dokumenTUM

dokumenTUM is our delivery service for journal articles and scans of small sections of books from the TUM University Library's print collections. No need to scan texts yourself – let us scan for you.

TUM students and staff members can place their dokumenTUM orders free-of-charge via the Online Catalogue OPAC or Gateway Bayern.

Non-TUM members can use our fee-based service dokumenTUM External and order via webform.

Overview

Integration of dokumenTUM in OPAC

Ordering

E-Tutorials

Prices

Contact

Delivery

Orders from books now also possible

Integration of dokumenTUM in OPAC

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From July 2015, our delivery service dokumenTUM has become more convenient: You can place orders directly from the OPAC online catalogue via SFX. The previous research portal "Elektra" is no longer required.

The scope of services was also expanded: You can order now not only scans of journal articles, but also of book chapters.

As before, this service is free for all students, staff, and employees of the TUM.

Ordering

Find your desired book or journal title in the Online Catalogue OPAC or in Gateway Bayern.

Select the desired results and click on SFX – in the OPAC, on the "order" tab, in Gateway Bayern, below the title.
This opens a SFX service page. There select the link "Bestellung über dokumenTUM oder Fernleihe".
You will receive an order form. Please complete required data and send your order.

Zeitschriftenicon Tip: For journals, always select the parent title for your order – you will recognise this in the hit list by this symbol.

Redirection to the fee-based interlibrary loan service

Please note: If you search for a title which is not available at the TUM University Library, you will be automatically redirected to the article order via interlibrary loan. This service is fee-based.

Prices

Ordering via dokumenTUM is free-of-charge for TUM members.

For non-TUM library users the service is fee-based.

Delivery

We scan the articles and book chapters you order and send you the documents as PDF files by e-mail.

Usually we deliver within two working days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays).

If the PDF file is too large for e-mail delivery, we upload the documents onto a university library server ready for you. We will inform you by e-mail of the URL from which you will then be able to view the document, print it or download it to your computer. For copyright reasons, the files will be deleted from the server after ten days.

dokumenTUM External Service: Pick-up at Branch Libraries

Due to licensing restrictions, electronic delivery by e-mail is not available for non-TUM library users.

We provide the articles and book chapters you order as a paper copy at your requested branch library. At the circulation desks, you can pick them up on payment of the service fee.

Terms of Use

Who can benefit from dokumenTUM?

dokumenTUM is a university library service, – specifically for employees and students of the TUM. You can use the dokumenTUM order options if you hold one of the following cards:

a TUM PersonalCard or a TUM StudentCard activated for library use
a valid library card as a TUM employee or TUM student

For non-TUM library users, we offer our fee-based service dokumenTUM External. Please use our webform to place your order.

What can I order via documenTUM?

scans of journal articles
scans of small sections of books
scans of conference papers

... provided these materials are available in printed form at the TUM University Library.

Contact

With questions on document delivery and interlibrary loan we will gladly help you:

Document Delivery & Digitisation Team
Branch Library Main Campus
Arccistraße 21
80333 Munich

Email: dokumentum@ub.tum.de
Phone: 089-289-28456