Delivery services

What do document delivery services offer me?

In addition to the national and international interlibrary loan system of the libraries, you have the possibility to use commercial document delivery services to order scientific literature such as books or articles.

Their use usually involves higher costs, but offers faster delivery times and in some cases allows you to obtain hard-to-reach documents (e.g. US dissertations not published by publishers).

In the following overview you will find a selection of national and international delivery services.

Delivery services: national

DNB Document Delivery Service
  • Link: DNB Document Delivery Service
  • Provider: German National Library
  • Available document types: articles
  • Delivery: mail, fax
  • Delivery time: up to 3 working days
  • Costs: info page
  • Payment: Bank transfer
subito-doc
  • Link: subito-doc
  • Provider: subito - Documents from Libraries
  • Available document types: articles, books
  • Delivery: attachments: e-mail, mail, fax; books: mail to desired address
  • Delivery time: standard up to three working days; express service up to 24 hours
  • Costs: article from 4,00 EUR, express surcharge 4,50 EUR; book shipping 9,00 EUR + return postage (state: 07/2018); info page costs
  • Payment: bank transfer, credit card
  • Requirement: Registration with subito (free of charge)
TIB Document Delivery
  • Link: TIB Document Delivery
  • Provider: Technical Information Library (TIB) - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology
  • Available document types: articles, books (focus: technology & natural sciences)
  • Delivery: attachments: e-mail, mail, fax; books: mail to desired address
  • Delivery time: standard up to three working days, express service up to 24 hours, express service up to three hours
  • Costs: Pay per view from 2.00 EUR; e-mail from 4.00 EUR; fax from 5.50 EUR; post from 5.50 EUR; book shipping from 9.00 EUR + return postage (as of 07/2018); information page costs
  • Payment: bank transfer, credit card
  • Requirement: Registration with TIB (free of charge)

Delivery services: international

British Library On Demand
ProQuest Dissertation Express
  • Link: ProQuest Dissertation Express
  • Provider: ProQuest LLC
  • Available document types: Dissertations (USA)
  • Delivery: e-mail, mail
  • Delivery time: three to five working days, plus transport time overseas if necessary
  • Costs: PDF: $ 38.00; copy: from $ 39.00; microfiche: from $ 55.00 (as of 07/2018); information page costs
  • Payment: Credit card
  • Requirement: Registration with ProQuest (free of charge)

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