Document Delivery Policies
The University of Louisville Libraries' Document Delivery policies are based on the most current copyright law. These policies apply to all University Libraries except the Law Library and Music Library. Document Delivery is a courtesy provided by the University Libraries, and any conditions of use imposed must be strictly observed. All items are subject to immediate recall by the University Libraries.
Copyright and Resource Sharing
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. 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 for purposes in excess of “fair use,” (as defined by the U.S. Copyright Office that user may be liable for copyright infringement. Therefore, the University of Louisville Libraries reserve the right to refuse a request if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the request would violate copyright law.
Eligibility
Kornhauser Health Sciences Library provides document delivery services to all faculty, staff, and students on the Health Sciences Campus.. A patron's library account must be in good standing to initiate a document delivery request.
Ekstrom Library provides document delivery for items in the Ekstrom Library (excluding University Archives, Rare Books, and Photo Archives) and the Art Library. Document Delivery service is offered to all faculty, staff, and graduate students who are currently teaching classes on the Belknap campus. Graduate students who are not teaching and undergraduate students are not eligible for document delivery. A patron's library account must be in good standing to initiate a document delivery request.
Currently the Music and Law libraries do not offer document delivery service.
Requests are only accepted for photocopies. We do not currently offer book retrieval services. There is a 50 page copy maximum per request.
Submission of Requests
Requests for document delivery service for the University of Louisville Libraries, except the Law Library and Music Library, must be submitted electronically through the University Libraries' ILLiad system.
In accordance to copyright law a separate request must be submitted for each item. Accurate and complete information about the item and the patron making the request are essential to processing requests. Any request may be cancelled and returned if it lacks sufficient information to be processed. By submitting a request patrons acknowledge their acceptance of document delivery policies, fees, and copyright laws.
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received. Five requests are processed per patron per day. Additional requests per patron will be processed as the workload permits.
Rush Requests
Rush options for document delivery will be left to the discretion of
each library. Costs for rush charges are fixed. A full explanation may be found under the Fees section.
Fees
Rush Requests
Not all libraries will offer rush services at all times. Cost for rush services,
when available, are listed below. All rush requests
submitted after 2:00pm will be processed the following business day.
| UofL faculty, staff, students | Non UofL local professionals | |
| Next working day: | $15 | $20 |
| Same working day: | $20 | $25 |
Rush costs are independent of other fees. Rush delivery can never be guaranteed. If material cannot be obtained within the specified time frame, rush fees will not be charged.
Contact
If you have any questions please contact Felix Garza 852-8531 on the Health Science Campus or John Spivey 852-8751 on the Belknap Campus.
Abuse of these policies may result in the suspension or revocation of interlibrary loan/document delivery privileges.
Revised 3/19/2007