Dan Anguka
Unit Supervisor
Millikan Library
First Floor
(626) 395-6437

Document Delivery

The Caltech Library System provides a comprehensive document delivery service for Caltech faculty, students and staff, using Ibid. Whether the item is a book, a journal article, a technical report, or a thesis, and regardless of whether it is available on campus or must be obtained off campus, there is a standard fee of $6.50 per request, except as noted below.

Most items available at Caltech will be available via Document Delivery within one working day, either delivered electronically, sent out in campus mail, or made available for pickup at the Millikan Circulation Desk.

Items not available locally will be obtained from off-campus sources via Interlibrary Loan, and usually will take longer to obtain.

Rush processing of both local and off-campus requests is available, for an additional processing fee (see below).

JPL staff may useIbid to request articles from journals held by the Caltech Library System (i.e., listed in the Library Catalog). Requests for material that Caltech does not own will be forwarded to the JPL Interlibrary Loan Office. To avoid delay, JPL staff should submit such requests directly to the JPL Interlibrary Loan Office.

Ibid

In addition to going directly to Ibid to make requests, users have the option of using SFX from within several of the databases the Caltech Library maintains, including Web of Science, PubMed, and GeoRef. Among other functions, SFX allow requests to be transmitted to Ibid from within an enabled database. A complete list of SFX-enabled databases is available here.)

Document Delivery Price List

  • Journal Articles and Similar Materials Provided in Photocopy
    • $6.50 for an article of 30 pages or less, plus $6.50 for each additional increment of 30 (or fraction thereof) pages
  • Books
    • No charge if available in the Caltech Library System collections.
    • $6.50 per item if obtained from another library via Interlibrary Loan.
  • Theses, Patents, Technical Reports
    • No charge if available in the Caltech Library System collections. Copying from fiche is charged at 30¢ a page.
    • Charges vary if an item must be obtained from another library via Interlibrary loan. See the CLS Interlibrary Loan page for more information.
  • Rush Service
    • Additional Charge - $20 per item requested

Self-Service Photocopying

Photocopies cost 10¢ for each image (20¢ for two-sided copies.) There are self-service photocopiers on Millikan 7-9, and on the first and second floors in the Sherman Fairchild Library. These machines are linked to the Campus Card System. Campus ID cards can be used to charge copies to departmental and personal accounts or debit accounts that have been registered with the card system.

Paying for Copies

Debit cards are available from the Circulation Desks at Millikan and SFL.The blank card is free; a $5 minimum deposit is required to activate the card using dispenser-regenerators on Millikan 1 and SFL 1. These machines accept $5, $10 or $20 bills only.

Microform Copying

Self-service microform readers and a reader/printer are located on the first floor of the Millikan Library. Non-Caltech users must make prior arrangements to use this equipment. Lenses and paper tray must be checked out at the Millikan Circulation Desk.

Microfiche to Paper

  • Produced by library staff: $6.50 per increment of 30 pages for Caltech students, faculty, and staff.
  • Self-service, non-Caltech users: 25¢ per page
  • Self-service, Caltech students, faculty, and staff: 10¢/page for Caltech self printing users

Photocopy Price List

  • Self Service
    • 10¢/page
  • Requests by Intercampus Mail
    • Service limited to Caltech and JPL users
  • Transparencies
    • Labor and transparency - $1
    • Labor only, customer supplies transparency - 25¢
  • Rush Service
    • Additional Charge - $20

For further information on document delivery policies, contact General Reference, ext. 6405.