What is Document Delivery?
Document Delivery is a service that obtains for specified users copies of articles and book chapters needed for research that are held in the Stony Brook University Libraries' collections. Requests are submitted through ILLiad.
There are two types of document delivery services available:
Electronic delivery of articles/book chapters in the collection at Stony Brook University Libraries
Available to current students, faculty and staff.
Provides electronic delivery of an article or book chapter (subject to copyright restrictions) held in our collection.
Delivery of books to another campus location
Available to a limited group of patrons:
Who is eligible?
Currently registered students, faculty and staff.
This service is not available to alumni, special borrowers, friends, relatives, spouses of Stony Brook University faculty, staff or students. Document Delivery requests will not be processed for patrons with excessive fines, blocks on Library account or an expired ID.
How are requests submitted?
All requests are submitted electronically through ILLiad. Use your NetID and password.
Select the appropriate Document Delivery request option on the main request page. Please provide as much information as possible.
What can be requested and how is it delivered?
Who is eligible?
This service is not available to alumni, special borrowers, friends, relatives, spouses of Stony Brook University faculty, staff or students. Document Delivery requests will not be processed for patrons with excessive fines, blocks on their Library account or with an expired ID.
How are requests submitted?
All requests are submitted electronically through ILLiad.
Select the appropriate Document Delivery request option on the main request page. Please provide as much information as possible. You must provide the call number and location of the item. Submitting a request without this information may delay the processing of or cause the cancellation of the request.
What can be requested and how is it delivered?
Distance Education students: Books and hard copy material owned by the University Libraries will be mailed to the patron’s address on file within 1-2 weeks of the request date. Material that is not owned by Stony Brook University Libraries can also be requested through interlibrary loan. This material is typically available within 2 weeks of the request. It will be delivered to the patron’s address on file after receipt at Stony Brook University Libraries. Please factor in these time constraints when requesting material. The University Libraries will pay the cost of shipping items to patrons; however, borrowers are responsible for the cost of return shipping. Material must be received by the University Libraries to avoid accruing fines. Note: Interlibrary loan cannot be used for required class materials, e.g. required class texts.
How long for delivery and how much does it cost?
While we strive to deliver material within 24 hours of receiving the requst, certain circumstances such as availability and location of material and volume of requests may result in a slightly longer wait for requested material. You can check the status of your request by logging into your ILLiad account.
There is no charge to the patron for this service.
Library Administration: 631.632.7100
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