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The NNLM will end support for delivery.nnlm.gov on Friday, December 19th 2025. The document delivery site will no longer be available after that date, and it will not be replaced with a similar service.

Users of delivery.nnlm.gov should seek out other options for document delivery.

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How to log in to NNLM Delivery

  • 1. Click “Login” in the top right corner of the browser window
  • 2. On the following page, enter your username and password
  • 3. Click “Log in”; you should be automatically redirected to your NNLM Delivery account

How to upload and send a file

  • 1. Click “Upload” in the top navigation or on the homepage.
  • 2. On the following page, click “Browse files” to select a file from your computer.
  • 3. Beneath the file name, add a description of the file.
  • 4. If the file should be publicly visible to any user, check “Public” next to the description field.
  • 5. If you would like to send a notification to someone that the file is available, enter their email address in the “Recipient’s Email” field.
  • 6. If required, add a password for accessing the file in the “Link Password” field
  • 7. To upload the file to a specific folder on your account, select the name of the appropriate folder in the “Upload to folder” drop-down menu.
  • 8. Click “Add more” to select additional files from your computer.
  • 9. Click “Start upload”.

Note: if you added a password to your file, you must send it to the recipient separately.

Downloading Files

How to Download a File that you Own

  • 1. Click “My Files” in the top navigation or on the homepage.
  • 2. Click the name of the specific file you would like to download.
  • 3. Click “download” at the bottom of the window.

How to Download a File sent to you via email link

  • 1. Click the link contained in the email to open NNLM Delivery in your web browser.
  • 2. Click “Download” at the bottom of the window.

Managing Files

To view/organize/delete files on your account, click “My Files” in the top navigation or on the homepage.

How to Create a new Folder

  • 1. Click “My Files” in the top navigation or on the homepage.
  • 2. In the top left box, enter the name for your folder in the “New Folder Name” field
  • 3. Click “Create Folder”

Organizing files into Folders

  • 1. Click “My Files” in the top navigation or on the homepage.
  • 2. Check the box on the left side of the file(s) you would like to move.
  • 3. At the bottom of the file list select the appropriate folder, or select “/” to move the file into the main file list.
  • 4. If you would like to create a new copy of the files, click “Copy files”
  • 5. If you would like to move the existing file, click “Move files”

How to View files in Folders

  • 1. Click “My Files” in the top navigation or on the homepage.
  • 2. In the bottom left box, click the name of a folder to see its contents in the file list.
  • 3. From inside a folder, click “..” to return to the main file list.

How to Delete files

  • 1. Click “My Files” in the top navigation or on the homepage.
  • 2. Check the box on the left side of the file(s) you would like to delete.
  • 3. Click “Delete selected”

Note: files are automatically removed from the server after three weeks.

How to Edit a File

  • 1. Click “My Files” in the top navigation or on the homepage.
  • 2. Beside the file name, click the pencil icon.
  • 3. On the file editing page you can change the name of the file, add a brief description, password protect the file, or make it publicly visible.
  • 4. Click “Submit” to save the changes.

Note: If your file contains copyrighted materials, it should not be publicly accessible.