Dissertations via UMI Doctoral dissertations, a popular and useful source of information, traditionally have been difficult or expensive to obtain via interlibrary loan services. Accessible through the Internet, ILL staff can order unbound copies of U.S. dissertations through Dissertation Express for a fee, with express delivery usually within 48 hours. The vast collections of the UC libraries are the first-choice source for obtaining material on interlibrary loan. However, commercial document services provide fast, supplemental sources. All offer rapid and affordable access to vital literature.
ILL staff decide which source isfastest and most cost effective.
The UCSD Libraries have established or are pursuing special borrowing partnerships with selected research libraries in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, and Mexico, links that will enhance our capacity for obtaining historical, foreign-language, current affairs, and scientific publications from these lands. More efficient Electronic ordering Requesting electronically saves patrons time and expedites the process in the interlibrary loan unit. Through Library Express UCSD faculty, staff, and graduate students can place orders for items owned in the UC system or in libraries across the world. The system will prompt the user for their ID and password. Requests are electronically mailed to the appropriate ILL unit where it is quickly processed.