Q. What can I request through DocuServe?

You can use DocuServe to request items that aren't available from the Caltech Library including:

• Journal articles

• Books

• Book chapters

• Theses

• Technical reports

Please keep in mind that some items may be difficult to get from other institutions. These items may include:

• Reference materials

• Textbooks

• Whole volumes or issues of periodicals

• Audiovisual materials

• Rare, fragile or archival materials

• Multi-volume sets

• Patents

• Recently published materials

• Popular fiction and nonfiction books