Benedictine Library : Interlibrary Loan

If you can't find what you need at the Benedictine Library, you can use I-Share or various Periodicals Holdings Lists (check with the Reference Desk) to find another library that has the materials and use them there. You may be able to check out materials at some other libraries as well, such as the ILCSO and LIBRAS libraries.

Requests for Interlibrary Loan may be placed via email, fax (630-960-9451), Web forms, online databases and in person. Requests will not be taken via telephone.

It takes two to four weeks, or 10-20 business days, for items to arrive at the Benedictine Library, regardless of item format. You will be called when items are available to be picked up at the Benedictine Library Circulation Desk.

Interlibrary Loan items are lent to patrons under the home institution's borrowing policies. Most items need to be returned within four weeks. All borrowed materials are marked with a due date. Overdue notices are issued as a courtesy. Failure to receive an overdue notice does not release patrons from the responsibility for returning or renewing materials or from paying overdue fines.

• Books
  Books may be borrowed through the Benedictine University Library for faculty from other libraries via I-Share, LIBRAS, the Metropolitan Library System, OCLC, or according to the terms determined by the AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION from institutions not participating in the above cooperative agreements. Illinet Online books are held upon receipt of the book, and are charged to the patron on pickup. The lending library determines the loan period, as well as the cost for fines and/or replacement charges. The patron is responsible for any fines incurred. The lending library also determines renewals and other restrictions. All items are held for one week before being returned to their home institution.
  
• Periodicals
  Photocopies of periodical articles may be requested from other libraries. When received, these photocopies become the property of the patron.
• Audio·Visual Materials
  Audio-visual materials are not borrowed or loaned through interlibrary loan. This includes all videos, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, cassettes and phonograph records.
• Curriculum Collections and Instructional Videos
  Borrowing of this type of material is very limited and only done by special request. Contact Anne Hector (630-829-6058).

Direct Borrowing

With a valid Benedictine University I.D. card you may directly borrow circulating materials from participating I-Share and LIBRAS institutions by presenting your University I.D. at those libraries. Before traveling to one of these libraries, the patron should first verify that they are currently entered on the Voyager patron database. This can be done at the Circulation Desk at the Benedictine Library in person, or over the telephone between the hours of 7:45 AM and 6:00 PM.

Updated by J. Hopkins, May 20, 2007