Library

Manhattan College Library offers interlibrary lending services to current faculty and students for materials that are not available in the Manhattan collections. Policies governing these services are set by the American Library Association's National Interlibrary Loan Code.

INTERLIBRARY LENDING (ILL)

If a referral to a local library is not possible or fails to meet a user's needs, Manhattan College Library can provide for the interlibrary loan of books and/or the purchase of journal article photocopies. Transaction fees may be levied by the lending library.

MATERIALS LENT

Most libraries will lend materials that ordinarily circulate to their users. Rare books, reference works, theses, and dissertations are not usually lent. Copies of many dissertations are available for purchase from University Microfilms International, Inc.

ILL PROCEDURE

All requests for loans or photocopies should be submitted on the Library's interlibrary loan forms. Forms may be obtained at the reference desk, or you can print out the Interlibrary Loan Form for Books or the Interlibrary Loan Form for Periodical Articles. A separate form should be completed for each item requested, and forms can not be submitted electronically.

Beginning in 1996, a $1.00 fee must be submitted with each request. Please provide accurate and complete information. Always attach a copy of the citation or give the source of your citation so that it can be verified, if necessary. Plan on two or three weeks to receive the material requested.

LENGTH OF LOAN

This is determined by the lending library, but a two-week minimum is the general rule. In certain cases, material may be renewed at the discretion of the lending library. Renewals should be requested at least five days before the end of the loan period. Failure to return borrowed materials on time may result in the loss of interlibrary loan privileges.

NOTIFICATION AND PICK-UP

The patron will be notified by card through campus or U.S. mail when the material has arrived. The patron is asked to bring the card to the circulation desk in the O'Malley Library, where the material will be available. Loans must be picked up in person, and any charges must be paid at that time.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright rules require that photocopies be made for "private study, scholarship, or research." Requestors of copies must sign a compliance with "fair use."