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Request for Book or Journal Article

UC San Diego Faculty, Staff, and Students

Use this form to request books, journal articles, government publications, and other materials. The fastest way to request materials, however, is through the UC-eLinks feature available from most UCSD online databases, or by using the Citation Linker form.

Requestor Information

The barcode is the 14-digit number on the back of your UCSD ID that begins with 21822. Please enter all 14 digits.

Expense Information

For articles owned by UCSD there is a $3.50 charge, except in these instances.

A budget number—also called "index number"—is a seven-character code that indicates which UCSD departmental budget line to which an expense should be charged. A budget number may be required when you request photocopy service of materials available in the UCSD Libraries.

Delivery Information

Books will be delivered to this location. Articles will be delivered via email.

Item Information

Please provide author, title, volume number, page, date, and other related information.

Book Example:

  • Okuda, M., & Okuda, D. (1993). Star trek Chronology: The Future's History. New York: Pocket Books.

Article Example:

  • Ramirez-Arreola D, Padilla-Lopez H, Gonzalez-Nunez R, et al. The effect of post-extrusion conditions in ribbon extrusion of polymer blends INTERNATIONAL POLYMER PROCESSING 21 (2): 121-131 MAY 2006

For rush requests, please include a deadline and reason(s) for the rush. A cost may apply.

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The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, US Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.

One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research."

If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would invoke violation of copyright law.

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