However, the In-depth service will be provided within 10 working days, a significant reduction from the previous turnaround time of one month. Streamlining this service should make it easier than ever for libraries to obtain the service best suited to the needs of their clients. Frequently, libraries were uncertain about the difference between a Level 2 search and either of the other two choices. The choice of two levels should reduce the possibility of confusion. And the reduction in turnaround time for an in-depth search means that individual clients will receive the information they need more quickly than ever.
Clients can specify that only one database be searched.
Requests for scientific, technical and health-related subject matter are terminated at this level. Only the bibliographic information supplied by the requesting library is used. No verification work is done. Then an exhaustive verification and location search is conducted by using all appropriate sources among those available to the Library. NUC Register of Additional Locations, national bibliographies, printed indexing services, subject bibliographies, and published library catalogues.