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Interlibrary Loan
What is it?
When a book or journal is not owned by the UW-Parkside's Library, a patron may request it from another library through the Library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service.
How long does it take?
The average time required to obtain material from another source is 7-10 days. Journal articles owned by some UW libraries can be sent as electronic documents (a patron must provide ILL staff with an active email address) and generally arrive within 2-4 days. When several sources must be contacted before an available copy is located, the process may take longer.
Who is eligible?
ILL service is available to UW-Parkside faculty, staff and students as an aid to research and study. Undergraduates are limited to five requests per week and are encouraged to exhaust resources available at UW-Parkside before requesting material via ILL, due to the length of time it may take to obtain material.
UW-Parkside Library patrons holding Special Borrowers cards are eligible to use the ILL service on a fee basis of $6.50 per request, payable at the time the request is submitted.
How will I be notified?
It is the responsibility of our undergraduate patrons to check at the Circulation Desk when the library is open to see if their materials have arrived. Faculty, staff, and graduate students who supply an office address will receive photocopied materials and book notifications via campus mail. Patrons who provide an active email address on their request card will be notified via email when requests arrive.
Will it cost anything?
There is no charge to UW-Parkside faculty, staff, and students for materials available from Wisconsin Library Services, other Wisconsin libraries or out-of-state libraries that do not charge for their services. Out-of-state libraries often charge a fee for photocopying or lending materials; therefore, these items can be requested only for faculty, staff, and graduate students. Special borrowers requesting ILL items that are available only from out-of-state libraries that charge for loans will be responsible for these fees in addition to the $6.50 per request fee.
How do I place a request?
For books, theses, videos, DVDs, CDs, audiocassettes, phonorecords (vinyl records), microfilm, microfiche, microcard, and films (e.g. 16mm) patrons should first search other UW campus libraries using UW-System Search. UW-System Search provides patrons with the opportunity to select and request returnable items from other UW campuses. Materials requested through UW-System Search can be picked up at the Circulation Desk. When requested items arrive at the UWP library, patrons are notified by telephone, email, or mail. Books borrowed through UW-System Search can be renewed one time (at the lending library's discretion); videos, DVDs and CDs are not renewable.
For journal articles and items not available through UW-System Search, patrons should fill out an online request form using ILLiad. Patrons must use their Ranger Card identification number in order to place an interlibrary loan request.
Patrons are asked to fill out the entire web page form as completely and accurately as possible without abbreviations. Patrons requesting journal articles must read the copyright compliance statement and respond accordingly to the statement on the web page form.
Patrons should also provide an email address or a telephone number with voice mail at the time their requests are submitted. If there is a problem filling a request, ILL staff will send an email to the address provided on the ILLiad request form or leave a voice message.
Due-dates and renewals
Loaned materials must be returned to the lender by the due-date specified on the front of the book-band. Renewals may be requested, but are granted at the discretion of the lending library. Renewal requests must be submitted to the ILL staff before the item is due.
Alternatives to ILL
Reciprocal Agreements
A reciprocal borrowing agreement allows UW-Parkside faculty, staff, and students visiting Carthage College and other University of Wisconsin campuses to check out materials directly from those libraries. Patrons may check the catalogs of these libraries by using the option Other Library Catalogs
For more information about Interlibrary Loan, please consult:
Tricia Steele
(262)595-2595
tricia.steele@uwp.eduLast update 9/07