Contacting the Rights Holder

Would it help if I called the rights holder myself?

As tempting as this might seem, this actually creates delays. Some publishers permissions departments run fairly slowly. Outside requests from individuals for single item responses is the one thing that publishers tell us slow them down the most. Our coordinators often ask for permission for multiple items when calling on publishers, and check on several items during one follow-up call. Rest assured we have a professional team dedicated to this process.