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1. Required and supplemental course readings, such as course textbooks and journal articles are not available for Interlibrary Loan. Copyright law prohibits compromising potential profits of the owner's work.
    
2. Print books, print conference proceedings, and print dissertations/theses MAY be available  but are subject to time constraints and replacement costs.
    
3. The Library will not request through Interlibrary Loan articles whose journals are available in full-text through Library subscriptions. Current issues are posted to databases by the publisher as soon as they become available.
    
4. The 1976 Copyright Law imposes annual limits on periodical photocopy requests. If you need more than one article from one journal title issue, you may need to visit area libraries and obtain your own materials. Alternatively, you may need to order articles via document delivery services. For more information about copyright limits and Interlibrary Loan please view our Library FAQ on requesting an entire journal issue. 
    
5. Most libraries will not loan:
    
   • Ph.D. dissertations (must be purchased from a vendor).
   • Reference materials.
   • Recordings, maps, and audiovisual material.
   • Rare, valuable, or fragile items.
   • Bound or unbound periodicals. (Photocopies will generally be supplied).
   • Items readily available for purchase (Publication Manual of the APA, for example).

Lending libraries determine the circulation and usage of their materials. Limitations such as “No Renewal” must be honored.

The Interlibrary Loan service is intended for personal use and not dissemination. Requests for material in excess of limits or for other than official business will not be provided.

For more information about Interlibrary Loan, visit the Interlibrary Loan LibGuide.