L I L R C
INTERLIBRARY LOAN MANUAL
January 1976
LONG ISLAND
LIBRARY
RESOURCES COUNCIL Inc.
Box 31
Bellport, NY 11713
CONTENTS
- 1. Introduction [2]
- 2. Interlibrary loan policies and procedures [3]
- What may be borrowed
- Placing requests
- Form of request
- Verification
- Photocopying
- Expenses
- 3. Direct access to other libraries [6]
- Location service
- Research Loan Program
- 4. INS—How it works [7]
- Billing
- Cancellations
- Delivery and pickup
- Microforms
- Photocopies of missing pages
- Recall
- Renewals
- Returns
- Status reports
- 5. Guide to the use of LILRC interlibrary loan request forms [10]
- Instructions for completing serials request
- Instructions for completing book request
- 6. How to be a good borrower [15]
- 7. How to be a good lender [15]
- 8. Appendix
- A. Useful interlibrary loan manuals [16]
- B. Sample worksheet [17]
Introduction
This manual has been prepared as a guide to the Information Network Service, the interlibrary loan system of the Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC).
The manual contains a description of how the location and delivery service works and the policy on which it is based, as well as standards to which it is expected participating libraries will adhere.
Please do not hesitate to make suggestions and comments regarding this manual and the interlibrary loan service to the Council office.
January 1976
INTERLIBRARY LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Our interlibrary loan program is based on the premise that lending among libraries for the benefit of individuals in Nassau and Suffolk counties is in the public interest and should be encouraged. It is impossible for any one library to be self-sufficient, and interlibrary borrowing and lending is regarded by the libraries participating in this program as essential to library service.
It is the policy of the Council that the routines of borrowing and lending are simplified as much as possible consistent with the protection of material. Every effort is made to emphasize speed and to base the service on a spirit of cooperation and trust among participating libraries.
What follows comprise the procedures and standards that have developed gradually and voluntarily in our area—this is what works for us. Changes may be introduced as the need arises.