Internal Department Requests
Faculty
- Faculty can submit an online Copy & Scan Request Form for instructional or research purposes. Leave the book or document with staff at the front desk.
- Office staff will complete all requests within a timely manner and return the scanned or copied item to the faculty member's mailbox.
- Consider using Printing Services for large jobs. Printing Services accepts online or in-person submissions at any copy center on campus.
Graduate Students
- Graduate students are only allowed to make copy or scan requests of staff if they are instructing a course.
- Graduate students can use the book scanner in the PoLab to prepare readings for courses that they are TAing.
- Graduate students are only allowed to make copies on the Canon printer for instructional purposes and if they are instructing or TAing a course. All other copy requests should be sent to the Coffman Union Digital Print Center, [email protected].
Library Requests
University Libraries Digital Delivery
The University Libraries offer digital delivery of materials needed for course work and scholarly research, including:
- Materials not currently available within the University of Minnesota Libraries.
- Digital copies of articles and book chapters from their print and microform collections.
These services are free for currently-affiliated University students, faculty, and staff. To make a request, complete the Inter-Library Loan & Digital Delivery form.
- Average digital article and chapter fulfillment is 3 to 7 days.
- Average physical item fulfillment is 1 to 2 weeks.
- Scans of articles and book chapters expire after 30 days, but can be downloaded to your computer in order to maintain access to the pdF.
- Course Reserves is the recommended solution for scanning requests related to a course.