How to Request an Item on InterLibrary Loan

HOW TO PLACE A REQUEST

1. First determine that the item is not owned by the SE Libraries. If SE owns the item but it is not on the shelf, it must officially be declared missing before it can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan.

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2. Read the corresponding request form carefully and fill it out in detail. Provide complete bibliographic information, including the name of the author, full title, page number, volume numbers, date and place of publication. Incomplete forms will be returned to the requestor for further information. Please avoid abbreviations - what is obvious to you could be a mystery to us.
3. Verify your request. Please ask a reference librarian to help you verify your request.
4. Normally it takes about two weeks to receive the item requested. Sometimes requests are filled sooner. Please indicate on your request form the latest date the material will be of value to you. Requests unfilled by the date indicated will be cancelled led. If you have an urgent need, contact the Interlibrary Loan office (580-745-2931) about rush service.
5. Although every effort is made to obtain Interlibrary Loan materials free of charge, some materials (especially photocopies) cost. In most cases, you will be responsible for any cost incurred. Therefore, it is necessary that you indicate the maxi mum charge you are willing to pay. Few items can be acquired for less than $6.00. Items that can not be acquired for free will be canceled if the actual price is greater than the amount approved on the request form. A blank amount is assumed to be $0.00.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

1. Libraries normally do not loan items published within the current year through Interlibrary Loan. Therefore, request for publications less than a year old are rarely filled. You should discuss with a librarian the possibility of ordering these items for the Libraries' collection.
2. Interlibrary Loan is an agreement between libraries which may be rescinded at any time. The lending library may set limitations or restrictions on loans. If "For Library Use Only" or other restrictions are specified, they must be honored. Most libraries do not permit renewal of Interlibrary Loan items. For this reason, be sure to place your requests so that you will not receive too many items at one time. Interlibrary Loan staff reserves the right to refuse Interlibrary Loan service to any patron who may jeopardize our agreements by violating lending libraries' stipulations.
3. Some items are difficult to acquire and a few cannot be acquired. Foreign publications, items long out-of-print, and just published items are especially problematic. Plan your research to allow additional time to acquire these items.
4. Any charges will be posted to your library account. Amounts totaling $5.00 or more will block library use until paid. Amounts not paid within 90 days will be posted to the Business Office for collection.
5. Community card holders may not use Interlibrary Loan. Their community libraries will provide Interlibrary Loan services.

COPYRIGHT LAW

The Federal copyright law 94-553, enacted January 1, 1978, has placed a limit on the number of photocopies of articles that the SE library may request from recent periodical issues, i.e. those published in the last five years. In most cases this will not affect our ability to request the materials you need, but the Interlibrary Loan department reserves the right to refuse to process requests, which in our opinion, would violate copyright law. On these occasions, Interlibrary Loan will provide patrons with information on how they might acquire the desired materials through channels other than Interlibrary Loan.

Interlibrary Loan Office Hours:

If you have any questions or problems, inquire at the Reference or Circulation desks. Interlibrary Loan personnel will be happy to assist you in any way.