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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.
Materials borrowed through Interlibrary loan are short-term
loans, usually 3-4 weeks. Long-term research or
semester loans are not possible.
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Who may use Interlibrary Loan?
McNeese State University 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 and have a LALINC
from their institution's library
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?
Electronic
Books are not available through interlibrary loan.
Textbooks can no longer be requested due to staffing (as of
May 1, 2009).
Most libraries will not loan whole issues or bound volumes
of periodicals, reference books, rare books and manuscripts,
and genealogy materials.
If you need any of these,
consult with the Interlibrary Loan Librarian.
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What is the cost to
request an interlibrary loan?
There is no
charge to you obtain material through interlibrary loan
services. The cost to the library is about $18.00 per
request.
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How long does it take to receive Interlibrary Loan materials?
Every request is different, so there is no set time that
materials to arrive.
Requests are normally processed on the day they are
submitted. Copy requests arrive on average in three to
four business days. Loans from other Louisiana
libraries usually arrive within one week. Books and
other loans from libraries outside Louisiana take more time
to arrive through the U.S. mail, and these average ten to
twelve business days to receive.
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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?
Electronic
copies of articles are posted to your interlibrary loan
account when received. You will receive an email
indicating that a copy is now available to you. These
files are PDFs, so you can print, download, email or just view
them for 60 days.
This system 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, y ou
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 60 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
Circulation 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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Is there anything else I should know?
Frazar Memorial Library provides Interlibrary Loan services in compliance with United States
Interlibrary Code and adheres to US Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.
Code) and the CONTU Guidelines on copy requests. One
condition for obtaining a photocopy or reproduction through
Interlibrary Loan is that is not be "used for any purpose
other than private study, scholarship, or research."
The Library reserves the
right to refuse to accept a copying request, if in its
judgment, fulfillment would involve violate US ILL Code or
copyright law.
Federal copyright guidelines
limit the number of articles that a library can request
through interlibrary loan during the year. Libraries
have fair use privileges for up to five articles from a
specific journal published in the last five years.
This is not a limit per person; it is a total limit for the
library. As the Library cannot pay copyright royalty
fees, article requests that exceed the Library's annual
legal limit cannot be requested and are canceled.
Please consult the
Interlibrary loan Librarian with any questions regarding
interlibrary loan copyright regulations.
The good news is that
articles older than five years are not limited by this
copyright guideline.
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This page last updated on
November 18, 2009.
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