Here are some of the changes coming your way soon:

• Faster article and document delivery turnaround;
• The convenience of fewer IDs and passwords to remember; your WSU AccessID (the same one that you use to login to Pipeline and e-mail) and your ILL login are the same;
• Current request history at your fingertips; older transactions are automatically removed;
• A simple single user interface to login to your account.

What can you do?

• Contact your ILL department with questions:
  • Purdy/Kresge ILL Office: 313-577-4011
  • Neef Law Library ILL Office: 313-577-6170
  • Shiffman Medical Library ILL Office: 313-577-1100
• Look for future updates.

NOTE: For faster delivery, our Interlibrary Loan customers are encouraged to use the “Search for article AL,” “Get it@WSU,” or “Link to Full text” buttons found in database results displays as a first step in linking to the full text of articles retrieved from a database search.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is my Username and Password?
Starting in mid-August, all logins to the Interlibrary loan (WILD) system will be set to match your WSU AccessID and password. If your old ILL username and password doesn’t work, please try your WSU AccessID and password, the same one that you’d use to login to Pipeline.

I’m not a WSU student, faculty or Staff member, what should I do?
If you are not affiliated with Wayne State University and would like to borrow resources from us, please click here

What happened to my old request history?
Transaction history will be periodically purged.  Try using a reference manager program such as EndNote (freely available to WSU affiliates) to store citations.

My DOCLINE account login doesn’t match my Interlibrary Loan account, what should I do?
WSU affiliates are encouraged to link to full-text resources available in the libraries by choosing the “Search for ARTICLE AL” button found in PubMed search results displays. If no full text holdings are found, try the “request digital delivery” option at the end of the AL search box. You will receive prompt automated notification of the delivery of your articles when they appear in your library account.

Due to the recent global outbreak of Swine Influenza, EBSCO Publishing and the DynaMed Editors have generously made DynaMed’s information about Swine Influenza free to health care providers and institutions. The DynaMed topic on Swine Influenza consolidates information from multiple sources for health care providers to stay current with recommendations for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating patients with flu-like illnesses during this outbreak. DynaMed Editors will continue to monitor information and update this topic as needed throughout this global crisis. Please click on the following link for information regarding Swine Influenza:

http://www.ebscohost.com/ dynamed/ swineflu/

Update: Fri April 10th 4:48pm
After working with network operations and network security the remote access problem should be resolved. If you still notice any problems, please contact the UGL Helpdesk (313) 577-1154.

Thomas will join the Library System with over 30 years of experience working in law libraries, most recently as Law Library and Information Technology director at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she also served as an adjunct law professor. Previously, Thomas held positions at the University of Miami School of Law, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology. “Wayne State is widely recognized as a model among urban research institutions,” said Thomas. “I look forward to working in this intellectually vibrant environment and providing information service to the community.”

Thomas received a B.A. in philosophy and German language and literature from DePaul University, an M.B.A. and J.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an M.A. in library science from the University of Chicago. She has taught, lectured and coordinated instructional support in law and is currently developing a course in empirical legal research. The author of numerous publications and presentations, Thomas is active in professional and community service activities and organizations.

As the director of the Neef Law Library, Thomas is now responsible for overseeing one of the nation’s 30 largest legal collections. Thomas succeeds Georgia Clark, who retired from Wayne State after serving over 30 years as the director of the Law Library. “We’re very excited to have Virginia Thomas joining the Library System,” said Sandra Yee, dean of the University Library System. “Her experience, enthusiasm and commitment to providing students with the best education and resources possible are going to significantly benefit our Wayne State and community users.”

ArticleReach allows sharing journal articles between each institution quickly and with little library staff intervention allowing you to get your information more directly. It also allows us to deliver articles from journals within the WSULS collections, saving you a trip to the library shelves.

Joining Wayne State University in this project are Michigan State University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Oregon, Washington State University, Washington University in St. Louis, Georgetown University, Glasgow University (Scotland), and the University of Liverpool (England). The consortium will soon expand to include the University of Queensland (Australia), and the Australian National University. We are excited about the recent addition of the international libraries and the prospect for providing around-the-clock delivery services.

Participating Libraries

These academic libraries have combined their journal collections into one catalog (http://arlir.iii.com) to increase availability of each title. Authorized users who cannot locate needed articles online from their own library resources can request digital delivery from one of the print copies located in other member libraries’ collections. Since requests go directly to the lending library instead of being mediated by a person as in traditional interlibrary loan, the request process is faster than ever.

How it Works

When searching for articles, go to www.lib.wayne.edu and try searching for your article from the Articles and Databases or Online Journals lists and when the search results appear, check for the ArticleLinker icon on the citation.

Clicking the Search for Article icon will display the ArticleLinker web page with options for retrieving your article.

If using Google Scholar, click the “Full-Text @ Wayne State” or “Check Library Holdings” near the citation on your search results page. Either method will initiate a search to locate the cited article online through WSULS databases. If available, a link directly to the article will appear for full-text access.

If there is no immediate electronic access, click the link to “Request Digital Delivery of Article” and your request will be sent. Behind the scenes, someone at one of the partner institutions will scan and deliver the article to the requestor. When article requests are filled, email notices are sent to you with a link to the article, and they are also accessible through your online library accounts at https://elibrary.wayne.edu/patroninfo. If the request cannot be filled, it will be automatically transferred to the Interlibrary Loan department. Requests transferred to Interlibrary Loan may require extra time to process.

ArticleReach makes getting an article is as simple as saying, “I want it!” Users don’t have to search multiple libraries or databases because they can find what they need in one place. ArticleReach also brings requesting to where patrons need it providing access from online databases through the ArticleLinker (link resolver) service, union catalog, or your library’s online request form (http://www.lib.wayne.edu/resources/journals/index.php). You may then monitor the article’s delivery status in your online library account or just wait for an email notification.

ArticleReach Usage Statistics

Since the start of the beta rollout of ArticleReach in early 2007 over 11,000 articles have been delivered to WSU students, faculty, and staff from participating libraries, and 6200 articles were scanned and delivered from Wayne State Library journals. WSU Graduate students are the heaviest ArticleReach users (9208 filled requests), followed by WSU Faculty (6561), WSU Undergraduates (2494), and WSU Staff (297). The average turn-around time has been less than 30 hours and approximately 70% of all requests have been filled by ArticleReach libraries, with the remaining 30% transferred to traditional Interlibrary Loan.

Update: The maintenance work is now finished.

Link to the bib record:http://elibrary.wayne.edu/record=e1000673

Link to the collection: Making of Modern Law:  U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs 1832-1978 http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SCRB?locID=wsu_neef

PACER normally carries an eight-cents-per-page fee that is used to fund the system’s costs. That fee will be waived for all users, even those who already have PACER accounts, when the system is accessed from the 16 libraries.
The project, which will last up to two years, is part of the judiciary’s continuing effort to expand public access to court records by discovering if a segment of the public desires access to information contained in the PACER system but is unlikely to go to a courthouse or become a PACER user.

For more information or any questions, please contact the Arthur Neef Law Library Reference 313-577-6180.