Ei Compendex is committed to filling every in-scope, properly cited request within 24-48 hours. Requests are processed during the local working hours of 8am - 5pm, U.S. Central Time. While there is a fee for filled requests, it is a cost recovery fee intended to support a strong collection and dedicated services.

Services & Costs

Document Delivery:
Academic $12.00
Non-Academic $16.00
Price per document up to 50 pages. Add 25¢ for each page over 50.


Color Copies:
$1.00 - Color copies are available upon request for an additional $1.00 per page. Please allow additional delivery time for color copy requests.

Book Loans:
Academic $12.00
Non-Academic $16.00
Price per volume. North America only. FedEx Delivery only. Some material, such as reference works, journals, tech reports and conference proceeding are not available for loan.

Additional Services & Fees

Copyright Royalty

We will make copyright royalty payments on your behalf. The fee for this service will vary, as copyright fees are set by the individual rightsholders. A $1.00 processing fee is added by the library for this service. Use the Maxcost feature on your request form to ensure that you don't pay more than you wish for a copyright paid document.

Service Levels (additional per document)

Regular - within 24 to 48 hours: (no additional charge)
Rush - within 6 working hours: $6.00
Super Rush - within 3 working hours: $12.00
Drop Everything Rush - within 1 hour!: $100.00

Delivery Options (additional per document)

North America
E-mail, Ariel & Fax: (no additional charge)
Information on Email delivery.
First Class Mail: $3.00
FedEx 2-day: $4.00
FedEx Standard Overnight: $5.00
(Note: No charge for FedEx delivery if you use your own account number.)

International
E-mail & Ariel: (no additional charge)
Information on Email delivery.
Airmail: $3.00
International Fax: $5.00
International FedEx: $30.00
(Note: No charge for FedEx delivery if you use your own account number.)

Bibliographic Verification Service

$7.50 - Incomplete or difficult citations can often be completed through additional bibliographic searching, allowing us to supply a document or locate an alternate source for the material.

Payment Options

Invoice - You can pay by check or money order.
Credit Cards - We accept all major credit cards.

Deposit Account - Minimum $250 (or $500 by wire transfer)*
To apply for an account online, click here.
To print an application to mail or fax, click here.

* Contact our Business Office prior to sending a wire transfer, or to establish a deposit account. Call (800)662-1545 ext. 771 or email to deposits@lindahall.org

Access Options

Online Request Form
Email: requests@lindahall.org
RLIN: MOHG
OCLC: LHL
Fax: 1-816-926-8794
Phone: 1-800-662-1545 x713