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Users and libraries can make a request to SCAD using
Pubmed, VHL´s databases, or filling out a form
into SCAD System.
1. From Pubmed: select
citations from a search result set by checking the boxes
in front of citations. After that, select "order"
from the "Send to" list. This way, the order
service will go to SCAD. (not available yet)
select
citations from a search result by clicking on
the icon  which is available at the left
side of each record of the LILACS, MEDLINE and others
databases.
into SCAD System: from the SCAD
main menu, users can choose the "new request"
option.
To register the requests in SCAD the user/library
need inform your user/library code and password.
The SCAD delivery service performs the
same process of dealing with a request independently
of the ordering method. All requests can be checked,
cancelled or modified by the user, from SCAD
main menu.
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The time limit for delivery
of a requested photocopy varies in accordance with the
library responsible for attending the request, and the
method of delivery (mail, fax, e-mail or Ariel).
BIREME is able to deliver a photocopy in the shortest
time possible, in 48 hours, excluding the time that
postal services take to deliver it.
see time limit
for delivery
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At the end of each month, SCAD charges for all fulfilled
requests, and sends an invoice for payment. Users living
outside Brazil receive invoices in US dollar.
Options for payment ()
Through the PAHO/WHO
national office of the user's country in national
currency;
By cheque in dollar
payable to PAHO/BIREME, and sent by mail accompanied
by the invoice; or
By credit card - Visa
or American Express.
Pre-payment - BIREME debits monthly each request to
the respective user account.
Through the SCAD system, users have the possibility
to check their invoices, as well as to check the fulfilled
requests.
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If you are unable to find the answer to your question on
this page, please contact your SCAD´s user
support unit.
Please see Rules
and Procedures of the service too.
SCAD - Cooperative Service
for Accessing a
Documents
Phone: (++ 55 11) 5576-9839 / 5576-9837
Fax: (++ 55 11) 5571-1919
E-mail: scad@bireme.br
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