Yale University Library Research Guides: Get it @ Yale: Scan and Deliver

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What is it?
Delivers PDF copies of Yale materials within 48 business hours of request.

What can I request?
Most print materials held at Yale.

How much can I request?
Two chapters or articles per person per volume or 100 pages, whichever is the lesser amount.

How many requests can I submit?
You may place as many requests as you wish at one time, but the Scan and Deliver service reserves the right to process one request per person per day, depending on staffing and overall request volume.

How do I request items?
Use the "request scan" link in the item's record in Orbis.

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Search and Request in Orbis
Find the item you need in Orbis, and use the request link to order Scan and Deliver.

More detailed information about placing a request is available here.

Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions

Warning of Copyright Restrictions

WARNING OF COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS¹

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of the copyright materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, library and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than in 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,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. The Yale University Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if, in its judgement fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

¹37 C.F.R. §201.14