FIDO -- Faculty Information Delivered On-time

Forms:

Make your request using our fill-in web form.

WHO

• Full-time law faculty, deans & law directors (everyone who has a law library liaison assigned to them)

WHAT

• To request articles or documents for your research or classes

• Delivery format options appear on the form, and our default delivery format will be electronic documents delivered via email
• Our cost recovery policy for articles and photocopying is a work in progress

• To request books for your research or classes

• We will retrieve books from our collection, Loyola Hall storage and Orradre library
• We may use the Link+ service to find your book, (you can use it too)
• We may also request books from other libraries using Inter-library Loan, (you can also make these requests yourself)
• All books are checked out to your library record, you will continue to be responsible for fines and missing items

HOW

• Fill in the form

• Please indicate any special format needs
• Include your deadline and contact information in the event we need more information or encounter challenges in acquiring the materials

• ONE item per form please
• You may submit the form electronically, or print it and fax or deliver it to the Reference Desk (our fax: (408) 554-5318)
• The Reference staff will use their expertise to find your materials as quickly and economically as possible

WHEN

• We strive to fill document requests within two business days
  • Requests are processed in the order they are received
  • The location of the resource may add time or cost to the job

• Large jobs or rush requests should be discussed with the reference librarians (408) 554-4452, or your library liaison.
• Requests for books available at SCU libraries are filled within 1 business day
• Requests for books from other libraries may take 5-10 business days

Page updated: March 2, 2012