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How
do I make an Interlibrary Loan request?
Please
check
LION
and Journal
Finder before you make a request to verify that the
Sweet Briar College Libraries DO NOT already own the materials
that you need.
If you have never requested an ILL through our Illiad system, you will have to register before you can make a request. Registration is easy. You may register with your Sweet Briar College email and password if you prefer.
If you have any questions about our new ILL system, scroll through the Frequently Asked Questions to become familiar with the service. If the FAQ does not answer your question, please contact Joe Malloy (x6307) or Liz Kent (x6315) for help.
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How
fast can I get my materials through Interlibrary Loan?
Every
effort is made by the Interlibrary Loan staff to handle each request
expeditiously. However, there are inherent delays after the request
leaves this library that prevent us from guaranteeing that material
will be received within a specific time period. November and
April are the slowest times of year for materials to arrive.
You
should allow 10 - 14 days for your requests to be processed. The
average turnaround time is three to five days for copies of articles
and three to fourteen days for books. Borrowers are encouraged
to submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
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How
much will an Interlibrary Loan cost?
Generally
there is no cost to the borrower. However, fees are charged by some
institutions. When this happens, you will be contacted for further
instructions. All borrowers will be responsible for late fees and
for replacement costs of lost items. One dollar is charged for each
day that an ILL item is overdue. The library will not process
any ILL requests if the patron has overdue ILL items or charges.
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What
kinds of materials may be requested?
Books,
and journal articles are the most frequently loaned materials. Most
lending libraries do not lend items from special collections, bound
volumes of periodicals, microfiche/microfilm, or audio-visual materials,
but we can sometimes borrow these items from the LION and VIVA libraries.
Theses and dissertations are rarely available for ILL and can be
borrowed only by faculty and students working on senior projects.
Students and faculty may purchase a dissertation from UMI’s
Dissertation
Express for $28, as of 2005. Contact your ILL Librarian
for this information. As a last resort, we can attempt to borrow
items from the Library of Congress. Book loans and copies are free
from the Library of Congress but books are for library use only,
with no exceptions.
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How
do I know when my Interlibrary Loan item is here?
Generally
we will contact your email account, your campus extension or a local phone number when an
interlibrary loan book or article is ready to be picked up at the
Circulation Desk. Copies of journal articles for faculty are
usually sent directly to campus mailboxes.
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How
long may I keep an Interlibrary Loan item?
Copies
of articles are yours to keep. However, because of copyright regulations
you need to discard the articles when you are finished with your
research. Books from ILL are generally loaned to us for eight weeks
with no renewal. There are some libraries that will only lend an
item for two weeks. It is up to the borrower to be mindful of and
honor the due date of each item as a courtesy to the lending library.
Failure to return an Interlibrary Loan book when due may lead to
the suspension of Interlibrary Loan priviledges.
The
library will not process any ILL requests if the patron has overdue
ILL items or charges.
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How
can
I make the ILL form AutoFill or autocomplete?
As
a general point of interest, most AutoFill utilities will cause
the fields which AutoFill recognizes to appear in yellow. These
are the fields which you can expect AutoFill to handle for you.
In
Explorer -
Adjusting AutoComplete settings:
- In Internet Explorer,
on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
- Click the Content
tab.
- Under Personal information,
click AutoComplete.
- Select the check
boxes for the AutoComplete options you want to use.
Explorer
does not simply pre-fill the form for you. You will have to click
in each yellow field and select the information which you wish to
use in that field from a menu. If you like to use Explorer, a better
AutoFill option comes from Google. If you have the Google Toolbar
you have an AutoFill option that comes with the toolbar. This AutoFill
will pre-fill the yellow fields without forcing you to click each
one. If you do not have a Google toolbar, you can get
one free here.
Google
Toolbar in Explorer -
- Click the
'Options' button on your Toolbar.
- Select the
'AutoFill' tab at the top of the dialog box.
- Edit any
information.
- Click 'OK'
when you are done.
When you see
a yellow-colored form field on a webpage, you can click the 'AutoFill'
button to have AutoFill complete the form with the information you've
provided.
When using AutoFill,
we encourage our users to be careful about the type of information
they’re providing. Please be aware that certain pages may
try to capture information in hidden or hard-to-see fields, so it
is important that you use AutoFill only on sites you trust. If you
are unsure what information you are providing, you can see your
data before it's entered into the form by holding down the Shift
key as you click the 'AutoFill' button.
In
Mozilla -
- Fill in the ILL form completely.
- Go to Tools on the menu bar.
- Select Form Manager - Save Form Info
- The next time you need to AutoFill the form, just go to Tools
- Form Manager - Fill In Form
The
Mozilla Form Manager is the best at retaining info for the largest
number of form fields. Library staff recommend Mozilla as the browser
that best responds to ILL autofill needs.
In Safari
-
This can only
work on your home or office computer because Safari takes info from
your Address Book card.
- Make sure your Address
Book Card is complete.
- Under Edit on the
Menu Bar choose AutoFill Form
In
FireFox -
FireFox does
not offer an AutoFill or autocomplete feature.
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Copyright
Restrictions
The
Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code)
governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted
materials.
Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives
are authorized to furnish a copy or other reproduction. One
of these specified conditions is that a 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 the copyright law.
The
U.S. Copyright laws prevent the library from borrowing within any
calendar year a total of six or more copies of an article or articles
published in the same periodical within five years prior to the
date of the request.
Due to copyright requirements,
the library cannot borrow textbooks or required readings for classes
offered during the current semester.
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