Document delivery allows users partial electronic access to print materials owned by Decker Library.
Print materials are scanned and sent as PDFs. Special Collections items, such as artists' books, are typically scanned or photographed and sent as image files.
Request Scans from the Collection (DocDel)
For Special Collections items, please check to make sure we don't already have images available on the MICA Digital Library.
Depending on availability, scanning may take up to two weeks, and possibly longer for Special Collections items.
Decker Library's DocDel service is available to all current MICA staff, faculty, and students. This service is not available to alumni or community members.
If a request is made for an item that is unavailable, the request will be forwarded to our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department. The ILL coordinator will follow up with the requestor once the items are located. ILL items cannot be placed on course reserve.
For course reserve materials: If an item is unavailable, it will be recalled and the file made available once the item has been returned.
To make a DocDel request, please follow these steps:
Check to see if the Library already owns the item by checking the Library Catalog. Fill out the form for DocDel requests.To request items not yet owned by Decker Library, we suggest using our Interlibrary Loan service.
The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted materials. Libraries and archives are authorized to provide a photocopy of materials under conditions specified by law. To abide by Copyright Law, 50 pages, or 10% of a work, whichever is less, may be copied and obtained through Document Delivery.
The Library reserves the right to decline requests based on the interpretation of Copyright Law.
Instructors are responsible for copyright compliance.
Materials in the public domain can be scanned and used for eReserves without copyright restrictions. In general, government publications and materials published in the United States before 1924 are in the public domain. More information about the public domain can be found on Stanford University Libraries' Copyright & Fair Use website.
Fair Use: Materials that comply with Fair Use can be scanned and uploaded in accordance with Copyright Law. More information about Fair Use can be found on Stanford University Libraries' Copyright & Fair Use website.
Copyright: If faculty need more than 10% of the work and the material is not licensed by the Library, usage does not comply with Fair Use, or the material is not in the public domain, instructors should get permission and pay fees (if applicable) to the copyright holder.