Dissertation Express - Ordering Through Your Interlibrary Loan Office

Dissertation Express is a service offered at no charge to interlibrary loan (ILL) offices at academic libraries in the U.S. and Canada. It gives students and faculty the option of buying unbound, shrink-wrapped copies of dissertations (or master's theses) at $29.00 (U.S.) each, instead of borrowing them through ILL. In most cases, the dissertations are delivered to the library for pickup within three to five business days of ordering. Dissertations written before 1997 may take one to two additional days to deliver. Delivery time to Canada may vary depending on customs.

UMI Dissertation Publishing's point of contact is the ILL office, not the individual patron. ILL is responsible for:

• Collecting $29.00 (U.S.) per title in advance from customers
• Transmitting orders to us through a Netscape interface
• Holding the titles we send for patron pickup
• Passing on the $29.00 (U.S.) per title in response to our invoices

UMI is responsible for:

• Generating high-quality printed copies
• Delivering them to ILL within three to five business days by express carrier
• Billing the library $29.00 (U.S.) per title

Note that the library's only obligation is to remit the money it receives from patrons; enrollment and participation are free of charge.

To enroll your academic library, fill out the library enrollment form.