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| InterLibrary Loan |
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| Material
not owned by the Grace Hauenstein Library may
be borrowed from other libraries via InterLibrary Loan
(ILL). |
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| The ILL staff, using a variety of resources, will borrow
material from libraries across the United States and
beyond. This service is provided free to all students,
faculty and staff. On rare occasions there may be costs
involved to obtain some ILL materials. |
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| For questions about Interlibrary Loan services or policies,
please contact Jeanine Weber,
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator & Public Services Assistant , 632-2128. |
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| Interlibrary Loan FAQs (Frequently
Asked Questions) |
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| Getting the
Books & Articles You Want |
| Fill
out an InterLibrary Loan form for each item you need.
Fill in the forms as completely as possible. Ask for assistance
if you do not understand any part of the form. |
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| Supplying
the Date When the Materials Are Needed |
| It is important
to supply a date of when the material is needed, allowing at least 10 days. If there is no date, it
is assumed the material can be used at any time. An
ASAP date can be interpreted differently by different
people. ASAP is NOT helpful in getting your materials
on time. There are two spaces to indicate the date you
need your materials on the request
form. |
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| Processing
Request Forms |
| Once you submit your request form, it will
be sent to the InterLibrary Loan Department for processing.
You will be contacted if the citation was incomplete
or illegible, or if
no library can/will lend the item. |
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| Arrival
Times for ILL Materials |
| Usually your request
will arrive within 1-2 weeks - sometimes
sooner, sometimes longer - so plan ahead! Response time
depends on the citation completeness, location of the
material, and how quickly the lending library answers
our request. You will be contacted as soon as your item
arrives. |
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| Picking-Up
ILL Materials |
| Your ILL request
will be at the Circulation Desk. Tell the Circulation
Desk attendant who you are and that you were notified
that your ILL item has arrived. Books and article copies
are kept in separate locations behind the Circulation
Desk, so it is helpful to know what you are expecting
or ask the Circulation attendant to check for both. |
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| Checking-Out
& Renewing ILL Books |
| Books and returnable
material must be checked out. Return these to the Circulation
Desk by the due date stated on the slip inside the item.
Books have an average loan period of 3-4 weeks, set
by the lending library. Usually a renewal is possible.
To renew your ILL material, call or stop by the Interlibrary
Loan department before the due date. ILL materials can
ONLY be renewed by the ILL Coordinator and NOT by Circulation staff.
Some ILL materials are restricted to Library Use Only.
These items must be used in the library, but you can
use them as many times as needed until the due date.
Let Circulation staff know when you are completely
finished with these items. |
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| Checking-Out
& Renewing Journal Articles |
| If the item borrowed
is an article, chances are the lending library sent
a photocopy which becomes yours to keep. However, the
lending library may send an issue or bound volume containing
the required article. If so, you will have to check
out the material and
return it to the Circulation Desk by the stated due
date. |
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| Costs
of ILL |
| You are responsible
for the replacement or repair of ILL requests borrowed
in your name, and for any fines incurred.
The Library wishes to maintain a good reputation in
the Interlibrary Loan community, so please care for
the loaned items and return them promptly! |
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| Materials
Not Available through ILL |
| The ILL staff
makes every effort to get the material you want. Some
items, though, are seldom loaned via ILL. These include:
rare books and archival material, audio-visual material, entire
issues or volumes of periodicals, genealogical manuscripts, most
reference books and some dissertations/theses. If you
request a dissertation or thesis, and it is not available
for loan, you may have the option to purchase. Our Library will not cover this
cost. You will be contacted if this is the situation. |
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| Help with
ILL |
| If you aren't sure if
the request form is filled out correctly, see a librarian.
If it's been two weeks since you made your request and
you haven't been contacted, check at the Circulation
Desk to see if your request has arrived. If you would
like to know the status of your request, need to cancel
your request, or have any other questions, contact
Jeanine Weber, 632-2128. |
