Other employees may contact us. Or, requests may be made by fax or mail. Use the printable request form , a PDF file that requires Adobe Acrobat. Library staff contact other libraries to request items they have made available for loan. Items are lent to the Department of the Interior Library, which in turn loans them to the employees.
Lending libraries set varying terms for loans.
Most requests can be filled within two to four weeks, although some require special attention and may take longer. Journal articles, conference papers, and some other short reports are photocopied by the lending library and need not be returned. Request for renewals of books borrowed from other libraries must be made at least one week before the due date. However, renewal is not guaranteed, as it is not always permitted by the lending library. Adequate notice must be provided to the Interlibrary Loan Service.