Interlibrary Loan - General Information

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Interlibrary Loan Request Policy

Interlibrary Loan and document delivery services are available through all WSU Libraries for WSU faculty, students and staff. These services are also available to individuals not associated with WSU including corporate customers and alumni on a fee for service basis. Orders for materials such as books, articles, microformats or other media may be placed through the online request form.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

WSU Libraries' staff will borrow items upon request from other libraries that are not available in our collections. There are no fees charged for ILL borrowing on behalf of students, faculty and staff although some cost recovery fees may be assessed to a patron for expedited services.

When an item is ordered through ILL allow at least 2-10 business days for delivery. Once items are received, patrons will be notified either by email or phone. In some instances journal articles may be e-mailed directly to patrons. Material is held for the requester at the library where the request was placed at the respective circulation desk. The loan period is established by the lending institution. The lending institution may impose certain restrictions such as no extensions of the loan period or restricting use only within the WSU borrowing library's building. Materials borrowed through ILL should be returned directly to the ILL Department or circulation desk from which the item was picked up. Please DO NOT drop borrowed material in return chutes or boxes.

Document Delivery Services

ILL departments also provide document delivery services for a fee to WSU faculty, students, and staff for materials available within the University Libraries ' journal collections. Requested materials are usually available within 48 hours (Monday-Friday) unless the item is not available. Patrons will be notified by email or phone. Book can be requested by using the Get It service.

ILL Express (Interlibrary Loan Express)

Rush services are available for articles not owned by WSU libraries if needed faster than the standard 2-10 days turnaround time. Orders can be placed through the online form.

For rush service turnaround time (Monday-Friday): 24 hours.

Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery Charges

The following cost are assessed for expedited service:
WSU STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF
Interlibrary Loan
Regular Service Charge Express Service Charge: (24-48 hrs./Mon.-Fri.)
Books / Photocopied articles
(not available at WSU) 		No Charge Photocopied articles
(not available at WSU) 		$5.00 per item
Delivery time: 2-10 business days

Delivery methods:

  • Articles: E-mail, fax, 1st class mail, campus mail, pickup
  • Books: Pickup only at circulation desk
   
Document Delivery
Service charge:
(48 hrs Mon.-Fri.) 		RUSH Service Charge:
(24-48 hrs./Mon.-Fri.)
Get It Service for Books (available at WSU)* free Get It Service for Books free
Photocopies/Journal articles (available at WSU) $5.00/15 exposures and $0.20 each additional page Photocopies/ Journal articles $10.00/15 exposures and $0.20 each additional page
*Note: Books can be requested from any university library collection and delivered to any circulation desk for pickup. If you request delivery to the same circulation desk that holds the item, expect notification of availability within 24 hours. If you request delivery to any other circulation desk in the library system, you’ll be notified of availability with 48 hours.

Patrons select the method for delivery from these options:
EDUCATION, NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (excludes DMC Libraries & Special Agreements)
Interlibrary Loan
Regular Service Charge Rush Service Charge: (24 hrs./Mon.-Fri.)
Books $10.00 Books $15.00
Photocopies
US & Can.

International

$10.00/15exp, 50 ¢ ea add'l exp

$10.00/5exp, 1.50 ea add'l exp

Photocopies - FAX
US & Can.

International

$15.00/15exp, 50 ¢ ea add'l exp

$15.00/5exp, 1.50 ea add'l exp

Delivery time: 2-10 business days

Delivery methods: E-mail, 1st cls mail, fax

Delivery time: 24 hrs (business day)

Delivery methods:
Articles-E-mail, fax (unless otherwise requested)
Books-FedEX, UPS (client pays cost)

Telefacsimile Services

The library's FAX service is available to all library users. Fax requests to local, national, or international addresses will be accepted.

Outgoing fees:
Local, 1-800, US, and Canadian numbers = $2.00 first page, $0.50 each additional page (excluding cover page).
International = $3.00 first page, and $0.50 per page (excluding cover page).

Incoming fees:
$1.00 a page

Payment Options

Methods of payment include: WSU IRB, MasterCard/Visa, cash or check made payable to Wayne State University Library System. Students/faculty/staff departments may request to be billed through the Library Business Office.

Loansome Doc

Patrons can use Loansome Doc to order articles from Shiffman Medical Library while searching the National Library of Medicine's PubMed and Grateful Med systems. The charge policy is the same as mentioned above. First time new users need to fill in an online form. Patrons can select citations from PubMed or Grateful Med, and then click "Order" button and send their requests. The requests will soon be routed to the Shiffman Medical Library.

For WSU patrons to get Shiffman Library ID, please read this document.