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Document Delivery (Intercampus Request)
Steps
- Go to the WorldCat Discovery search box on the Library home page.
- Search for the item you want to request.
- Click on the title of the item you want to request.
- Click on the Intercamput Request (Document Delivery) button under Access Options.
- Login with your North-West University CAS credentials. If you have already logged in, you will not be asked again.
- Complete the request form.
- You will receive a notification to pick up your resources once it has arrived at your home library.
What are Document Delivery (Intercampus Requests)?
- Document delivery is the WorldCat Discovery name for an Intercampus Request.
- The document delivery form allows you to borrow items from other NWU campus libraries and branches that are not your home library.
How does this work?
- Journal articles, content pages, and index pages are scanned and sent by email to the requesting user.
- You will receive a notification to pick up your resources once it has arrived at your home library.
- Working days/hours are from Monday - Friday from 7:30 - 4:30 and do not include weekends.
Books to Mahikeng:
- Books from Potchefstroom Libraries take 3-7 working days to arrive in Mahikeng.
- Books from Vanderbijlpark Library take 7-10 working days to arrive in Mahikeng.
- For contact information, go to Document Delivery.
Books to Potchefstroom: Ferdinand Postma Library and branch libraries
- Books from Mahikeng Library take 3-7 working days to arrive in Potchefstroom.
- Books from Vanderbijlpark Library take 72 hours to arrive in Potchefstroom.
- Books between the Ferdinand Postma and branch libraries will be ready for pick up at your home library after 24 hours.
- For contact information, go to Document Delivery.
Books to Vanderbijlpark
- Books from Mahikeng Library take 7-10 working days to arrive in Vanderbijlpark.
- Books from Potchefstroom Libraries take 72 hours to arrive in Vanderbijlpark.
- For contact information, go to Document Delivery.
