Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery are resource-sharing services provided among libraries to support academic research. These services help ECNU faculty and students obtain materials not available in our library’s collection, while also offering access to our holdings for users from other academic institutions.
Delivery System | Applicable Disciplines | Notes |
No restriction | 1. Log in with your campus card credentials. 2. Physical books are shipped to the Minhang Campus; if you need to pick them up at the Putuo Campus, please indicate this in your request. 3. Rapido provides digital documents only. | |
CASHL(China Academic Humanities and Social Sciences Library) | Humanities & Social Sciences | |
No restriction | ||
Alternative application method: Send the bibliographic details of the requested document together with your personal information (campus card number, name, and contact information) to ecnulib@library.ecnu.edu.cn. | ||
Service Type | Arrival at Library | Notes | Fees | Payment | |
Domestic Request | International Request | ||||
Interlibrary Loan | 3 working days minimum | Loan period: 15 days | Free of charge | 80% subsidized | Campus Card Subsidy by ECNU Library |
Document Delivery | CASHL:1-2 working days CALIS: 1-3 working days Rapido:within 24 hours on average | Printed documents: pick up at the library Digital documents: delivered to the user’s registered email address | Standard document delivery: free of charge Book chapter copying: 80% subsidized | Rapido: free of charge Other platforms: 80% subsidized | |
1.Due to borrowing limits set by partner libraries, each reader may have up to 10 books checked out at any given time, with an annual borrowing limit of 100 books. A maximum of 20 document delivery requests may be in process simultaneously.
2.If a request incurs any fees, library staff will seek the user’s prior confirmation. No prepayment is required.
Interlibrary Loan:
3.Delivery time may vary depending on the processing speed of the supplying library, its location, and logistics conditions.
4.The loan period is 15 days, starting from the day after the book arrives at the library. Renewal is not allowed.
5.Once the book arrives, the library will notify the user via email. Please check the notification promptly, complete the borrowing procedure, and return the book on time. Any overdue fines (e.g., CNY 5/day for books from the National Library) are the responsibility of the borrower.
Document Delivery:
6.Documents are typically delivered in electronic format and sent directly to the user’s registered email address. After submitting a request, please log in to the system regularly to check the processing status and download the documents.
7.If the requested material is in print format, microfilm, or other physical media requiring digitization, additional processing time may be needed.
If you have any questions or service requests, please contact the Library Document Delivery Team.
Minhang Campus Address: No. 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai Postal code: 200241 Tel: 021-54344886 Fax: 021-54342325 | Putuo Campus Address: No. 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai Postal code: 200062 Tel: 021-62232787 |
E-mail: ecnulib@library.ecnu.edu.cn
Service Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM