Foley Center Library
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Interlibrary Loan Lending Policy

We will lend:

  • All General Collection items including AV materials, dissertations and books
  • Oversize materials if condition of item permits it
  • Circulating Government Documents
  • On occasion, non-archival microfiche copies of Gonzaga dissertations
  • Multi volume works, up to 4 volumes at a time

We will scan

  • Articles from print periodicals
  • Articles that can be scanned or copied from the Special Collections department, when condition of item permits it
  • Articles from select databases which permit it (*note: articles are printed and scanned, cannot be forwarded from database to borrower)
  • Articles from Microfiche/film collections that can be scanned and emailed to include journal articles and ERIC documents
  • We can send articles via Odyssey, Ariel (147.222.24.214), email or postal service

We cannot lend:

  • Reference Collection materials
  • Reserve Materials
  • Popular Collection materials
  • Journal Issues/volumes
  • Microfiche/Film, including the Schomburg collection
  • Special Collections materials (*occasional exceptions can be made by permission from SPCOL librarians)

We cannot copy:

  • More than 30 pages at a time (*exceptions may be made for special requests and when staffing time permits )
  • Entire books or issues of journals
  • More than one chapter from a book
  • Frail or old items that would be damaged by the scanning process

We will lend articles to:

  • All international libraries

We will lend books to:

  • Mainland US academic, public and commercial libraries
  • Alaskan academic, public and commercial libraries
  • Hawaiian academic, public and commercial libraries
  • Canadian academic, public and commercial libraries

Duration of loans: 4 weeks

Renewals:  We will process one renewal on items that do not have active holds or requests through the Foley Center Library catalog.  Exceptions can be made when needed for second renewals.

Replacement: If an ILL item that we have lent is lost or damaged after leaving our premises the replacement or repair fees are the responsibility of the borrowing library.  Replacement fees will be assessed on an individual basis based on the cost of the book if in print or available, or $60.00 for out of print materials.  A $10.00 processing fee is assessed on all lost or damaged items.

 

ILL Department
Foley Center Library, Gonzaga University
502 E. Boone
Spokane, WA 99258-0095
ill@gonzaga.edu
(509) 313-6534
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Theresa Kappus
Assistant Professor, Interlibrary Loan/ Distance Education Librarian
(509) 313-3820
kappus@gonzaga.edu

Anji Mertens
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
(509) 313-6534
mertens@gonzaga.edu