Take time to carefully review citations and then request only those materials which seem most useful. Material missing or checked out from your home library. Material available at your home library, as well as material on reserve, in microform, or designated non-circulating. A separate request must be submitted for each article. Audiovisual materials are not usually available on interlibrary loan Items which potential lenders consider too old, too brittle, or too fragile, or which are located in special collections, are not usually lent.
Dissertations are sometimes available for loan.
The maximum number of books that an individual can request at any one item is 20. This includes filled or pending items that have been requested by the user. Maximum number of article copy requests is determined by the home library. For books, 3-4 days is usually needed to supply an item not currently checked out. For photocopies of journal articles or specific pages of books, a minimum of one week is usually needed to supply the item.