Interlibrary Loan (A-23)
Original Implementation: March, 1985
Last Revision: January 30, 2007
The Interlibrary Loan Services (ILL) supplements local library resources by providing access to materials not available in the Steen Library collection. The following statements regulate ILL activities.
Eligibility for Borrowing. ILL borrowing is extended to SFA faculty, staff, and students. Patrons must exhaust the limits of the local collection before requesting ILL services.
Faculty members may request materials related to their own professional scholarly research or to course-related subject matter.
Graduate and undergraduate students may request materials pertinent to their research or coursework.
Occasionally, service is available to library users not affiliated with SFASU. Any type of library materials may be borrowed through ILL, Requests should be submitted to Interlibrary Loan Services through the Library’s web site (http://libweb.sfasu.edu/proser/acqser/ill.html).
All conditions of use imposed by the lending library on items borrowed are to be strictly observed.
Abuse of ILL regulations by a patron may result in the forfeiture of ILL borrowing privileges. (Examples: taking Library Use Only material out of the Library, disregarding loan restrictions, repeated failure to return material by due date).
ILL service may be refused any patron whose Steen Library borrowing privileges are blocked.
The Library reserves the right to refuse to accept or process any ILL request if it appears fulfillment of the request would involve violation of the copyright law. Steen Library abides by the AMIGOS and national ILL codes, and maintains such records of ILL transactions as required by law.
Cross Reference: None
Responsible for Implementation: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Contact for Revision: Library Director