Interlibrary Loan locates and borrows material
not owned by the Georgetown University Main
Campus or the Washington Research Library
Consortium (WRLC) libraries.
Before using ILL, check 1) GEORGE then 2)
the WRLC
catalog for the material (if found
in the WRLC catalog, use the Consortium Loan
Service (CLS) to request books and journal
articles). If the item is listed in the Georgetown
catalog, but has a status of "missing," "searching," or "missing
SENSA," then an ILL request can be made.
| Mailing address: |
Phone: (202) 687-7428
Email: ill@georgetown.edu
Fax: (202) 687-1215 |
Interlibrary LoanLauinger,
Lau - 3
Georgetown University
Box 571174
Washington, DC 20057-1174 |
ILL is available to
the students, faculty, and staff of the
Main Campus at Georgetown University who
have a current University GOCard. Only Georgetown University
Main Campus faculty,
staff and students may use the Interlibrary
Loan service. School
of Medicine and Law
Center patrons are referred to the School
of Medicine's Interlibrary Loan/Document
Delivery Services and the E.B.
Williams Law Library's
Interlibrary Loan office, respectively. Georgetown University ILL is not available
to members of the Library Associates, and
other fee-paying borrowers. Fee-paying borrowers
may obtain this service through their local
public, school, or academic library.
Students and faculty from other academic
universities must use the Interlibrary Loan
services of their home institutions.
ILL is a library-to-library
transaction and is regulated by the Copyright
Law (U.S. Code, title 17) and the policies
of the American Library Association Interlibrary
Loan Code. ILL provides access to most books,
journal articles, microforms, conference
proceedings, and other course-related research
materials not owned by the Georgetown University
Main Campus or WRLC ibraries. ILL cannot be used for materials available
in GEORGE or the WRLC Catalog. Materials
in GEORGE that are checked out or have a
status of "missing," "searching," or "missing
SENSA" must first be requested through
the WRLC
Catalog using CLS.
The following are generally not available
through ILL:
- entire issues of bound
or unbound journals
- reference books or
special collections materials.
Most ILL requests are
filled free of charge due to the establishment
of reciprocal agreements with other libraries.
In the rare event that a loan costs more
than $30.00, ILL staff may contact you
before completing the request in order
to determine if you wish to make the necessary
co-payment.
Before you complete
an ILL request form, confirm that the material
is not available by checking GEORGE, the
online catalog of Georgetown University and
the WRLC
catalog, the online catalog of the
Washington Research Libraries Consortium.
If the material is not available in either
catalog, complete an ILL request form for
each item you need. ILL request forms are
only available electronically. To request an item from ILL select one of
the following:
 : please
set up your ILLiad profile.
: request
items, check the status of requests, or
revise your ILLiad profile.
On average it takes
11 working days to fill an ILL request, though
it can take as little as 3 days or as long
as 1 month to receive materials, depending
on the location and the availability of the
item at other libraries. The ILL office cannot predict the availability
or location of an item, therefore we cannot
guarantee that materials will be received
within a specified period of time. Patrons
are encouraged to submit requests well in
advance of deadlines.
On the ILL request form
all patrons are asked if they would prefer
to be notified by e-mail or telephone when
an item is received.
Books and copies of
dissertations may be picked up at the ILL
Office located behind the Reference Desk
in the Lauinger Library during business
hours or at the Circulation Desk at other
times. (map) Journal articles are delivered electronically
to your desktop via the web in pdf format.
- If you prefer to have paper copies of articles
delivered, please go into your ILLiad account
and change the preferred
electronic delivery if possible field to "No." Paper
copies will be available
for pick up at the ILL office.
There is no standard
loan period for ILL items as the library
that lends the material specifies the date.
Typically items may be kept for three weeks.
The due date for materials will be noted
on the item. The lending library also specifies
whether the item must be used in the library
(in the case of rare or delicate materials)
or if they may be photocopied. Patrons are
responsible for the safe and on-time return
of items borrowed through ILL.
Late fees of $0.25 per
day are assessed to each overdue ILL item
until materials are returned. Payment for
fines can be made in person at the Circulation
Desk on the 3rd floor of Lauinger Library. In addition to fines, failure to return
items obtained through ILL in a prompt manner
may result in the loss of both your your
ILL and Georgetown Library borrowing privileges.
Unless
noted on the item, ILL staff can request
a renewal of an ILL item. Renewals are granted
at the discretion of the lending library,
not the Georgetown ILL office. The request
for a renewal must be made in advance of
the original due date; if an ILL item is
overdue, renewal is not possible.
To request the renewal of an item obtained
through ILL, stop by the office, call 202-687-7428,
or send an e-mail to ill@georgetown.edu.
You may also request through the “View/Renew
Checked Out Items” option in your ILLiad
account.
The new due date you are given at the time
of your renewal request is the date by which
you should check back with the ILL office
about the lending library’s response.
It is the patron’s responsibility to
follow-up with the ILL office about renewal
requests.
The patron borrowing
the item is responsible for its safe return.
In the event that an item is lost or damaged
you, the borrower, are responsible for its
replacement costs. Should you lose or damage
an ILL item contact ILL staff at 202-687-7428
or ill@georgetown.edu.
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