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Brimson Grow Library FAQs -- Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery
> Will the library fax or email me a journal article if I need it in a hurry?
The library does provide document delivery options for current students, faculty, and staff. Faxing or emailing
articles costs $0.15 per page. Click here for complete information on document delivery options.
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> Will the library mail my books to me?
The library offers postal delivery of books only for doctoral students. There is no fee for this service,
but the books must be returned by UPS or Priority Mail with tracking to reduce the chance of their
being lost in the mail. Masters students who live at a distance and need books mailed to them
need to visit their local public or academic library and request books through interlibrary loan.
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> How long does it take to get a book from Interlibrary Loan?
We recommend allowing 2-3 weeks to receive a book requested through Interlibrary Loan. There are some
exceptions to this: If the book is available from one of the Chicago area ACTS libraries, you can
either drive over to the library to borrow the book, or you can wait for it to be delivered by the ACTS
courier in around 3 days. If you can find the book in I-Share
from one of the CARLI libraries,
you can use the online Request feature of I-Share and the book will usually be delivered within
3-5 days.
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> How long does it take to get a journal article from Interlibrary Loan?
Journal articles can take up to 2-3 weeks if they are mailed to the library. More and more libraries,
though, are faxing or emailing the articles which means that they can arrive within 3-5 days.
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> Does it cost anything to get a book through Interlibrary Loan?
It is very rare to be charged for an Interlibrary Loan book. The exceptions to this are the difficult
to find items that are only available in a few places. Some libraries (like a library
connected to a museum or a corporation) do charge for book loans. If you use WorldCat to search for your book before you
request it, you can see how many libraries worldwide own the item:
If only a few libraries own
the book, there is a greater chance that you might be charged for the item or that it will not be
available for interlibrary loan.
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> Does it cost anything to get a journal article through Interlibrary Loan?
Articles up to 20 pages long are usually free. Longer articles cost $0.10 per page over 20 pages.
The exceptions to this are the difficult to find items that are only available in a few places. Some
libraries (like a library connected to a museum or a corporation) do charge for journal articles.
If you use a FirstSearch database like ATLA or ECO to search for your journal article, you can see
how many libraries worldwide own that journal:
If only a few libraries own a journal, there is a
greater chance that you might be charged for the article or that it will not be
available for interlibrary loan.
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