Services for Other Libraries

We provide our interlibrary lending services only to libraries. If you are an individual who needs material from OSU's collections, please return to the ILL home page for other options.

Policies

• General Information
• Loan Information
• Charges
• Web Request Form for Other Libraries
• Current Average Lending Turnaround Statistics

General Information

We will accept requests by OCLC, (e)mailed ALA or IFLA International multi-part forms, and the Web Request Form for Other Libraries. No telephone requests, please.

Contact OSU ILL

Contact Orbis/Cascade Alliance for inquiries on Summit loans

Loan Information

• Books
  Circulate 8 weeks; one 8 week renewal if approved
• Masters theses
  If not accessible via the web, then will loan circulating copy if available. Most doctoral dissertations published after July 1, 2006 will be accessible via the web.
• Ph.D. dissertations
  If unavailable via the web, then will loan if circulating copy available; most published after 1958 are available from UMI.
• Special Collections, archival materials
  Copies made on a case by case basis; no loans available
• Microfilm, microfiche, maps
  Circulate 1 week use (3 weeks due date) with restrictions of library use only, no renewals, return in a box via Orbis/Cascade Alliance courier, UPS, or FedEx
• Audiovisual
  Circulate 1 week use (3 week due date) with restrictions of no renewals, return in a box via Orbis/Cascade Alliance courier, UPS, or FedEx
• Periodicals, reference materials
  Circulate on a case-by-case basis to GWLA libraries and Orbis/Cascade Alliance libraries only with restrictions of 3 day use (1 week due date), no renewals, and return unbound periodicals in a box via Orbis/Cascade Alliance courier, FedEx or UPS
• Shipping
  Courier service to Orbis/Cascade Alliance libraries; FedEx to GWLA member libraries; loans to others are sent via FedEx; ARIEL and FAX for nonreturnables. FedEx for rush requests (please provide a Fed Ex account number).

Charges

• Rush service
  $10 IFM/invoiced. Filled within 24hrs. Phone notification with rush request. Please supply FedEx account number for loan requests.
• Fax service
  $5.00 IFM/invoiced
• Out of state libraries, for profit libraries, and Oregon special libraries
  $15 IFM or $25 invoiced
• International libraries
  Articles: $15 IFM or $25 invoiced
  Loans: $70 IFM/invoiced
• Oregon academic, school and public libraries, consortia partners, State of Oregon Government agency libraries, and all state and federal libraries
  Free
• Turnaround time
  Most requests are shipped within 1 working day