While the Penn Libraries do not ship books outside of the United States and Canda, the Books By Mail Staff will provide scanning services for book chapters or journal articles from the physical collection as part of the Books by Mail Program.

Requested items must no longer than 50 pages in length. Delivery time is usually about 3 days but can vary. To register for this program, please use our online form. Enter your permanent United States mailing address in the form and please note that you are studying abroad and are interested in article delivery only.

For questions or problems using Books by Mail, contact Sheila Ketchum or  call 215-746-1714.

Articles unavailable in our electronic or print holdings can be requested via this service. Article request usually take about 3 business days but can vary depending on the availability of the item.

For questions or problems using Article Request, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Office or call 215-898-7556.