University Library

Interlibrary Loans & Document Delivery

What is Interlibrary Loans & Document Delivery?

Interlibrary loans & document delivery is a service for requesting books, journal articles and other resources not held by University of Melbourne Libraries. It is there to support staff and postgraduate students engaged in research and teaching activities.

As well as offering an interlibrary loan service, the Library invites you to suggest items to purchase. To make a recommendation for purchase, please complete the form available at the following URL: http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/suggestions/purchase.html

For items over $5000 please use the Recommendation to the Materials Vote Advisory Group form. Please understand that we may not buy everything requested. The decision to purchase an item is based on the availability of funds and the teaching, learning and research requirements of the University.

Eligibility

This service is available to the following library users:

Making Interlibrary Loan Requests

Requests may be made for material not held by University of Melbourne libraries that is required for purposes directly related to research or study at the University. Please ensure the item isn't held by a University of Melbourne library by first checking the library catalogue and SuperSearch. Requests for material held by the University, even if it is out on loan, will be cancelled. Some material may also be available through BONUS+.

When placing a request, please provide the full citation to describe as best as possible the item that you wish to borrow. Interlibrary loans staff may send back any request that has insufficient bibliographical information which they cannot verify.

All interlibrary loan requests must adhere to current Australian copyright laws. For more information about copyright see: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/

Staff, Postgraduate, Higher Degree and 4th Year Honours Students

Staff, postgraduate, higher degree and 4th year honours students may make a request using our online order forms:

Advanced Medical Science Students and Approved Borrowers

Advanced Medical Science students and approved borrowers may request material using these forms. Please type into the document then print the form for submission at the service desk, ground floor, Baillieu Library or to your nearest branch library:

Note: AMS students must have all requests signed by their supervisor.

Delivery Times

Delivery times are only approximate and vary depending on the availability of the material required. If an item is required urgently, please contact interlibrary loans staff.

Costs

Currently there is no charge for most interlibrary loan requests however full cost recovery may be charged for:

How Will I be Notified?

You will be notified by email when an item is available to collect. Journal articles will be sent electronically to your desktop unless you elect that they be sent by post or arrange to collect them from the Baillieu Library.

Collecting Interlibrary Loan Material

You can collect most interlibrary loan items from the self-service holds, ground floor, Baillieu Library and check them out using the self-check machines. See here for opening hours.

Some material is Library Use Only and can only be used within the Baillieu Library. You will be notified of this when the item is received. To access this material please see service desk staff.

Renewing a Loan

Renewals are at the discretion of the lending library. Items eligible for renewal may be renewed once. Please contact interlibrary loans a few days before the due date so that staff can arrange the renewal.

CARM Requests

Some of the library's low-use collections are held in off-site storage in the CARM Centre at Bundoora. These items have the location CARM or UniM Bund P listed in the library catalogue. To make a request please complete the following form:

University of Melbourne Theses

Information about accessing and obtaining copies of University of Melbourne theses can be found here.

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