LibGuides: Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery Services: Lending to Other Libraries

Lending Manager

Teresa Warren

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Contact:

208-282-3127

Head of Interlibrary Loans

Kristin Haderlie

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Contact:

(208) 282-3127

Delivery Methods

We will deliver items via the following methods:

Odyssey
Article Exchange
Email (via Article Exchange)
Main
- We use USPS Library Rate for most items. Priority Mail on a case-by-case basis.
- Fed Ex, UPS, DHL (or other couriers) are not generally supported and add an extra day to shipping time, as all items must go through the University's Shipping and Receiving department.

Lending Policies

Lending Policies
	LOAN	SCAN/COPY	DELIVERY METHOD	RESTRICTIONS
AV	No	No
Books	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please return using a trackable system.
Dissertations	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Return insured ($50.00/item) and in a box.
E-Books	No	Yes*	Odyssey; Article Exchange	Contingent upon license agreement.
E- Journals	No	Yes*	Odyssey; Article Exchange	Contingent upon license agreement.
Government Documents (U.S)	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please return by trackable method.
Idaho Documents (State of Idaho)	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please return by trackable method.
ISU Library, Idaho Falls	No	Yes*	Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please allow extra time.
ISU Library, Meridian	No	Yes*	Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please allow extra time.
Journals	Yes*	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Loans - Case by case basis. Library Use Only. Return insured (varies).
Juvenile Literature	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please return by trackable method.
Law Library (Arthur P. Oliver)	No	Yes	Odyssey; Article Exchange
Maps	Yes*	Yes*	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Contingent upon size.
Media	No	No
Microform (Fiche/Film only)	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Loans - Library Use Only. Return insured ($200/reel or folio) and microfilm in a box.
Newspapers (Microfilm)	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Loans - Library Use Only. Return insured ($200/reel) and in a box.
Newspapers (Print)	No	Yes	Odyssey; Article Exchange
Offsite (ISU Idaho Falls, ISU Meridian)	No	Yes*	Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please allow extra time.
Oversize	Yes	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Please return by trackable method. May request insurance on some items.
Periodicals	Yes*	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Loans - Case by case basis. Library Use Only. Return insured (varies).
Rare Books	No	No
Reference	No	Yes	Odyssey; Article Exchange
Serials (Journals, etc)	Yes*	Yes	USPS; Odyssey; Article Exchange	Loan - Case by case basis. Library Use Only. Return insured (varies).
Special Collections	No	No
Storage	No	No		No access, currently remodeling.
Theses	Yes	Yes	USPS: Odyssey; Article Exchange	Loan - Please return insured ($50.00) and in a box.

Request Methods Accepted

We accept requests via the following methods:

OCLC (ONB)
Docline (IDUISL)
Email
- Please use the ALA Request form. We are unable to accept requests without this information.
Mail
- Please use the ALA Request form. We are unable to accept requests without this information.

Costs

We charge $17.00 per request with the following exceptions:

Requests received via Docline - $14.00 per request
Libraries in Idaho - Free
OCLC - LVIS libraries - Free (you must be a member of LVIS [Libraries Very Interested in Sharing])
Libraries with which we have Reciprocal Agreements - Free or whatever fee is listed in agreement.

We currently do not accept RUSH requests, as our turn-around time averages less than 1 day.