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INTERLIBRARY LOAN BORROWING POLICY
- Jackson County Public Library will use interlibrary loan to attempt to borrow from other institutions materials requested and not held by JCPL or any other Evergreen Indiana library if those items can be transferred. Interlibrary loan service is available to library district residents with valid cards with no outstanding fines or fees of more than $9.99. Customer barcode numbers are required before requests can be processed.
Free Interlibrary Loan service extends within the United States. Customers will pay expenses incurred from loans outside the United States.
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Library users should try to determine that JCPL and other Evergreen Indiana libraries do not hold an item before submitting a request. If an item is not in the catalog, the library may choose to purchase rather than borrow material still in print.
- ILL requests are accepted at all locations on a standard form at the library and are accepted by telephone, email or through the library, as long as the request is clear and the information as complete as possible.
A parent or guardian must authorize any charge for materials requested by a customer under 18 years of age.
The library attempts to borrow items at no charge. Insurance and approved costs are pre-paid
by customers.
A minimum of one week to 10 days is needed to obtain most materials and more time may be
required if the material is not readily available or if transportation or telecommunications
problems intervene. The library has no control over the amount of time required to obtain
ILL material or the time it may be available for use. The lending institution determines the
loan period for each item and also reserves the right to recall an item if it is needed by their customers.
Because of time constraints and the biweekly schedule of the Discovery Bus, Outreach Services customers may have to pick up and/or return materials at one of the libraries.
Overdue charges will accrue at the rate of $.25 per item per day up to a maximum of $10 per item until the materials are returned or replacement costs are paid.
Customers with lost or damaged ILL materials must pay a $10 processing fee plus the cost of the material and any additional charges from the lending library.
Materials may be returned in book drops, at the checkout desks at any of the JCPL libraries, or to Outreach Services.
Copyright laws govern the reproduction of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives may furnish photocopies or other reproductions. One of these specified conditions is that the reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. Library staff may refuse to accept a copying request they believe would violate copyright law.
If special requests or problems arise with interlibrary loan materials, customers should contact the staff at the Information Services desk in the main library.
Adopted 7/20/99, revised 6/26/01, 6/18/02, 6/17/03, 7/19/05, 6/20/06, 6/27/07, 6/18/09
INTERLIBRARY LOAN LENDING POLICY
- Jackson County Public Library will accept requests for loans or reproductions of JCPL-owned materials via OCLC Interlibrary Loan software, American Library Association standard forms, email, telephone, or fax.
- The library offers the service all year with occasional interruptions.
- The library will invoice the amount originally paid for any lost or damaged items and add a $10 processing fee.
- Materials on loan are due back at the library in five weeks. The library reserves the right to
recall an item if it is needed by JCPL customers. Renewals are on a case-by-case
basis.
- Charges are not made for loans of materials. Reference and local history materials are loaned at the discretion of the Information Services staff. Items in circulation less than six months will not be loaned through ILL.
- Photocopy and microform reproductions for other institutions will be invoiced by the library. Indication of copyright compliance is required on the request.
Regular ILL service extends within the United States. Borrowing institutions will pay expenses incurred from loans outside the United States.
Adopted 7/20/99, revised 6/26/01, 6/17/03, 7/19/05, 6/20/06, 6/26/07, 6/18/09