Interlibrary Loan Lending Policy
Interlibrary Loan Lending Policy Demand by Mount Prospect residents will determine whether any item will be loaned at the time requested. The decision to loan shall be at the discretion of the Interlibrary Loan staff in consultation with either the Heads of Information Services, Collection Management, Reference, Fiction/AV or Youth Services.
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Lending Guidelines
1. Books
- a. New books are not circulated until the titles have been in the library collection for a minimum of six months. An exception may be made if the title is not in demand by Mount Prospect residents.
- b. The loan period will be five (5) weeks.
- c. Renewals must be made via telephone, electronically, or in-person prior to the due date. The decision to renew is at the discretion of the Interlibrary Loan staff.
- d. Reference materials are not loaned.
2. Audiovisual Materials
- a. The following are available for loan: CDs (music and books) Audio cassettes (music and books) VHS Tapes CD-Roms when included in a book DVDs Great Courses in all formats may be loaned within the state Multi-media CD-Roms
- b. The following will not be loaned: Art prints Puzzles/Games/Toys/ Puppets Microform (except government documents) Video Games Playaways South Branch materials AV materials will not be loaned out-of-state
- c. The loan period for AV materials will be two (2) to five (5) weeks at the discretion of the interlibrary loan staff.
- d. Renewals must be made via telephone, electronically, or in-person prior to the due date. The decision to renew is at the discretion of the Interlibrary Loan staff.
3. Periodicals
- a. Articles will be copied and sent upon request as per copyright laws (Title 17, U.S. Code).
- b. If requested, a maximum of fifteen (15) pages will be mailed or transmitted.
- c. Complete issues will not be sent except at the discretion of either the Heads of Information Services, Collection Management, Reference, Fiction/AV, Youth Services, or interlibrary loan staff.
4. Government Documents
- The same guidelines will be used for government documents as in periodicals above.
General Guidelines
- Interlibrary loan will be conducted in accordance with the Illinet Interlibrary Loan Code and the ALA National Interlibrary Loan Code.
- Illinet Express Services will not be provided.
