POPLINE® Document Delivery Policy
Individuals and organization in developing countries only can request full-text copies of documents cited in POPLINE. Requests are processed during business hours of 8:00 am-5:00 pm EST (0800-1700).
United States Copyright Law
POPLINE provides documents in accordance with the United States Copyright Law. These restrictions apply to the document copy that a requester receives. Please review the following:
WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One specified condition is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
To order documents from POPLINE:
1. Check your local library or information center for the document. It can be ordered if it:
- is not available locally
- is not a commercially published book, and
- is less than 100 pages in length
2. To see if POPLINE has the documents you are interested in, you must first search the POPLINE database.
All POPLINE document delivery is handled through an online shopping cart. For more information click here.
3. Please limit your request to 15 documents or fewer. Requests for more than 15 documents must be split into multiple requests. POPLINE will process one document request for a maximum of 15 documents per customer per day. POPLINE cannot provide rush service.
4. Complete a document delivery order and choose your delivery mode:
- Electronic Document Delivery. . (Information on electronic document delivery)
Requests are processed within 5 working days from date received. Older documents are stored at other locations and it will take longer to process those requests.
Your document will be sent to you as an e-mail attachment in the Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). You need full Internet access, including an e-mail account that can receive large file attachments, and the Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view and print the documents we send. In order to view the attachments you must use the Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which is available free at: http://www.adobe.com
- Mail Document Delivery
You will receive a photocopy by airmail. Requests are processed within 5 working days from date received. Please allow up to 6 weeks for airmail delivery.
5. Send your questions or comments to:
POPLINE®
INFO Project
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Center for Communication Programs
111 Market Place/Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21202-4012
USA
410-659-6266 (fax)
popline@jhuccp.org
