Patrons

• Students at LSU-BR, LSU Online, and LSU-SVM
• Faculty and faculty emeriti at LSU-BR and LSU-SVM

  Note: If you are not eligible, contact the interlibrary loan office at a library with which you are affiliated (a public library or another university). Patrons at LSU Law School should use the LSU Law Library's Interlibrary Loan.

Material Types

• Articles
• Books 
• Book Chapters
• Audio-visual Materials
• Music Scores
• Thesis/Dissertations
• Microfilm
• Reports
• Conference Proceedings
• And more!

Limitations

• Requested material must be used to support academic research.
• For questions about submitting a large or complex request, email Interlibrary Loan at libilb@lsu.edu.
• Textbooks can be ordered through interlibrary loan, but it is not recommended because few libraries carry them, and they are typically due before the end of the semester. When ordering a textbook you will need all semester, plan to place a request for a second copy a few weeks before the due date of your first copy.
• E-books may be requested through Interlibrary Loan but are often unavailable due to publisher restrictions. If unavailable, we will contact you and offer to borrow it in print.
• Recently published books may not be immediately available from other libraries. If so, we will offer to hold your request until the item becomes available.

Library materials are used by thousands of people every year.  Everyone deserves to have materials in good condition.  Please do your part!

• Articles and Book Chapters are delivered in PDF format and are available for download on your interlibrary loan account for 30 days.
  One article or book chapter allowed per request.
• Place requests automatically through a Discovery search on the library homepage. When the library does not hold the material, a “Request though Interlibrary Loan” option appears beneath the Discovery search result. If the item is not found in Discovery, request it on your interlibrary loan account using the “Article” or “Book Chapter” form.
• To access previously received articles from your interlibrary loan account,  choose "View/Download Electronically Received Articles." Material will be available for 30 days.
• US Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) applies to materials requested through Interlibrary Loan. One of the conditions of the law is that the copy cannot be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research."

• You will be notified by email when your request arrives. Pick it up at the Checkout Desk,  2nd Floor, Main Library. A picture ID is required.
• Authorize others to pick up your materials by adding them as Authorized Users on your interlibrary loan account. Login to your account. Under “Tools,” click “Change User Information” and under “Authorized User” type the names of those you authorize to check out your materials. Authorized Users must present a picture ID when picking up materials.
• Due dates and due date extensions (renewals) are set by the lending library and will vary.
• Abide by the conditions printed on the book band, found on the cover of the loaned material.
• Keep loans marked “Library Use Only” in the library during use. This restriction is imposed by the lending library. Rare, manuscript, fragile, reference, genealogical, and audio-visual material requests are often designated “Library Use Only.”
• To cancel a request for a physical item, email our office at libill@lsu.edu.
• LSU Libraries offers a limited pickup service for ILL materials for faculty and staff. When an accessibility issue prevents you from returning the material on time, reply to our due soon or overdue notification or email libill@lsu.edu. We will ask you to mail the book back to us, or place the book in your departmental mailbox for pickup.

Request materials from LSU Libraries through your interlibrary loan account. Borrowing books from other libraries requires about 2 to 3 weeks of transit time to ship to our library then to you. We ship to U.S. addresses only, and you are responsible for the cost of shipping the material back to LSU Library. For this reason, we recommend using your local library’s ILL service for physical items and using LSU Libraries’ Interlibrary Loan service for journal articles and book chapters, which are delivered digitally.

Books (and other physical materials)

• Books usually arrive in 3–10 business days. There are exceptions, so place your request well in advance of your deadline. We recommend at least 2 weeks ahead of your deadline.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

• Journal articles usually arrive in about 24 hours. There are exceptions, so place your request well in advance. We recommend at least 1 week ahead of your deadline.
   

Request a renewal to extend your due date. Renewal requests can be made beginning 10 days before the due date and cannot be requested after the due date has passed. One renewal request per loan. Approval and length of extension is determined by the lending library.

To request a renewal:

• Logon to your ILL account.
• Under "View Your Requests" click “Checked Out /Renew.”
• Click the transaction number (TN) of the item you want to renew.
• If the item is eligible for renewal (10 days or fewer before due date) click the “Renew Request” link in red.
• The new due date is initially a three-day extension of the original due date. If the lender grants a renewal, you will receive an email with the new due date. If you do not, contact Interlibrary Loan to check on the progress of the renewal, or return the loan on the three-day extended due date.

Also known as document delivery.

Books

• Use your ILL account to request LSU Library’s local materials. We retrieve them and notify you when they are ready for pickup at the Checkout Desk. Faculty and Staff have the option to have local and interlibrary loan books delivered to their departmental mailbox. 

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

• Use your ILL account to request chapters and journal articles LSU Library holds in print. When you request an article or book chapter LSU Library holds in print, we will scan it and provide the PDF on your interlibrary loan account.

• Our Book Delivery service delivers Main Library and Interlibrary Loan items to departmental mailboxes. Faculty and Staff at LSU-Baton Rouge’s main campus are eligible for book delivery. 

• To place a Book Delivery request, logon to your interlibrary loan account and choose “Book” from the left menu. Complete the request form and under “Delivery Method” choose “Deliver to Departmental Mailbox.” We will notify you when the item is out for delivery and it will automatically be checked out to your ILL account. Book deliveries must be returned to LSU Library.

Cost

LSU Libraries provides Interlibrary Loan services free of charge to eligible LSU patrons, with the following exception:

• LSU Libraries subsidizes orders for up to $65.00. If the order exceeds $65.00, the patron will be notified and given the option to pay the excess amount to proceed with the request. Payment can be made via the patron's LSU departmental account, or by credit card.

Overdue, Damaged, and Lost Items

• Charges for overdue, damaged, and lost items are determined by the lending library.
• When the lender charges for overdue, damaged, or lost interlibrary loan items, LSU Libraries charges an additional $30.00 processing fee, in addition to the lender’s fee.
• Notify the ILL Department Head immediately about lost, stolen, or damaged items, 225-578-6722, libilb@lsu.edu, to prevent your library privileges from being blocked.

Overdue Notices

Patrons receive the following notifications for checked out physical items:

• Due Soon Notice sent during the week before the item is due.
• First Overdue Notice sent during the first week that the item is past due.
• Second Overdue Notice sent during second week that the item is past due, and ILL privileges blocked.
• Third Overdue Notice sent during the third week that the item is past due, additional LSU Library privileges blocked.
   

Types of Requests

• Requests received via OCLC are preferred. We loan to most non-profit libraries and museums. We reserve the right to deny any request.
• Requests by email and ALA form are accepted (if there is no OCLC access). These requests must include a complete citation, as well as the email and shipping address of the designated library.
• We do not accept personal requests from non-patrons; interlibrary loan requests must come via another library’s interlibrary loan office or related agency.

Loan Policies

• Loan Period
  • Material is due back 120 days from the date the request was shipped.
• Renewals
  • No renewals are allowed.
• Overdue Notices
  • One overdue notice will be sent each month for the first three months that the material is past due.
  • At four months past due (or earlier if requested by borrower), the first invoice will be sent, and the borrowing library will be blocked.
    Standard Charge: $30.00 Processing Fee + $70.00 Replacement Fee* = $100 Total Charge
    *Replacement fee may be greater depending upon cost and ease of replacement.
  • Once material has been received back from the borrower and/or invoice has been paid, ILL privileges will be restored. Fees may be reduced depending upon circumstances of return.
• Types of Materials Not Loaned
  • Rare Items
  • Reserve Materials
  • Material that has been in the collection less than four months
  • U.S. Census Materials
  • Micro-Opaque, Micro-Cards, Micro-Guides
  • LPs (vinyl records)
  • Most printed material is housed in Special Collections in Hill Library.
  • Material held by the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Library (VETMED). It is a separate library. Their borrowing code is LBD.
  • Material held by the LSU Law Library. It is a separate library. Their borrowing code is LUL.

ILL Charges

• Loans
  • $20.00 (plus shipping for international libraries)
• Articles
  • $15.00
• Lost Items
  • The lost item charge is the cost of the item plus a $30.00 processing fee. If a replacement cost cannot be determined, the charge will be $70.00 plus the $30.00 processing fee, for a total of $100.00.
• Mailing
  • Loans are shipped by US mail at USPS Library Rate unless another shipping method is required by a library or consortium.
• Payment Methods
  • IFM (preferred)
  • Credit card
  • IFLA Voucher
• Network Affiliations
  • Reciprocating network affiliates are exempt from charges.
  • RapidILL, ASERL, SEC, and SOLINE (exempt from fee for "returnables" only)

International Libraries

International requests should be submitted through OCLC. If your library does not have access to OCLC, email the request to: libill@lsu.edu

The total cost is our lending fee, plus shipping. Borrowing libraries will be notified beforehand of the total cost and asked to agree. OCLC IFM payment is preferred. For non-OCLC requests, payment by IFLA voucher or credit card is accepted.

Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States

https://www.ala.org/rusa/interlibrary-loan-code-united-states-explanatory-text