The due date for your item is printed on the ILL strap. Renewals are authorized by the lending library - if you let us know you want a renewal 3 days before the item is due, we have a better chance of getting your item renewed without any overdue fines. If you think you will be requesting the same book again from Interlibrary Loan, consider contacting your subject librarian and suggesting the library acquire the book. Some universities will loan dissertations but many will not. ILL will ask to borrow a dissertation, but if the lending library refuse our request, we may suggest alternatives, such as, purchasing the item from UMI - check the Dissertations Abstracts database for details, or ask your subject librarian.
Many libraries charge for photocopies of journal articles.
No, although if you are having trouble finding items you need at the PSU Library, please let your subject librarian know about the situation, they might be able to assist you with locating items we do have. Yes, besides the commercial document suppliers listed from the Rush Services link on our ILL page, the PSU Library have access to materials from the Center for Research Libraries and the British Library. The CRL is a membership organization whose purpose is to make available scholarly research materials rarely held in North American libraries. The CRL has collections of over 3.6 million volumes. Members may borrow materials.