Request Library Materials

Recommend items for our library's permanent collection.

Request items from NYUNY Libraries – Bobst and Courant – using BobCat

• Be sure to log in to BobCat for personalized request and delivery options.
• Search for the title you need in BobCat. Select the "(GetIt)" link to the right of your desired item.
• This screen will inform you of your access options, including full-text online, if available.
• Click “Request” or "More Info" for a chapter or article scan, or to have the entire item sent to Abu Dhabi.
• On the next screen, click "request," then select "NYU Abu Dhabi Library" as the Pickup/Delivery location and complete the relevant fields if you are requesting an article or chapter scan.
• Requests are available for circulating items from Bobst, Bobst Offsite, and Courant General Collections. Faculty in Abu Dhabi may also request circulating audio materials from the Avery Fisher General Collection.
• Items not available for shipment to Abu Dhabi:
• Items on reserve
• Reference items
• Non-circulating items
• Consortium items (New School, Cooper Union, etc.)
• Bobst and Courant items currently checked out or in processing may be requested, and will be sent to Abu Dhabi once they are returned to their New York library. You may instead prefer to recommend purchase by our library or to request the item from a non-NYU library, through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Request Scans

Scans of Bobst Reserve, Reference, Microform, Government Documents, IFA, and Special Collections’ items using the NYU Interlibrary Loan Request System

• Chapter and article scans from the Bobst Reserve and Reference collections, the Division of Libraries Special Collections, and the NYU Institute of Fine Arts are available on a case-by-case basis.
• Log in to the Interlibrary Loan Request System and select the appropriate form.
• Be sure to select that you are in Abu Dhabi from the drop-down menu on the article and book chapter request forms. These services are not available for all patrons.

Request DVDs from the Avery Fisher General Collection –
Abu Dhabi Faculty

• Please fill out the Avery Fisher Center request form
• Abu Dhabi faculty will be granted a three-day loan period.

Request Items from the NYU-Poly Bern Dibner Library

Print or scanned materials from the NYU-Poly Bern Dibner Library are available to NYU Abu Dhabi faculty, staff and students. Click here for instructions.

Image Retrieval Service for Abu Dhabi Faculty

• Coming soon!

Request items not owned by NYUAD or NYUNY Libraries using NYU Interlibrary Loan Request System

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service by which the library requests materials from other libraries on your behalf.
• There is no charge for this service, although due to the high cost of delivery, judicious use is encouraged.
• Log in to the Interlibrary Loan Request System and select the appropriate form.
• Requests may be placed for the following:
• A maximum of five (5) articles from any one journal title (as per copyright restrictions)
• Books (be sure check the appropriate box for Abu Dhabi pickup)
• Book chapters (limited to one chapter or about 10 percent of the page count per copyright)
• Dissertations and theses
• Microforms
• Photocopies of journal/newspaper articles
• Non-print materials, such as videos, sound recordings, and computer files, can be requested but are often difficult to obtain.
• Items owned by NYU but that are checked out.
• Items in NYU's full-text e-journal collection are not available via ILL.
• Requests take anywhere from one to four weeks, depending upon location and availability. Most interlibrary loan requests for journal articles or book chapters take four days or less from the time you submit a request until you have the item in hand. Requests for whole items (e.g., books, dissertations, etc.) typically take seven days. Once your item is received in New York, it will be delivered via UPS to Abu Dhabi in three business days.
• See complete NYU ILL policies and information.

Loan Periods, Recalls, and Renewals

• Items borrowed from the NYU Division of Libraries are loaned to users based on the owning location’s local policies. All items are subject to recall. For complete loan policies of NYU Bobst Library, please visit:
• Students & full time staff policies
• Faculty policies
• Renewals of NYU library materials can be made by accessing your "My Library Account" in BobCat
• Materials on loan from non-NYU libraries are generally loaned for four weeks.
• Renewals of materials on loan from non-NYU libraries may be requested via the NYU Interlibrary Loan Request system and are subject to approval by the lending library. If the label on your book states "NO RENEWALS," you cannot renew the item. Renewals MUST be requested before the due date.
• Log in to your ILL library account
• Click "Request or Renew an ILL" and log in
• From the menu on the left (under the "View" header) select "All Requests"
• Find the item you wish to renew and click on the Transaction Number
• Click "Renew Request" at the top of the screen
• If the item can be renewed, the new due date will appear at the top
• Please return ILL books, periodical volumes, bound dissertations, videos, microforms, and CDs to a staff member at the Information Desk. Photocopies are yours to keep and need not be returned.
• Every effort should be made to return ILL materials on time. Overdue items jeopardize NYU's ability to borrow items from other libraries. All users are charged an overdue fine of $1.00 per day per item for overdue ILL materials. In addition, an individual's library privileges may be suspended until the overdue material is returned.

When will your materials arrive?

Many variables affect how quickly you will receive your materials. In general, requests for whole books that are available and held by Bobst library or Courant library will be delivered to Abu Dhabi in less than a week. Requests for partial items (e.g., articles within print journals or chapters within books) will be delivered electronically within two days.

Please note: Recalled, In Processing, and Interlibrary Loan books have variable delivery times.

• Checked-out items: When items from Bobst or Courant library are recalled, the patron with the book has two weeks to return it to the library, at which time the Document Delivery staff in New York will scan or ship the book to Abu Dhabi. If you need the material sooner, contact any NYUAD Librarian.
• In-processing items: Items with in-processing status may not be readily available for borrowing. However, staff will be notified of your request and every effort will be made to speed up processing.
• ILL: Delivery times for ILL requests depend primarily on locating and borrowing the item from other libraries. Requests for books average between one and two weeks for delivery, but could take up to four weeks.

Questions?

NYUAD Delivery Services are handled primarily by staff in New York. Their email address is docdel@library.nyu.edu. You may also contact the NYUAD Access Services Librarian, or call +971 2 628 4131.