Who May Use JLF Interlibrary Lending
Interlibrary Lending is conducted between libraries, and not between the Joint Library Facility (JLF) and an individual. JLF loans materials to other libraries for their patrons use.
Loan and Article Request Limitations
Limit of 50 pages per scanning request. Limit requests to no more than 3 chapters from the same book or 3 articles from the same journal issue. Interlibrary loan service will not be provided to libraries with delinquent accounts. JLF will not fill Clinical Emergency (Urgent Patient Care) requests because the retrieval process that cannot be implemented on demand.
Loan Period
Two months (60 days) with 60 day renewal. 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
JLF will deliver copied material by Article Exchange and Email. 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.
Cancellations and Returns
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. JLF suggests that returned materials be insured or registered and return receipt service used. The borrowing library agrees to: Pay return shipping charges Be responsible for loaned material from the time of receipt until the item is returned and received at JLF Replace or pay for materials lost Cover repair costs for damaged materials or replacement costs for any irreparably damaged items
Billing
OCLC IFM or DOCLINE EFTS is the preferred method of payment Invoices to non-IFM or EFTS participants are sent monthly We also accept IFLA voucher for international libraries
Charges
No charge to Texas Academic Libraries and Texas Public Libraries, SCAMel, GWLA, SEC and other specified reciprocal agreement libraries. Loan or copy to other libraries is $9 IFM; $29 invoice; $12 fax. Canadian and other non-U.S. libraries is $11.00 U.S Dollars or 2 IFLA Vouchers + $10 USD for postage by USPS; $9.00 U.S. Dollars or 2 IFLA Vouchers for Article Exchange and Email. U.S. Federal Libraries are free up to 1,000 requests per fiscal year. Federal library charges apply once the 1,000 limit has been reached. After limit has been reached, charges are $4 for USPS, Article Exhange and Email; $7 for Fax. Replacement charges for lost materials are $225 for each book.
Response Time
Most requests received at JLF during business hours are processed the next business day.
General Information
OCLC symbol: TXJLF DOCLINE Symbol: TXUOGR JLF Interlibrary Lending Web Request Form
Contact Information
Wyoma vanDuinkerken
Joint Library Facility
979-458-5900
wvanduin@library.tamu.edu