Thursday, July 30, 2026
Open today 4 PM - 11 PM
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Open today 4 PM - 11 PM
Digital Initiatives Unit: Document Delivery
The Linda Hall is committed to providing fast, reliable access to our extraordinary collection of scientific publications. As an independently endowed public library, our goal is to make a wide spectrum of STEM literature available to academic researchers, technological innovators, and emerging scholars.
Interlibrary loan and document delivery services provided by The Linda Hall’s Digital Initiatives Unit will now be managed by the Rapido system.
Make a Document Request
You must set up an account before making a document delivery request. Residents must first obtain a library card. Non-residents can register here:
Please click "Sign In" then select "Outside the Kansas City area? Register here."
Once registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation of your account.
If you already have an account, you can sign in here:
Once registered, you may place a request directly through our catalog. Search for the publication containing the paper you’d like to request. Select the publication and fill out the request form. Please include as complete a citation as possible.
The average turnaround time to fill a properly cited request is 24 hours.
If you need assistance locating an item in our catalog, please see our FAQ or contact us at requests@lindahall.org.
High-Quality Digital Images
High-quality images may be obtained upon request. High-resolution images of material that is not in the public domain will only be supplied if the requestor provides proof of having obtained permission from the rights holder for the intended use of the digitized material.
You may request high-resolution images directly through your account or by email at digitization@lindahall.org
By using the Library’s digital images, you agree that the Library shall not be responsible or liable for any claim of infringement or damage that may occur owing to the use of any material that the Library makes available.
Need Your Request Fast?
The Library is committed to filling every in-scope, properly cited request within 24 hours. If you need to receive your request sooner, you may request our three-hour rush or one-hour urgent deliveries. High-resolution images will be delivered within five working days. Rush services are not available for high-resolution images.
Costs
The Linda Hall charges for a document delivery request on a cost recovery basis.
- Base fee: $15 for any document up to 50 pages.
- Additional page fee: $0.25 per page over 50 pages.
- Copyright fee: This fee is set by the rights-holder and varies by publication.
There is no fee required for high-resolution images already digitized by the Library.
Image Rights and Reproduction Policy
All digital images in the LHL collection that are in the public domain can be used for any purpose under the terms of this Creative Commons License. The library’s preferred credit line for all uses is:
“Courtesy of The Linda Hall: Science Library & Arboretum”
Public domain images may be downloaded from the Library’s website and printed at no charge.
Fair Use and Copyright
The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Please read the terms and conditions for electronically delivered requests.
The Linda Hall requires copyright to be paid for any request made by a for-profit organization.
Copyright fees are determined by the rights holder and vary widely by publication. If you are concerned about copyright costs, please designate the maximum fee you are willing to pay for a request when creating your account. If copyright costs would cause the fee for your request to exceed your maxcost, you will be notified before your request is processed. You may also email the Library at requests@lindahall.org to request the copyright fee for a paper.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of the copyright law.
