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Interlibrary Lending

Departmental Contact Information

104 Middleton Library, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-8560 Fax: (225) 578-5723 Email: libill@lsu.edu
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Contacts:Diane Hanson

Ariel: 130.39.60.209 OCLC code: LUU NUC code: LU
Network Affiliations:  ASERL, SOLINE, LALINC

1. Requests received via OCLC preferred. We loan to public and academic libraries.
2. ALA form by mail or fax ONLY if OCLC access is not available. Most public and academic libraries have OCLC access. Please make requests through these libraries. If a request is made directly to LSU Libraries when there is OCLC available, the request will be denied.
3. Email requests accepted from LaLINC members and other public and academic libraries. These requests must include complete call number/volume, etc., as well as a designated library email address. Email received without either information will not be processed.
4. We will not process personal requests.

Loan Period

1. Material is due back to LSU/ILL 28 days from the date the request was shipped. Failure to return material may result in a lost book bill for no less than $100. A non-refundable $30 overdue charge will remain even after extremely late material is returned. (When material is returned more than three months late, with rare exceptions the overdue fine is automatic). Once the material is at least six weeks overdue, the borrowing library will be BLOCKED from further loans through LSU/ILL until the material is either returned or replacement costs are paid.

Renewals

1. Renewals are permitted unless otherwise notified. The due date is the date we should have the item in our hands. All renewal requests MUST be made at least five days before the due date.

Types of Materials Loaned (limit of 4 items per patron, institution, or request)
We reserve the right to refuse any request

• Books
• Dissertations
• Master's Theses
• Microfilm (positive only)
• Microfiche
• Documents
• Pamphlets

Types of Materials Not Loaned

• Rare Items
• Reference Materials
• Reserve Materials
• Material that has been in the collection less than four months
• Most Periodicals/Journals
• Newspapers and serials on microfiche/microfilm newer than five years do not circulate
• U.S. Census Materials
• Micro-Opaque, Micro-Cards, Micro-Guides
• Certain Materials in Education Resources
• Most printed material housed in Special Collections in Hill Library. Contact Elaine Smyth (esmyth@lsu.edu) for more exceptions.
• Material held by the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Library (VETMED). It is a separate library. Their borrowing code is LBD.
• NO AUDIO OR VIDEO HOLDINGS CIRCULATE THROUGH ILL.

All requests for photocopies must be accompanied by copyright compliance. We do not have equipment to make copies from micro-opaque, micro-card, or micro-guides.

Returnables

• $20.00 or equal to borrowing library's charges as of July 6, 2009.

Photocopies

• $15.00 minimum for 1 to 30 exposures  as of July 6, 2009.
• $20.00 for more than 30 exposures  as of July 6, 2009.

Lost Items

• The lost item charge is the cost of the item plus a $30.00 overdue service charge. If a replacement cost cannot be determined, the charge will be $70.00 plus the $30.00 service charge, for a total of $100.00.

FAX Service

• Same as Photocopy charges plus $1.50 per page.

Mailing

• Loans are shipped by U.S. mail at the library rate.
• Special shipping is considered upon request, at the borrowing library's expense, either by Federal Express or UPS with an account number provided by the borrowing library or payment in advance using an Internal library invoice for UPS or First Class Mail.

Methods of Payment for Charges

• IFM (preferred) or Internal library invoice.
• Credit cards: MasterCard and Visa only.
• Foreign loans must be paid in advance.
• NO COUPONS ACCEPTED.

Network Affiliations

• Reciprocating network affiliates are exempt from charges.
• LaLinc, ASERL, and SOLINE (exempt from fee for "returnables" only)

We will accept a standard international ILL form if there is no access to an OCLC institution. Prepayment is required in U.S. dollars only (international money order or check drawn on U.S. bank funds); we also accept MasterCard and Visa. NO FILA COUPONS ACCEPTED. For quick response for requests that cannot be filled, please provide an email address.

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