Scan & Deliver

On many items in HOLLIS, though not all, there are links next to the barcodes saying "Scan & Deliver." This is a service the Library is providing to supply digital copies of journal articles or book chapters to Harvard faculty, students and staff. Here's how it works:

• You should first register for Scan & Deliver by going to https://illiad.hul.harvard.edu/illiad/HMZ/illiad.dll. You will be asked to authenticate using your HUID and PIN. Fill out the form, being sure to fill in all required fields, and submit.
• Once you are registered, when you wish to request an article or book chapter, click the link in HOLLIS, and after authenticating fill out the form with details of your request. Submit.
• The request will enter the Ernst Mayr Library's Borrowing queue. We will check the request and submit it to the Harvard library that owns the item (the holding library).
• The holding library will receive the request, go to the shelves and pull the item, copy it, and scan it.
• The article/book chapter will be posted on a server and you will receive an email with the link to it. Click on the link to retrieve the article. It will be there for 30 days.

Some things to note about Scan & Deliver:

• The process can take up to four business days. (Remember that someone has to actually copy and scan each item!)
• Requests are subject to copyright restrictions. That means no more than one chapter per book, or one article per journal issue.
• Patrons are limited to two requests per day, and 30 pages maximum.
• The service will be most useful when you want a journal article from Countway or the Harvard Depository. If you need something we have here in the Ernst Mayr Library, it will be faster if you contact me directly.