204 · Representative Documents: Material Retrieval Request Procedures
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Joint Library Facility. Interlibrary Lending
http://library.tamu.edu/pdfs/JLF- ILL Policies for Joint Library Facility.pdf
Interlibrary Lending
• Who May Use Interlibrary Lending
 Interlibrary Lending is conducted between libraries, and not between JLF and the
individual. JLF loans materials to other libraries for their patrons use.
• Loans and Loan Period
 Two months (60 days) with renewal
 JLF will deliver loaned material by USPS and TExpress. JLF pays delivery charges for
outgoing loans with the exception of FedEx which the requester must pay.
 Three overdue notices will be issued after due date. Invoices will be issued 21 days
after due date for materials which have not been returned.
• Delivery, Cancellations, and Returns
 Delivery: Most requests received at JLF during business hours are processed the next
business day.
 Document Scans/Copies:
o JLF will deliver copied material by Odyssey and Email.
o JLF will deliver loaned material by USPS and TExpress. For urgent requests
FedEx can be used but only at the shipping cost of the borrower.
o The borrowing library must notify JLF within seven days following submission
if a photocopy request has not been filled.
o JLF Directory will follow up with institution regarding excessive repeat
request per day.
o Limit of 50 pages per scanning request.
o Limit requests to no more than 3 chapters from the same book or 3 articles
from the same journal issue.
o Interlibrary loan service will not be provided to libraries with delinquent
accounts.
o JLF will not fill Clinical Emergency (Urgent Patient Care) requests because the
retrieval process that cannot be implemented on demand.
 Cancellations:
o Due to the potential for large daily volume of ILL requests, it is not possible
for JLF to cancel a request once it is received.
 Returns:
o JLF suggests that returned materials be insured or registered and return
receipt service used.