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Library Services
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Document Delivery Services (DDS)
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Document Delivery Services (DDS) for Corporate Members

The Document Delivery Service (DDS) for corporate members of the NUS Libraries aims to provide a copy of journal articles, book chapters or conference papers from the print collection in the NUS Libraries upon request. The NUS Libraries extended DDS to its corporate members from the year 2000.
 
How to apply to use DDS?
What can DDS do for you?
How are the articles delivered?
How to request for DDS?
What are the charges for DDS?


How to apply to use DDS?

  • A deposit account of S$2,000.00 is required for corporate members to use DDS.
  • The NUS Libraries will notify the company to top up the deposit account by an additional S$2,000.00 when the balance falls below S$500.00. 
  • The Application Form for Fee-Based Services is available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/mem/feebased.pdf.
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What can DDS do for you?

You can obtain a photocopy of a journal article or a book chapter or a conference paper from the print collection in the NUS libraries through DDS.

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How are the articles delivered?

  • Articles requested on Standard Service are sent by postal mail. 
  • Articles requested on Fast Service are sent by fax. 
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How to request for DDS?

  1. Print the Document Delivery Request Form for Corporate Members available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/guides/ddscfrm.pdf.
  2. Check NUS Libraries INtegrated Catalogue(LINC) at http://linc.nus.edu.sg/ to verify that the item is available from its collection. 
  3. Fill in all the details required on the request form.
  4. Requests have to be approved by the designated authorised officer of your company before they are sent to the NUS Libraries. 
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What are the charges for DDS?

Charges Per Article
Type of Service Photocopy Photoprint
(Prints from microform)
Standard Service S$20.00 up to 10 pages
S$2.00 for each additional 10 pages
S$21.00 up to 10 pages
S$5.00 for each additional 10 pages
Fast Service
(1 working day)
Standard Service charges
+ S$60.00 fast service levy
Standard Service charges
+ S$60.00 fast service levys
Documents supplied are limited to the print collection  
in the NUS libraries
Charges for the articles are deducted from your deposit account

For more details, contact Document Delivery Service at   or 6516-3472.

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Last updated: 20-11-2007