Introduction of System： Since July 1999, NCU Library has join the 「National Journals Union Catalog and Inter-library Sharing System」in which developed by National Chiao Tung University and from the 2nd August 2004 the system has been managed by Information System Center. After that, the name has been changed into 「Nationwide Document Delivery Service 」(NDDS). Currently there are about 400 libraries and information centers join this sharing system. This system helps libraries to help each other in lending or copying books / material effectively and it also increase the speed in gaining books' data.
Application Steps： Apply for an Account→Confirm E-mail from Library for Access→Search in Union Catalog→Fill up the Application form→Receive E-mail Notification for Requested or Canceled Materials→Come to the Library to take the book and pay the administration fee.
ATTENTIONS：
1. This service only available to NCU's staff and students. For research assistants please submit the application in the name of your research professor.
2. Confirmation for accounts usually takes 1 or 2 working days. In case you urgently required the service, please contact the NCU telephone number with 7407 extention for immediate access.
3.Please leave your contact number when you phoned the number. It's more preferable if the operator is on line.
4.For academic organization units, please choose NCU Library. If you accidentally choose the wrong one, please contact 7407 for help.
5.An account could only be registered once
5. Account and password using capital letter is different with not using capital letter, ex: 'TeSt' is different with 'test'. You only given 3 times try when you login. If you failed for 3 times, your account will be locked for 30 minutes. Please use inquire password service and try again after 30 minutes. For practical using, please set your internet option for cookies activication
Calculation： There is no standard price for administration fee. Each library could set up its own standard. Most of requested materials will arrive within 5 days.
Union Catalog： Inquiring catalog data from national information centers. Up until now, the systerm provides searching service for: Western Journals Union Catalog, Chinese Journals Union Catalog, Mainland China Journals Union Catalog, Japanase Journals Union Catalog, and Western Dissertation Catalog for Scientific Information. Please read the rules of each library before you using the service.
1. For saving your money： Please find out first whether our library provides the original texts in Library
Catalog or Electronic Journals or CitationLinker. Texts that can be download from our library website can't be requested.
2. The titles of journals has to be typed in CAPITAL LETTERS. Fill up
the application carefully. You can find the information online if you found any trouble. For faster process, please make sure that everything filled up right.
3. When the original text isn't not available nationally or you want to apply for foreign-diploma dissertation copy：
Please choose "To Apply (Blank Application Form)" and then choose "Foreign Library" and then our library will contact the British
Library for application.
Each copy of original text will be charged 350 NT$ regardless of the number of pages and
another 50 NT$ for administration fee. Copied materials generally will arrive in 21 days with receipt. For borrowing foreign books will be charged 15.5pound/ each + shipping fee+ 50NT$ for administration fee.
Each American and Canadian dissertations copy will be charged 2300 NT$ (there are possibilty that the price is getting up) and 50 NT$ for administration fee. Copies will arrive in 10 days with receipt.
Each British dissertation will be charged 67 Pounds (for paperback; from August 2006) and 50 NT$ for administration fee. Copies will arrive in 50 days with receipt.
4. For those who want to apply for Mainland China copied materials：
If you cannot found any original text in Taiwan, please choose 「Foreign Library」and then choose「Copy」 and type
"Application for China Inter-Library Service"
in notes column. For 1~10 pages item will be charged 450 NT $
and another 50 NT$ for administration fee. Copies will arrive with receipt.
5. Application for patent materials：
Because the 「Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs,
R.O.C」, which is the only authority that provides patent materials, does not
participate the inter-library system. Please type "National Central
University Library " in "Applicants 1" entry and "Apply for patent
material" in the notes column. Let the library do the application to the Intellectual
Property Office.
6. For applying domestic dissertation, you have following choices.
(1)Applying from the original universities:
Rules for Borrowing & Copying Dissertations in National Universities Inter-Library Service |
|||
Universities |
Dissertation Borrow |
Copying Limitation |
Notes |
National Taiwan University |
Yes |
As Authorized |
Authorized Users: Full Copy；Unauthorized Users: Only 1/3 can be copied |
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
No |
As Authorized |
Authorized Users: Full Copy；Unauthorized Users: Only 1/3 can be copied |
National Taiwan Ocean University |
Yes |
Not allowed to copy |
Allowed to borrow but no copying |
National Central University |
No |
As Authorized |
As describe in authorization letter |
National Tsing Hua University |
No |
As Authorized |
Authorized Users: Full Copy；Unauthorized Users: Only 1/3 can be copied |
National Chiao Tung University |
No |
As Authorized |
Authorized Users: Full Copy；Unauthorized Users: Only 1/3 can be copied |
National Cheng Kung University |
No |
As Authorized |
As describe in authorization letter |
National Chung Cheng University |
Yes |
As Authorized |
As describe in authorization letter |
National Sun Yat-sen University |
No |
As Authorized |
Authorized Users: Full Copy；Unauthorized Users: Only 1/3 can be copied |
National Chung Hsing University |
No |
As Authorized |
Authorized Users: Full Copy；Unauthorized Users: Only 1/3 can be copied |
National Chengchi University |
No |
As Authorized | Authorized Users: Full Copy；Unauthorized Users: Only 1/3 can be copied |
(2)Apply to National Library: Only 1/3 can be copied. As describe in authorization letter.
(3)Apply to Scientific Information Center: Full Copy. Only for authorized organization. Please check for Catalog of Scientific Information Dissertation first.
(4)Apply to Social Information Center: Only 1/3 can be copied. As describe in authorization letter.
Q: There is a type of delivery named "Ariel". What is Ariel?
A: Ariel designed by Research Libraries Group (RLG) in America, focusing on inter-libraries collaboration development. All you need is a computer, printer, scanner, and an Ariel software program. With these equipments, you can deliver any article, journal, book to every other Ariel work-site. Then the recipient can download from the computer and print it.
Q: I want to change my personal data.
A: Please go back to the Home Page and look for "Changing Reader's Data Online ", in which you can change your school ID number, passwords, department, and contact numbers. The library staff will then re-check your new data. You can access the inter-library system again after the confirmation.
Q: I forgot my passwords!
A: You can get you password in "Inquire Password". Please type down your ID card number and your passwords will be sent to your E-mail address.
ATTENTION！ If you do not receive the e-mail,
please contact our staff to helping you re-set your passwords.
Q: If the applied information in Inter-Libary Systemis incorrect, how to cancel it? And how if we only want to cancel some books in application (not all)?
A: 1. If our staff members haven't send out your application form, you can ask for libary's staff that in charge of Inter-Library System to assist you in changing your application. If your application has been sent out, just delete the item on your application form. 2. If you regret your application that hass been sent out, you can dial 7407 to contact us for assistance. We will ask the library you applied to to return the application form. But if the application form has been administratively handled, your application can not be canceled.
Q: If my account has already expired, what am I supposed to do?
A: Basiclly the validity of your account is based on your school ID numbers. If you must postpone your graduation due to any reasons, you can contact 7407 for help. Your request will be handled immediately.
Q: I'm a NCU graduate student for PhD and also a teacher in another college. Where should I apply for my account?
A: Due to the account for Inter-Library System cannot be applied twice, please weigh the advantages and disadvantages of your choice (e.g: Where do you spend more time in?) and send out your application.
Q: When we choosing the university we would like to apply for, do we have a list of the processing time efficiency of each school?
A: Because there are plenty units that participated in this cooperation system, thus we only provide national universities average processing period effiency as reference. The data is current year data (until July).
Application Confirmation Average Process Time Efficiency of Each Universities |
|
Universities |
Processing Time / Item (hours) |
National Central University |
4.71 |
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
14.29 |
National Chung Hsing University |
15.86 |
National Taiwan Ocean University |
14.14 |
National Chung Cheng University |
27.57 |
National Chiao Tung University |
24.43 |
National Tsing Hua University |
37.43 |
National Chengchi University |
79.29 |
National Cheng Kung University |
10.71 |
National Taiwan University |
41.86 |
National Sun Yat-sen University |
15.29 |
Q: I haven't receive the notification e-mail of my requested material. Can I refuse to receive the original applied materials?
A: Once the requestedd materials has
arrived at the library, the library system will first confirm the material and then
send out e-mail address that have given to us to notify the applier. And people don't requested cancellation and giving the permission (even though they're not receive notification email), basiclly has confirm the application efficiency. So you can not cancel the applied material because you don't receive the notification note.
Updating date：November 27th, 2006
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