Alumni Document Delivery Service
Alumni and former residents may request full-text book chapters and articles from within the NECO Library's collection. To do so, please contact us.
Materials requested via document delivery will be processed within 1-2 business days. Any requests made after 3 pm will be processed the next business day. Please note that there is a maximum of 5 requests/week per patron.
Obtaining Articles Not Owned by NECO
Due to licensing restrictions, the NECO Library is presently unable to provide direct off-campus access to subscribed resources or interlibrary loan services to graduates and former residents. However, there are a couple of options available to you if you need articles we don’t own.
Your Local Public Library
You can request articles and books from your local public library, through their interlibrary loan services. Speak with the staff at your local library for details. Another option is to contact any of the large research libraries in your area and ask about their fee-based consultation and literature search services. Most have extensive electronic resources.
Cost: FREE
Advantages: This is the lowest-cost way to obtain articles behind a paywall, with services either free or at a minimal charge, depending on the library.
Disadvantages: The turnaround time may be slow.
Purchasing Individual Articles
If you are only occasionally in need of journal articles, an additional option is to purchase each article needed directly from the publisher's website.
Cost: $$
Advantages: Most journals are now available in electronic format, and it is easy to get from a citation in a database to the journal publisher's site, where the article can be purchased and downloaded instantly, usually as a PDF.
Disadvantages: Depending on the publisher, articles purchased individually can often be very costly.