Request Forms:    Interlibrary Loan Books - Interlibrary Loan Periodical/Serial/Microfilm - Inter- Agency Loan

PURPOSE - ELIGIBILITY - CHARGES/FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - SUBMITTING REQUESTS - MATERIAL AVAILABLE - TIME REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A LOAN - NUMBER OF REQUESTS - LOAN PERIOD/RENEWALS - PICKING UP MATERIALS - SPECIAL LOAN CONDITIONS RETURNS/RECALLS - COPYRIGHT

Purpose:

The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) program at the College of Eastern Utah Library allows patrons access to materials owned by other libraries.  These would be items   CEU Library does not have in its own collection.

Eligibility:

Interlibrary Loans are available to all Library patrons who do not have overdue items and/or late fines on their library account.

Charges/Financial Responsibility:

The requesting patron is responsible for any charges or fees required by the lending Library.  CEU Library fees only recover money spent on shipping, photocopies or faxes.  Fees for Interlibrary Loan services are to be paid in full when the item is picked up.  Please be sure to type in the amount you are will to pay on your request form.  If the item cost is more than the amount you agree to, you will be notified before any items are requested.  CEU Library Interlibrary Loan fees are as follows:

             -Books:                               $1.00 each

            -Articles/Photocopies:          $ .10 per page

-Faxed Photocopies:            $1.00 per article up to 10 pages, $2.00 up to 20 pages, $3.00 up to 30 pages and etc.

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Submitting Requests:

In order to request an Interlibrary Loan, a patron must use the appropriate Interlibrary loan form found on the top of this page.  Please fill out the form completely.  Please complete and submit a separate form for each item being requested.

 It is assumed that patrons have looked at the CEU Library holdings and that the item is not available from any library in the CEU system.  If the item needed is owned by the CEU San Juan Campus Library, please use the Interagency Loan form.  If the item is owned by the CEU Museum, the patron will have to check out the item from the Museum.   

 Patrons should not expect to obtain titles listed in the Library On-line catalog that are declared lost or missing.

Material Availability:

The following types of material often are not available through Interlibrary Loan.  It is up to the individual libraries whether they will loan these types of items.

            -Recently published books (books published within the current year).

            -Entire volumes or issues of periodicals.

            -Reference works.

            -Rare books or original manuscripts.

            -Newspapers or other bulky materials in their original format.

            -Works of genealogy or heraldry.

            -Some doctoral dissertations and masters thesis.

            -Multimedia (CD’s, DVD’s, Video, Cassettes & etc.)

Time Required To Receive A Loan:

Loans usually take one to three weeks to arrive.  Please allow a minimum of one week when requesting a loan.  Be sure to complete all deadline information requested.  Indicate the date after which material cannot be used.

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Number Of Requests:

CEU Library patrons may request up to five (5) requests per week per patron.  You should not, however, request more loans/books than you can expect to finish within any four-week period.  Please plan to return the book within the time allowed by the lending institution.

Loan Period/Renewals:

The lending library determines the loan period and renewal policy for its materials.  Borrowers (including faculty) can expect to keep most materials for four weeks.

 Researchers should make every effort to complete their work with the Interlibrary Loan material within the original loan period.  If a renewal request becomes necessary, the Interlibrary Loan office must be notified five to ten days before the due date.  Interlibrary Loan must contact the lending library for permission to renew.  Only one renewal per item can be requested.  It is up to the lending library if they will renew item or not.

Picking Up Material:

You will be notified by telephone or e-mail when material has arrived.  You may pick up materials at the Circulation Desk.  It is at this time that all charges will need to be paid.  Loans not picked up by the due date will be returned to the lending library and charged accordingly to your library account.  Photocopies not picked up within seven (7) days of being notified will be mailed to the address given on the Interlibrary Loan form and charges will be applied to your library account for copies made as well $1.00 to cover any shipping costs.

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Special Loan Conditions:

The lending library establishes the conditions under which borrowed material may be used.  Items may be restricted for use in the library only, photocopying may be prohibited, etc.  A borrower’s failure to comply with the conditions of a loan could jeopardize his/her Interlibrary Loan privileges and/or those of the CEU Library with other lending institutions. 

Returns/Recalls:

Copyright:

The CEU Library must comply with the Copyright Law (Title 17, U. S. Code) and the accompanying guidelines when requesting photocopied material.  You are required to read the following copyright restrictions before submitting any requests:

The copyright law of the United States [Title 17, United States Code] governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.  Under certain conditions specified by the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.  One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.  “If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.  This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

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