What is Document Delivery?Document Delivery includes requesting books from other Nova Scotia libraries (a.k.a Novanet Express), other libraries across Canada, and internationally (a.k.a Interlibrary Loan) and the requests by distance students for items to be sent to them at their off-campus location
- Novanet Express and Relais Intransit
You can use the Novanet Catalogue to locate print materials and have them delivered to the closest participating library using one of our document delivery services Novanet Express. There is no charge and it will take approximately 3 business days from time of ordering to be delivered to the Novanet institution of your choice. You will be contacted by email when the item arrives.
If you are using the new quick search tool on our website you may order your items using the Relais Intransit delivery service. Please note that the Relais Intransit form provides the extra service of converting your request to an interlibrary loan request if your item is not available among the Novanet Institutions. It can also deliver jouranl articles electronically to your desktop. If the item is outside of the Atlantic region it may take longer than 3 days to be delivered. If the item is found at a non academic library or outside of Canada there may be a cost. You will be notified of any costs before the item is requested on your behalf.
This service allows faculty and students to order materials that are not available in the Novanet system from other libraries through interlibrary loan. There may be a cost for retrieving these items though most libraries that are part of the Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL) are waiving fees to loan documents and books ordered through ILL.
- Document Delivery for Distance Students
If the articles you need for your research are not available via MSVU Library's online subscription you may request the article through our document delivery for distance students service. We will do our best to fill all requests although please be aware that some items may not be available through this service.