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Desktop article delivery from the UW Libraries and beyond... at no cost for current UW students, faculty and staff!*   Good news! The pilot project has been extended until June 30, 2010. The UW Libraries are conducting a pilot project to deliver journal articles from our print collection to your desktop at no charge for current UW students, faculty and staff*.     UW Libraries: any time, any place

Services

For current UW students, faculty, and staff at the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses the UW Libraries will provide the following services:

• Obtain electronic copies of articles, either from the UW Libraries collection or from another library, usually within one to two business days.
• Borrow books and other physical materials from other libraries, usually within 10-14 business days depending on shipping time.

To place a request, please log in to your UW Libraries Interlibrary Loan account using your UW NetID. If this is your first request, you will be asked to register.

More about the pilot project

This project is a response to the results of the UW Libraries 2007 triennial survey. When asked to choose from a list of possible new services, more than 70% of graduate students and faculty selected on-demand scanning of print journals free of charge. The long-term goal is to provide this service on a permanent basis. The pilot project will allow the Libraries to determine actual demand for the service and make budget projections. Of course, because the UW budget is uncertain, the final decision about permanent implementation is also uncertain.

While there are no costs for you, there are costs for the UW Libraries. These include staff, equipment, supplies, the fees charged by other libraries and copyright fees. Because of this, there are some limitations to the service.

*Limitations

• The UW Law School community is served by its own Library and is not part of this pilot project.
• Cascadia faculty, students and staff are not part of the pilot. Article copies can be supplied for a fee by requesting from ILL.
• Requests are for UW-related research only. If your request is for personal use, please see your public library.
• Mailing charges apply to send books to your home.
• Rare or fragile materials may not be available for scanning.

Not affiliated with the UW?

You're welcome to order articles through our fee-based Document Delivery service.