Please Note: Journal articles in volumes that have been sent to the LSC may be requested for FREE. Fees WILL be charged to retrieve articles from journals that are available online or in the Library stacks (primarily 1985 to present). If we do not subscribe to or have canceled a particular journal, the standard Interlibrary Loan fee will be charged to get the article.
Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a delivery service for journal articles, books, audiovisuals, and other materials. If you are too busy to photocopy materials or need items not available at Duke, this service can help you. The Duke University Medical Center Library's Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan service is available to DUMC faculty, staff, and students. To batch journal article requests from PubMed, you must use our Loansome Doc System to eliminate entering citation information manually. Requests from users not affiliated with Duke University must be processed through our Loansome Doc System.
Highlights of Document Delivery/ILL
- Journal articles from Duke and elsewhere
- Free delivery of articles from journals in storage
- Loans for books and audiovisuals from non-Duke locations
- Electronic submission via http://illiad.mclibrary.duke.edu
- Username and password required to secure access to information
- Electronic desktop delivery from print and electronic collections.
- 1-3 day turnaround for requests of most materials
- Special rush service for faster delivery
- Retrieve status information about requests through the Web at any time and from any location
- Requested items may be picked up at Library Service Desk or delivered electronically
- Payment by credit cards, checks, or cash
How do I use the service?
The Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan system may be accessed at http://illiad.mclibrary.duke.edu. Before you can submit requests, you must first complete a registration form via the Web with your name, address, preferred delivery method, and other personal information. You will also be required to create a username and password to secure future access to information about your requests. It is only necessary to enter your personal information into the system once.
Requests for journal articles, books, audiovisuals and other materials may only be submitted electronically. Phone requests are limited to emergency patient care situations ONLY. Once you have connected to the system at http://illiad.mclibrary.duke.edu with your username and password, you may choose the request type from the ILL Main Menu.
Instructions: When filling out request forms, please:
- Submit one form for each item requested
- Complete all required information
- Check Rush if you want faster delivery (additional $3.00 fee)
When and how will I get the materials?
The Library staff processes all requests Monday through Friday, 8 am until 5 pm. If the materials are available on campus, we can usually retrieve them within 48 hours. Items located at off-campus libraries will take longer. Information about the status of your requests can be retrieved through the Web at any time and from any location. When your requests are ready, you will be promptly notified and your materials delivered according to your specifications on file (pickup, campus mail, electronic).
Rush service (additional $3.00 fee) will attempt to provide the materials within 24 hours. To ensure that every request is handled quickly and efficiently, the Library may have to set limits on the number of rush requests per patron, per day.
Emergency patient care situations are treated with the highest priority, and services can be provided within 2 hours in these special situations.
If you submit a large number of requests (over 30) in one day, these requests may be processed over several days and the turnaround time may be longer.
Electronic Delivery
The Document Delivery/ILL system offers the convenient option of having items delivered to you electronically.
When a requested article is available, you will receive an email notification with instructions on
how to access it. Using the free Adobe Reader (
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html), you will be able to view, print, or save the full
text of PDF-formatted articles at no additional charge. Patrons will be billed for materials that are delivered electronically.
Fees
- Articles
- Available in the Medical Center Library stacks or online - $5 per article
- Available exclusively from Duke Off-Site Stacks (LSC) or another Duke library - FREE
- Not available at Duke - $11 per article plus copyright fees or additional charges.
- Any charges over $11 will be billed to the requestor once we have been authorized to process the order.
- Articles over 30 pages: Additional 10 cents per page
- Books/Audiovisuals
- Available from a non-Duke library - $5 each. Please request these using the Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan system.
- Any charges over $5 will be authorized by requestor before processing the order.
- Available exclusively from Duke Off-Site Stacks (LSC) or another Duke library - FREE. Please request these through the library catalog.
- Additional Fees
- Rush: $3.00 per request
In certain cases the Library may have to send an Interlibrary Loan request to a vendor which charges very high fees. Interlibrary loan fees over $11.00 per article will also be billed to the patron once authorization to proceed with the order has been obtained.
Payment may be made with a credit card, check, or cash. Patrons will be billed for materials that are delivered electronically. Duke departments and patrons may pay the bill with a credit card by faxing or mailing the invoice with the credit card information, which will be destroyed once the charge is made.
Purchasing articles directly from the publishers
If you need immediate electronic access to an article, you may be able to purchase it directly from the publisher. Connect to http://www.pubmed.gov and retrieve the article with the PMID (a unique identifier for each article in PubMed, usually found following a citation or abstract) or by using the Single Citation Matcher (which requires two or more pieces of information from the citation). Open the citation by clicking on the authors' names. If the article can be purchased directly from the publisher, a publisher's link will appear above the article title. Credit cards are required and fees vary by publisher, often ranging from $20 to $50 per article. Availability varies by publisher.
Note: If you prefer to order articles via our delivery service, use the DUMCL Article/Book Order Form.
Whom do you contact for questions or help?
Document Delivery/ILL staff: (919) 660-1100
Email: mcldd@mc.duke.edu
Campus mail address: DUMC Box 3702
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm
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