Most libraries are willing to provide:
- Books.
- PDFs of book or eBook chapters.
- PDFs of articles in journals, anthologies, and proceedings from symposia and conferences.
- Theses and dissertations, when not on microfilm or in Proquest Dissertations &Theses.
- Microfilm.
Most libraries will NOT lend:
- Entire eBooks, because license agreements restrict lending between libraries.
- Rare or valuable material, including manuscripts.
- Typescript doctoral dissertations when available on microfilm.
- Reference or other non-circulating materials.
- Material in high demand at the lending library, especially new books and best-sellers.
UAB Libraries will NOT accept requests for:
- Textbooks available for purchase at the bookstore.
- Materials on reserve at UAB Libraries.
- Materials owned by the UAB Libraries but in circulation at the time of request.
- Items that would violate copyright guidelines (e.g. scanned copy of an entire book).
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