Request—Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Service
UC faculty, students, and staff may use Request to ask for interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery service (DDS) for items from the Melvyl Catalog and from CDL licensed databases. Requested items will be processed as an interlibrary loan unless the user specifically chooses to use the home campus document delivery service. Request was formerly know as PIR (Patron Initiated Request).
Project Description
- Request/VDX Workplan January through June 2007 Last updated April 2007
- Request flier: Summer 2004 [PDF]
- Request policies: Last updated February 2004.
- Request related listservs: Provides subscription information for listservs about Request.
- Request/VDX archives: Background Documents and Information
- VDX: Implementation of the UC Consortial Borrowing System [password protected]
Campus Advisory and Technical Groups
The Request Team has been dismissed and their responsibilities for ongoing operations will now be handled by the Campus Request Liaisons and the VDX Implementation Team.
VDX Implementation Team: RosterCampus Request ILL and Technical Liaisons:
API Contact List: Revised April 2007.Tools for ILL Staff
- How to Use the Request & VDX Helpline Web Site [HTML]
- Campus-based Request test account overview. February 2007 [HTML]
- Troubleshooting requests. Revised March 2001. [RTF]
- Find the database and vendor name when the Request has just the database code. Revised May 2007 [PDF]
- Request decision flow: Revised June 2000. [RTF]
Tools for Public Service Staff
- Request error messages: Revised August 2004. [RTF]
- Adaptable description for campus explanation and promotion activities: Revised June 2003. [RTF]
- User guide: Revised July 2003. [HTML]
Request Statistics
- Request Server monthly statistics: April 1999 to present.
Technical Information
ISO ILL protocol information: