Interlibrary lending is a well established co-operative activity among Australian libraries.
Try an 'Advanced search' to find and access Australian library catalogues via the Gateway. Many items are rare, fragile or in high demand and the holding library may, therefore, not agree to the item being borowed or photocopied. Directory helps to establish an individual library's policy and charges for interlibrary loan to another library - some libraries pass on the full costs of lending to users while others absorb these costs and provide the service free of charge to their users. Australian libraries have agreed on a set of standard fees to cover the cost of inter-library lending. These are set out in the Australian Interlending Code , however, you should note that these costs are a guide only and not all libraries follow them.