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Interlibrary Loan Policy
Please review the library's policy before placing an interlibrary loan request.
Who Can Borrow
- Current students, staff and faculty
- Faculty preparing for a future class at Marylhurst
- Students finishing a thesis or an incomplete
Students who have three or more overdue library materials or more than $5.00 in library fines must return these items or get their fines under $5.00 to be eligible to borrow books, videos and other returnable items.
Loan Periods
Books, Recordings and Videos
Loan periods for materials are set by the lending library, and the loan periods can vary from four hours to the more common 28 days for books and one week for CDs or videos. Interlibrary loan items cannot be renewed and are subject to recall by the lender at any time.
Articles
Requested articles are yours to keep unless otherwise noted.
Picking Up Your Materials
Books, Recordings and Videos
Books and other returnable items can be picked up at the circulation desk. You will receive an email when your material arrives which will be held for one week before it is returned to the lending library.
Articles
When an article you have requested is ready, it will be sent to you via the email address that you have provided.
Returning Materials
Materials borrowed through interlibrary loan must be returned to the circulation desk inside Shoen Library or, if the library is closed, the book drop next to the front door. These items cannot be returned to the roadside book drop.
Processing Fees
Except under very rare circumstances, there is no charge for items borrowed through interlibrary loan. You will be contacted if there is a fee for borrowed materials.
Fines
There is a late fee of $.50 a day for books and other returnable materials borrowed through interlibrary loan. Journal articles do not need to be returned. The borrower is responsible for any damaged or lost items checked out to him/her. Replacement costs are set by the lending library.
Distance Students
Books, Recording and Videos
Due to lending libraries' concerns about prompt return of library materials, books and other returnable interlibrary loan items cannot be mailed to students or faculty. Distance students are encouraged to use their local public libraries to fill interlibrary loan requests for books and other returnable materials.
Articles
Articles will be emailed to distance students and instructors.
Copyright Notice
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, 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 photocopy 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. Shoen Library will not process requests that may infringe on the rights of a copyright holder.
Department Contact Information
Interlibrary Loan
Phone: 503.699.6261, ext. 4454
Fax: 503.636.1957