INTERLIBRARY LOAN

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ILLiad, the McNeese Library's Interlibrary Loan system, allows you to request materials, track their status, edit requests, and renew materials online.   If we created an account for you, logon with the username on your registration email and password "ill". Change your password once you have logged on. 

If you’ve forgotten your ILLiad account user name and/or password, just contact the Interlibrary Office:
illdept@mcneese.edu or 475.5726

What is Interlibrary Loan?

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a system of borrowing and lending resources used by libraries throughout the United States and even worldwide. Interlibrary Loan allows Frazar Memorial Library to obtain materials (i.e. books, audio-visuals, and articles) not available locally from other participating libraries for the purpose of teaching, learning, research and recreation.

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Who may use Interlibrary Loan?

McNeese students, faculty, staff, and Friends of the Library in good standing can use interlibrary loan. Students enrolled in distance education courses from other Louisiana participating colleges and universities (LALINC) are extended borrowing privileges.

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What can be borrowed?

Books, videos/dvds, audiocassettes/cds, government documents, newspapers on microfilm, and theses and dissertations can usually be borrowed.  Photocopies of journal or magazine articles and microfilm copies of newspaper articles can be obtained through interlibrary loan. Requests are subject to the policies of the lending library and U.S. copyright laws.

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Is there anything I can't borrow?

Most libraries will not loan whole issues or bound volumes of periodicals, reference books, rare books and manuscripts, genealogy materials, and, course textbooks. Electronic books are not available through interlibrary loan.

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How long does it take to receive Interlibrary Loan materials?

Requests are normally processed on the day they are submitted.  The average time to receive a request is 7-10 business days.  Please anticipate the time involved to obtain materials and order early. If you need materials immediately, or in the next few days, interlibrary loan is not able to assist you. Consult the Library’s Reference staff for help finding other useful resources in these rush situations.

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How do I borrow Interlibrary Loan materials?

You can submit requests at any time through your ILLiad user account: https://louis.hosts.atlas-sys.com/illiad/LHA/logon.html.

Many of the Library’s databases have the option to make an interlibrary loan request when the full-text of the article is not provided. Just click on the “ILL FORM” link and log into your ILLiad account. The system will provide all bibliographic information. The WorldCat database will also submit your request by clicking on “Order through ILL.”

Request forms are also available at the Reference Desk, in the Interlibrary Loan Office. Forms should be filled out as completely and as legibly as possible.  You may also phone the Interlibrary Loan Office to request an item during the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or send e-mail to the Interlibrary Loan Librarian.

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Can I get electronic delivery of my article requests?

As of May 2007, interlibrary loan photocopies can be provided electronically. Thanks to a grant from TASC, the Odyssey electronic delivery email system has been implemented for copies of articles. This email does not provide electronic delivery of books, or e-books, which are not obtainable through Interlibrary Loan.

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How do I ask for electronic delivery?

It is a simple one-time step.

When creating an interlibrary loan ILLiad user account the first time, select YES to “Preferred Electronic Delivery if Possible”

If you already have an ILLiad user account, you can activate electronic delivery through the “Change User Information” part of your ILLiad user account. Just change the “Preferred Electronic Delivery if Possible” to YES.

Or e-mail  the Interlibrary Loan Office or phone 475-5726.

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How will I know when my book or article arrives?

Borrowers will be notified by e-mail, phone, or postal mail when the requested materials arrive.  Please check the appropriate space on the request form to tell us your notification preference.

If you are set up for Odyssey electronic delivery of your article or photocopy, you will receive an email from illdept@mcneese.edu with a link to access the stored article. The actual article is not provided.

You can view, download, and/or print these files, and you have this access for 30 days.

During these 30 days, you will be able to retrieve these requests from the web through your ILLiad user account by clicking on "View/Download Electronically Delivered Requests."

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Where do I pick up and return materials?

Materials can be picked up at the Reference Desk during regular library hours. Photocopies of journal articles can be sent to faculty and staff through campus mail. Photocopies are yours to keep.  Loan items must be returned to the Reference Desk on or before the due date. 

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How long do I get to use ILL materials?

There is a band around the material with your name on it, material title, and the due date. Please do not remove this band.

The loan period varies with each lending library, but generally it is about 3 weeks. Audiovisual materials can be as short as 1 week use. Semester long loan of materials is not possible through interlibrary loan.

You keep the photocopies – there is no due date on the copy strip.

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Can I renew an Interlibrary Loan book?

One renewal may be allowed at the discretion of the lending library.  No renewals are allowed if the item is already overdue.  If you wish to renew an Interlibrary Loan book, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Office at (337) 475-5726 between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or send e-mail to the Interlibrary Loan Librarian before the due date.

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What if my Interlibrary Loan book is overdue?

Borrowers will receive an overdue notice for delinquent items.  Failure to return overdue materials will result in the loss of borrowing privileges. You are responsible for return of materials in good condition and any replacement cost for lost materials for non-returned materials.

We want to return materials on time. Other libraries may limit or prohibit future loans to the McNeese Library if materials are not returned within a reasonable time.

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Distance Education students

Distance Education students and faculty may contact the library and have books and journal articles mailed, e-mailed or faxed to their homes or offices.  We will also locate items that are not available at the McNeese library and have them delivered through Interlibrary Loan.  In addition, Distance Education students and faculty may receive a LALINC Borrowing Card which will allow them to borrow books and use the services of most other universities and community colleges in the state.

Check the catalog of the Participating Library near you to see if the library owns the book or periodical you need.  Follow the participating library's policies for checking out or photocopying materials.  You will need to present your LALINC borrowing card to check out books.  If the Participating Library near you does not own the book or periodical you need, check MSU Library's online catalog to determine if the MSU Library owns the book or journal you need.  If it does, complete and submit the online Distance Education Request Form.  Books will be mailed to you with a return mailing label enclosed.  Use the label to return the book on or before the due date.  Books may be renewed by sending e-mail to the Interlibrary Loan Librarian, or by calling the Interlibrary Loan Office at (337) 475-5726.

Obtain books not owned by the Participating Library nor by the MSU Library by making a request at the Interlibrary Loan Office of the Participating Library near you.  Follow the procedures and policies of the Participating Library for using and returning materials.  You may be asked to show your LALINC borrowing card.  MSU Library will order journal articles not available at the MSU Library or the Participating Library.  Complete and submit the electronic request form.  

Some full-text articles are available through MSU Library's Online Databases.  For inquiries regarding materials borrowed, contact the Interlibrary Loan Librarian or call (337) 475-5726.

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Is there anything else I should know?

Frazar Memorial Library provides Interlibrary Loan services in compliance with United States Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code).  Please observe the Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions on the request form when submitting requests for journal articles.

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