Get It Now has officially sunset, and libraries that routed article requests through it need to have their next solution in place. They don’t want to learn a whole new system or start a complicated project. They need a replacement that handles copyright-compliant document delivery the way Get It Now did, while offering all the capabilities and flexibility libraries need today.
Article Galaxy from Research Solutions is that alternative. Here's what it covers.
What A Real Replacement Needs To Handle
Three things separate a workable Get It Now alternative from one that creates more work than it solves:
- Coverage. The service should have broad publisher agreements and be able to source print-only, out-of-print, or otherwise hard-to-find material that standard digital delivery can't touch.
- Fit. It should be compatible with the ILL systems already running your operation, whether that's ILLiad, Rapid, IDS, or Rapido.
- Cost control. Pricing should be transparent and per-article, with the option to set a spending cap at the account level so you don’t have to guess your budget.
If any of these are missing, you're not really replacing Get It Now, but rather adding a second problem on top of the first.
How Article Galaxy Answers Each One
With Article Galaxy, you set up a document delivery account with no annual license and no minimum order commitment. You order per article, as needed, and pricing shows up in the workflow itself, with account-level price caps available if you want tighter control over spend.
It works alongside ILLiad, Rapid, IDS, and Rapido, so you don’t have to replace your current systems. It can also run on its own if that's what your library prefers. It sources materials beyond the standard digital catalog, including print-only and hard-to-find items, which is especially helpful for those libraries dealing with older or rare titles.
Before you get started, it’s important to know the difference between two options. If you want unmediated, patron-facing access, where researchers place requests directly with no staff review, you typically need a licensed platform. If operating via staff-mediated ordering, you can use the regular per-article account. Deciding which approach fits your library will help you set things up correctly from the beginning.
Set Up For The Long Term
No matter how you handle article requests now, the switch to Article Galaxy comes down to pointing your existing workflow at a new fulfillment source. Your team keeps using the systems and routines they already know. The main change is where the requests are filled and how much reach and control you have on your end.
This gives users more ways to get what they need. Article Galaxy offers coverage that pulls from a comprehensive range of publishers and can access print-only and out-of-print materials. You see pricing before you commit and cap when you need to. It works inside ILLiad, Rapid, IDS, or Rapido, or on its own. Get It Now covered the basics, but this is document delivery designed for how academic libraries operate day-to-day.
Talk to a Research Solutions representative and we’ll help you find the best fit for your library. Per-article accounts have no license fee and no minimum commitment, so you can get set up for the long term at no cost.
