Document Delivery Services

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University of Delaware Library
181 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19717-5267
Email:
Phone: (302) 831-2236
Fax: (302) 831-2481
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/ill/

Through the Library Document Delivery service, eligible users may request copies of articles and book chapters from materials available in the University of Delaware Library. ILL staff will copy articles or book chapters and deliver them electronically to users' ILL accounts. Items requested through the Document Delivery service are usually available in 2 business days.

Eligibility

Document Delivery services are available to users who are unable to access print resources at the University of Delaware Library due to their distance from campus or other circumstances.

Currently, this service is available only to users who are eligible to register for a University of Delaware Interlibrary Loan account and are also:

University of Delaware students formally enrolled in distance learning programs
Graduate students registered as "sustaining" residing more than 75 miles away from the Morris Library*
Graduate students or faculty conducting research more than 75 miles away from the Morris Library*
University of Delaware students, faculty and staff with disabilities*

*These users must contact the ILL Office to identify eligibility for Document Delivery services.

Exceptions may be made to these criteria under extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis. Contact the ILL Office with questions about this policy.

Placing Document Delivery Requests

Before placing Document Delivery or ILL requests, users must create an ILL account at http://udel.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html. After logging in to the ILL system, choose the "Request an Article or Book Chapter from the UD Library" link to place Document Delivery requests.

Please note that this link only appears in the ILL accounts of distance learning students and those users who have registered for Document Delivery services with ILL staff.

Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.