The Interlibrary Loan Department
locates and borrows materials from other libraries to support the research
and curricular needs of OBU students and faculty as well as the information
needs of community patrons. The department also loans books and photocopied
articles to libraries worldwide.
The Interlibrary Loan Department does not fill requests for materials available at OBU or HSU.
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Borrower
Costs
The minimum charge per
item borrowed from other libraries is $2. Patrons are also financially
responsible for other fees, including lending library charges, transportation,
photocopying, damage repairs, and replacement costs. All fees are due once the item arrives, whether or not the patron picks up the item.
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Borrower
Requests
Borrowing materials from
other institutions is a privilege that patrons must treat with respect.
Lending institutions, not OBU, set due dates and other policies
regarding their materials. Any renewal requests must be made at
least five days in advance of the due date. Failure to follow the
lender's policies jeopardizes OBU's borrowing relationship with the
lender.
A fee of $10 per day per overdue item will be billed to the patron. This fee must be paid when the overdue item is returned to the OBU library. If an item is more than five days overdue, the patron's library borrowing privledges will be suspended until the item is returned and the late fee paid in full.
OBU patrons may submit
requests for books and articles using our online
form, sending an e-mail, or by
completing a paper form in the library. Be sure to include your name, campus
phone number, and a complete bibliographic citation of the item being requested.
Items found in PsychINFO
and OCLC FirstSearch may
be requested online within these databases.
OBU faculty may also submit loan requests for videos from a limited number
of institutions. Contact the
Instructional Media Services librarian for more information.
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Lending
Policies
We will accept requests for books
and articles from other libraries by way of OCLC, ARIEL, e-mail, fax (870.245.5245),
or an ALA form. We will not accept requests from other libraries for non-circulating
items, including: media items, microforms, periodicals, rare books, special
collections, and theses. The loan period for books is 45 days with the
option to renew up to 14 days. Charges for lost or damaged items will include
the replacement cost plus a $10 processing fee.
OCLC Code: AKO
ARIEL Address: IP#12.188.216.71
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Contact Us
Ms. Janice Ford
Interlibrary Loan and Government Documents Librarian
fordj@obu.edu
870.245.5122 |
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