Home Delivery

Home Delivery of USC-owned and interlibrary loan-obtained materials is available for distance-based users including students, staff, and faculty. 

USC Libraries defines a Distance User as a student who is currently enrolled in an official distance-based and/or online academic program.  A Distance Faculty as an instructor who teaches a course in an official distance-based and/or online program.

To view a complete listing of USC's distance and online programs, please visit USC Online.

To request a loan of a book, sign-in to your IDD account and click on the Home Delivery option under Borrow.  If you do not see the Home Delivery option, our system has not identified you as a Distance User eligible for Home Delivery services.  If this is the case and you are indeed a Distance User or Distance Faculty, please contact us. 

Before submitting your request, please note the following:

  • If you are unable to receive UPS packages at your home address, please contact us to discuss other delivery options.
  • Physical items that circulate from USC Libraries can be requested to ship via Home Delivery, however there are some exceptions including bound journals, audio-visual materials, and archival materials.  
  • If the item requested is unavailable or not owned by USC, we can borrow the item via Interlibrary Loan.  
  • If the item requested is available as an e-book in our collection, you will receive a link to the e-book by default.
  • If you require a physical copy when an e-book version is available, please be sure to enter a note in the Additional Information field at the bottom of the form.
  • Renewals for inter-library loan items can be requested by following these instructions, however not all items are eligible for renewal.  
  • Loan periods for ILL requests vary and cannot be guaranteed for the entire semester.

  • Return postage is available upon request (see below).

    Please note that return shipping is available only for requests submitted and fulfilled by Home Delivery services.  Return postage is not provided for items that were checked out in-person from any USC Library or through any means other than our services.

 

Be Sure Your Mailing Address in Your IDD Account is Current

To verify your mailing address is current in our system, please following these steps:

  1. Log-in to your IDD Account. 
  2. On the Main Menu, scroll down to My Account, then click Change User Information.
  3. Review your mailing address here on this form and if any changes are needed, enter them in the appropriate fields.

  4. Click the Submit button at the bottom to make the changes.

     

More Details:

  • We currently ship to locations in the continental United State including Alaska and Hawaii only.
  • Materials are shipped via UPS and require a street mailing address (no P.O. boxes).
  • If you have an APO/FPO address, we will send material via First Class US Mail.  We are currently unable to provide return postage for APO/FPO addresses.
  • Required course textbooks are unavailable for Home Delivery services. 

  • If you do not meet the Distance User qualifications listed above, we may be able to make a temporary exception.  Please contact us for more details.

     

Return postage is available upon request. Please note the following:

  • When you are ready to return your item(s), please contact us first to request return postage.
  • We will then email you a UPS return label that you can print and use to send your items back to us.
  • Drop off your item at any UPS Store or retail location that accepts outgoing UPS shipments.
  • Be sure to keep a record of your UPS tracking number information in case of loss or damage.
  • UPS is the only return shipping option available for Home Delivery at this time, however users can return via USPS or other courier at their own expense.  Our return mailing address is:

USC LIBRARIES IDD
LEAVEY LIBRARY
650 W. 35 STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90089-2571