Interlibrary Lending

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Olin Interlibrary Services

 

Olin Library’s Interlibrary Lending Unit processes requests for researchers outside the Cornell community.

General Information

Lending Returnable Material

Submitting Requests

Photoduplication Service

General Policies

Special Orders

 


General Information 

Lending Coordinator: Annie Keville
Interlibrary
Services
Cornell University
Library
B42 Olin Library
Central Ave.

Ithaca NY 14853-5301
U.S.A.

 

Office Hours:

8:00 AM.- 5:00 PM. Monday – Thursday

 

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM – Friday

Phone:

607-255-5293

E-mail:

olin-ils-lending@cornell.edu

Ariel:

128.253.70.20

Fax:

607-255-9091

FEIN:

15-0532-082

Online catalog:

http://catalog.library.cornell.edu/

Interlibrary Services in Olin Library coordinates the lending and reproduction of materials held in the following Cornell University libraries:

Africana Library

Kroch Library-Rare and Manuscript

Annex Library

Management Library

Engineering Library

Mathematics Library

Fine Arts Library

Music Library

Hotel Administration Library

Olin Library

Industrial and Labor Relations Library

Physical Sciences Library

Kroch Library-Asia

Uris Library

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Submission of Requests


Cornell University is a supplier in OCLC. All requests made to Cornell University for loan of materials can be sent to the symbol COO in OCLC. If you are able to request by this method, we will not accept requests in any other form from your library.

If you do not have access to OCLC, you can submit a request through our Online Lending Request Form. We do not accept requests via e-mail, mail or fax.

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General Policies

  • Cornell is an OCLC IFM participant.
  • In billing situations, an invoice will be sent with material.
  • Please enter COO twice on all OCLC requests.
  • Requests lacking sufficient MAXCOST or “OK TO BILL” will be returned unsearched.


Acceptable methods of payment: check, IFLA vouchers, money order, or wire transfer.
Prepayment is not accepted. Cornell coupons are not accepted.

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Lending Policies for Returnable material


$20.00 per bibliographic title (up to 5 volumes or reels).
4 weeks use.
In addition to books Olin Interlibrary Lending will lend: dissertations, theses, most bound serials, most videos and
DVD’s, most microform.
All material is subject to immediate recall.
Cornell does not lend overseas.
Returnable items are lent to other libraries, not to individual researchers.


RUSH REQUESTS:
$5.00 rush fee.
Clearly indicate
RUSH REQUEST and DATE NEEDED. We cannot furnish the exact date of arrival.
When requesting a rush, please supply your Federal Express account number.

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Photoduplication Services


Charge information:
$20.00 1-25 exposures
$ 5.00 each additional 1-10 exposures


Fax charges:
$20.00 1 -5 exposures
$ 1.00 each additional exposure
Additional $5.00 for items faxed overseas


RUSH REQUESTS:
$5.00 rush fee
Clearly indicate
RUSH REQUEST and DATE NEEDED. We cannot furnish the exact date of arrival.
Please supply your Federal Express account number.


Airmail charges are applied to photocopy mailed outside the continental
United States
Photocopy requests lacking statement of copyright compliance (
CCG or CCL) will be returned unsearched.

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Special Orders


Estimates for purchase of microfilm, paper copy, or custom color print scans will be furnished upon request.
To request a Special Orders Copy Cost Estimate, please place a request using our web page for a PHOTOCOPY of the title you need. Please include a Note in the Notes field that asks for a “Special Orders Copy Cost Estimate.” The copy cost estimate will be sent to you via e-mail when it has been completed.
Please note that you must indicate “Yes” to our charges in order to place your request, but that there is no charge for the estimate.
Please allow one to three months for the Special Order process. Special Orders cannot be rushed.
Most masters theses are available for purchase.


Doctoral dissertations:
Pre-June, 1954 are available for purchase.
June, 1954 to present are available from Proquest (http://www.umi.com) only.

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