interlibrary loan
| Borrowing of Materials | Copyright Restrictions | Electronic Submission of Forms | Eligibility | Fees and Charges | Request Forms |
Interlibrary loan
The requester is responsible for
- working with the Reference Staff to make sure the material is not available locally,
- filling out forms completely and accurately,
- checking in a timely manner on the status of each request submitted,
- returning items on time and in good physical condition
- overdue fines and replacement costs.
ILL service is a privilege extended to users and thus may be rescinded with just cause.
The library will notify or contact all requesters when their materials arrive.
Interlibrary Loan Contact:
Corette Library
Carroll College
Helena, MT 59625
(406) 447-4340
447-4525 (fax)
Borrowing of Materials
The library will attempt to borrow books, published government documents, microforms, some audiovisuals, dissertations and theses. The library will request photocopies of periodical articles and other appropriate materials.
As a rule, the library will NOT attempt to borrow entire issues of periodicals, reference books, software, rare books, manuscripts and other unpublished documents. The library will NOT attempt to borrow videos but will consider either renting or purchasing requested videos.
Items that are owned by the Corette Library but temporarily in use will NOT be requested. Items that should be available full text through any of the on-line services that are freely available to the user will NOT be requested.
The library will consider purchasing requested items, taking into account availability, price and the library’s collection management policy.
The library will refer users to other local, accessible libraries that are known to hold the requested item before trying interlibrary loan. The Corette Library is a participating member of the Consortium of Academic and Special Libraries in Montana (CASLIM) which enables Carroll students to borrow directly from member libraries. Carroll students may also borrow directly from Lewis & Clark Public Library.
Many lending libraries will NOT extend the due date for their materials. The Corette Library will only consider renewal requests in extraordinary cases. All original items are subject to recall by the lending library at any time.
The Corette Library will return all original items to the lending library.
Copyright Restrictions
The Copyright Law of the United States (Title17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
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 the 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 judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of the copyright law.
Electronic Submission of Forms
The Corette Library accepts the electronic submission of ILL requests via the Montana Library Network (MLN), selected FirstSearch databases, and our own electronic form.
Library users must check the Corette Library for specific items needed as well as other library sources that may provide the needed information.
Library users may submit up to 7 requests within a 7-day period. Contact the ILL Librarian for exceptions.
Bibliographic citations must be accurate, complete and verified. Problem citations should be referred to a reference librarian.
Submission of an ILL request via the MLN implies the user’s knowledge of, understanding of, and willingness to comply with all provisions of the Corette Library Interlibrary Borrowing Policy. Any questions should be referred to a staff librarian.
Eligibility
All current students, faculty and staff of Carroll College may use the ILL services. ILL privileges may be extended to the staff of the Helena Diocese. All local residents and alumni will be referred to their local public library for ILL service.
Fees and Charges
The Corette Library generally will not charge for materials received through ILL. Exceptions may be made in some cases, including the number and nature of the requests submitted, the availability of the requested material, or the rush nature of the request.
The Corette Library will charge fines for items not returned on time and replacement costs and fees for lost items.
Requesters may be charged for failure to pick up ILL items.
Request Forms
Forms may be filled out electronically.
Paper request forms are available at the Circulation Desk or from the reference librarians. Submitted forms must be complete, accurate and legible. Forms must be signed indicating a willingness to comply with this policy.
The library will try to verify any questionable request that is submitted.
Rush handling will be up to the discretion the ILL librarian.
The library will not use requester’s name on forms sent to lending libraries.