Using DocMorph in Conjunction with Ariel to Expand Digital Document Delivery Options

ABSTRACT

Electronic document delivery has gained popularity over the past several years. While Ariel has become the standard software used to transmit articles between libraries, its features are limited in the ability to provide articles to distance learning students. This article discusses some of the benefits of using DocMorph, a free service offered by the National Library of Medicine. DocMorph converts many standard file formats into pdf files. DocMorph can also be used as a workaround for Ariel's current lack of support for smtp authentication.

KEYWORDS:

• DocMorph
• Adobe Acrobat
• pdf format
• tiff format
• smtp authentication
• electronic article delivery
• distance learning
• Ariel
• Prospero