My Loan is Colgate's interlibrary loan service that facilitates borrowing books and requesting copies of journal articles from other libraries. It is used for materials that are unavailable locally.
Before you can use My Loan, you will need to set up an account. There are links to MyLoan in the library databases and in WorldCat.
Allow adequate time to receive your materials. Interlibrary Loan items typically take from 2 - 3 days to complete.
Start your research early and discuss any problems or special needs with a reference librarian via Ask A Librarian.
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Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
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Do you need a journal article or book that Colgate libraries do not have or that is currently checked out? We can try to get it for you!
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is the sharing of library materials worldwide. We find and borrow the resources you need that Colgate does not have (and we lend our materials to other libraries).
Log into "My Interlibrary Loan" to place a request or use the "Request From Interlibrary Loan" feature found in many of our databases.
ILL requests will be sent to our library for you to pick up. You will be notified via email when they have arrived and you can check the status of your request via "My Interlibrary Loan" at any time. You can pick up materials at the Borrowing Services Desk on the third floor of Case Library and the service desk in Cooley Library.
Articles and book chapters are sent to "My Interlibrary Loan" as pdfs. You can download these and save them in the cloud or on your computer.
Interlibrary loans are typically requested from another library within 24 hours.
Allow one to two weeks for an item to arrive. Books are shipped via regular mail. Articles usually arrive sooner.
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