ESTIS: General Information
The Engineering, Science and Technology Information Service (ESTIS) is a unit within the information access and delivery team of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Campus library system. It provides scientific and business information to those outside the academic community as part of the public service mission of the University of Minnesota, a land grant institution. The fees charged by the library for ESTIS services are to recover the costs of the unit. U of MN students, staff and faculty should contact On Campus Delivery Services.
- Price includes shipping* and up to 25 pages photocopied.
- Additional pages are .25/page.
- Applicable copyright royalties are added on.
| Standard photocopy | $13.00 + copyright | Standard Orders are ready for shipping within 2 business days, most are sent out the same day. |
| 6 hour photocopy | $20.00 + copyright | Please submit request by 10:00am central for same day shipping at this service level. |
| 3 hour photocopy | $30.00 + copyright | Please submit request by 2:00pm central for same day shipping at this service level. |
| 1 hour photocopy | $50.00 + copyright | Please submit request by 3:30pm central for same day shipping at this service level. |
| Standard loan | $20.00 | The typical period for loans is 6 weeks. Renewals (up to 2) are available. All items are subject to recall. Some items may have shorter loan periods or special restrictions, as indicated in MNCAT, the University Library's online catalog. |
| Rush loan | $30.00 | |
| Article from off campus | $15.00 + cost | for items unavailable at U of MN libraries |
| Rush article, off campus: | $25.00 + cost | for items unavailable at U of MN libraries |
* Shipping options include first class mail, fax, and electronic delivery via our web server. Other shipping methods such as FedEx, or local courier are not included in the photocopy price and will be added on as applicable. There is no additional shipping charge if we bill your FedEx account. Orders received after 3:30pm central are treated as received the next business day.
- Web: Home page
- Phone: (612) 624-2356
- Fax: (612) 624-8518
- E-mail: estis@umn.edu
- Mail: 108 Walter Library, 117 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0291
Most standard requests are shipped within 48 hours, and many are sent the same day. We use fax, local couriers and overnight carriers as well as US mail. If you have an approaching deadline, just let us know, and we'll do our best to provide your materials on time. Rush service levels include 6 hour, 3 hour, and one hour. Please note: one hour service may not be available on all materials. You will be advised if there will be a delay.
The ESTIS document delivery service pays publisher set copyright royalties to the Copyright Clearance Center on a per article basis. In most cases, these fees will be a significant component in the final price of document delivery. For budgeting purposes, we have assembled a short list of publishers and the fees paid
to the CCC for copying articles from the journals they publish. Please note the fees quoted are current estimates, for budgeting purposes. The actual fees may vary. If you are concerned that copyright fees may exceed your price limit for a document request, please let us know your price limit, and an ESTIS staff member will contact you if the total price of document delivery will exceed your limit.
More information on copyright:
When do copyrighted works pass into the public domain? see: http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/
The ESTIS service is designed to assist the Library's non-academic clientele, including scientific, business and legal professionals. Clients include corporate libraries, individuals, other document delivery services and information brokers. U of MN students, staff and faculty should contact On Campus Delivery Services.