 Interlibrary Loan
Borrowing
If you need a book or article that is not available at the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library, you can request an interlibrary loan. Interlibrary loan services are available to students, faculty, alumni, and visitors.
Requests
Interlibrary Loan of material is not meant to replace the print or electronic collection in the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library. It is meant to serve as a way to supplement the collection with material we do not own. We ask that you submit only 5 requests at a time. Once those requests have been received you may request an additional 5 if needed.
| Requests From: |
Amount |
| Students |
No charge for first 25 requests per academic year, $5.00 per item thereafter |
| Faculty/Staff |
No charge |
| Alumni |
$10.00 (prepaid) |
| Others |
$20.00 (prepaid) |
Submit your request using the Request an Article form if you are an enrolled student, faculty, or staff member of Western University. A tutorial is available for instruction on how to use the online form.
Receiving
There is no guarantee as to when interlibrary loan items will arrive. On average, most items arrive in 1 week.
You will be notified by email when your requested book or article as arrived. Articles arrive in electronic form and you will receive instructions on how to retrieve them by email. Books are to be picked up and discharged at the Library Circulation Desk on the 1st floor. Print items not picked up from the Library Circulation Desk within 10 days will be returned to the lending library or discarded. Failure to retrieve requested ILL material may result in a cost recovery fine to the requestor and suspension of ILL privileges.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use" that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
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