Interlibrary Loan Lending (for libraries and other institutions )

Loans/Photocopies

Charges and Billing Policy

Other Interlibrary Loan Offices

The University of Iowa Main Library Interlibrary Loan Department provides loans and photocopies of materials located in the Main Library and the branch libraries for libraries and institutions. Individuals should contact their public, academic, or corporate library with which they are affiliated to make a request. Materials held at the Law Library: Please request directly from  the Law Library. Acceptable Methods for Submission of Interlibrary Loan requests: Requests may be sent by OCLC, SILO, Ariel, email, fax or our online request form. Please contact us by email at lib-ill@uiowa.edu to obtain a username and password for our online request form.  Please include a contact person's name, Ariel address (if applicable), email address, and shipping/billing address. Loans/Photocopies Loans: We lend items for 6 weeks, bound periodicals for 2 weeks with no renewal, videos for 2 weeks with no renewal. Renewals are available on a case by case basis. Photocopies: Photocopies are provided if the article is less than 50 pages . Photocopies are sent via Ariel, Odyssey, PDF, mail, fax, or air mail. Non-Circulating Items: Current periodicals, Reference materials, music records are sent on a case by case basis.

Interlibrary Loan Lending Logon Username: Password: Forgot Password? Please contact us by email at lib-ill@uiowa.edu to obtain a username and password Interlibrary Loan Main Library 125 W. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52242 Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM Phone: 319-335-5917 Fax: 319-335-5830 Email: lib-ill@uiowa.edu OCLC Symbol: NUI SILO Symbol: OVUX522 RLIN Symbol: IAUG NUC Symbol: IaU Affiliations: CIC Phone Requests: Not Accepted Ariel IP#128.255.53.97

Microfilm and Multi-Volume Sets:
Limit of 6 reels or volumes per request.

Dissertations and Theses:
Dissertations and theses are available for loan if a circulating copy is available . Post-1954 dissertations may be purchased from University Microfilms, Inc. (UMI) by calling 1-800-521-3042 or from the UMI Website. We will provide a photocopy only if not available through UMI and with author's permission.

Government Documents:
Will lend if a circulating copy is available.

Serials and Videos:
Bound periodicals and videos are lent on a case by case basis.

Special Collections:
Fragile items, items published before 1800, and Roxburghe Club collection items do not circulate. Other items determined on a case by case basis.

RUSH Service:
Handled on a case by case basis. Items owned in a branch library may take an additional 24 hours for delivery.

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Charges and Billing Policy

Lost Material:
Please contact the Interlibrary Loan department directly for the replacement cost of lost material.

Billing & Payment Methods:
We prefer IFM payment for OCLC requests. Monthly statements are sent by the University of Iowa Business Office. We accept IFLA vouchers. Please do not send payment until you receive an invoice.

Please direct any questions about an invoice you have received to Jeanie Jones at 319-384-0592 or jeanie-jones@uiowa.edu.

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Other Interlibrary Loan Offices:
These University of Iowa Libraries maintain separate Interlibrary Loan offices:

Law Library
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences