Reference Service

Founded in 1995, Reference Service provides library support for companies that are involved in biological, clinical, medical and chemical research. We search for articles, patents, book chapters and perform custom searches by subject words, title, author, science citation, etc.

Reference Service assures that all documents delivered to our customers comply with US and international copyright laws.

Typically, we obtain documents as our customer’s agent based upon our customers representation that:
1) documents are not intended to be used for commercial purposes or distribution;
2) documents are to be used for teaching, scholarship and research, and such use constitutes “fair use” within the meaning of Section 107 of Title 17 of the US code.

Upon your request Reference Service may ensure copyright compliance on the copy of the document that we deliver. The additional incurred cost may be $10.00 to $100.00 per document. It depends on every publisher’s royalties. No additional reproduction is authorized. Should you wish to make additional copies of a document or use it for anything other than research purposes please contact Copyright Clearance Center www.copyright.com.

To place an order, please use the Online Order Form on this website. We find and send the requested documents back to you promptly.

We process all requests ASAP, and additionally offer expedited services. For a RUSH SERVICE we attempt to find and return the request within 24 hours. Requests marked EXPRESS received by 9 am will be completed by 2 pm, requests received by 1 pm will be completed by 6 pm.

All orders will be fulfilled via email with documents delivered as PDF attachments.

Please note: Starting January 15 our prices will be increasing as referenced on the price list.
Thank you for your understanding.

Several convenient payment options are available: PayPal, MasterCard, VISA and Check.

An itemized invoice will accompany each set of fulfilled requests. You should initial and send it to Your Accounts Payable. Terms are 30 days. No contract needs to be signed.

We will keep you informed about status in processing the requests. We search for the requested materials until we find them, or you tell us to stop the search.

We would be pleased to serve your needs and believe that you will find Reference Service, Inc. to be helpful.