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UA Delivery

About UA Delivery

As a service to our faculty, staff, and students, the University Libraries provide delivery services for articles, books, and book chapters owned by any of our three libraries: Dewey Graduate Library, Science Library, and University Library. Every effort will be made to process all UA Delivery requests quickly and as staffing levels, request volumes, and copyright guidelines permit.

Materials can be requested through ILLiad, the software used by the University Libraries for Interlibrary Loan and UA Delivery Services.

Requests & Delivery Options
  • Journal Articles and Book Chapters are delivered electronically through ILLiad. Book chapter requests are limited to one chapter per book. Lengthy article requests may be cancelled by library staff.
  • Books may be requested for delivery between Science and Dewey or University Library and Dewey.
  • Video and Sound Recordings may be requested for delivery between Science and Dewey or University Library and Dewey.
  • Faculty and Staff may request office delivery for books and media (DVDs, CDs, etc.) from any of the three libraries by selecting the office delivery option on the ILLiad request form.
  • East Campus and College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering patrons may request items (including media) be delivered to their offices via campus mail by choosing either “East Campus” or “College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering” as their pick up location.
  • Distance education students and patrons with disabilities may have materials mailed to their home addresses. For more information on distance education privileges, see: http://library.albany.edu/services/distance/. For more information on services for patrons with disabilities, please see: http://library.albany.edu/spwd/.
Requestor’s Responsibilities
  • Users must provide complete citations when completing request forms.
  • For books that are charged out and delivered directly to a user, the user assumes responsibility for the book from the date of check out, and is responsible for returning the item by its due date.
Turnaround Time for Requests

The Libraries' goal is always to provide rapid delivery of books and articles. However, the Libraries cannot guarantee delivery within a specified time period.