Document Delivery Service

PLACING DDS REQUESTS VIA CONNEXIONS. If you find an interesting reference in a service or database that has a ConneXions link then you can order the item directly from the database. The Document Delivery Service link from the ConneXions menu will open a request form with the reference details already entered. All you need to do is select the delivery options you want, type "yes" into the copyright declaration field and submit the request.

Expand your access to information with the Document Delivery Service. If you cannot find the item you want in our library, in local libraries or freely available on the internet then why not order it through the Document Delivery Service? We can get hold of:

• Books
• Journals (for articles and whole journal issues)
• Chapters of books
• Conference proceedings
• Theses
• Patents (use a book request form and quote the patent number)

The service is:

• Simple to use. Just fill in an online form and we will email you when the item arrives.
• Fast. 22% arrive within 2 days, 76% within 7 days.
• Inexpensive compared to buying the book or travelling to read it.
• Convenient. Articles supplied by British Library can be delivered direct to your desktop.
• Broad in scope. We can borrow books and obtain copies from university, public and (some) specialist libraries within the UK and abroad.

Most books are loaned to the library for about 5 weeks and if you are not finished with it after that time then most books can be renewed, use the link to contact the Document Delivery team from your library record.

Further Advice

Use our online DDS enquiries form to enquire about your current requests, apply for renewals or cancel requests. If you want some other information, or are not a member of Durham University, then please contact the Document Delivery Service staff using the email addresses below. We will be happy to answer your questions.

• Direct to Desktop Document Supply Guide (last modified: 6 August 2008)
• Document Delivery Service guide (last modified: 21 June 2011)