Interlibrary Borrowing services obtains periodical articles, books, and occasionally dissertations that are not owned by Saint Mary's College Library. Before requesting an item please check Albert to confirm that it is not owned by Saint Mary's College Library. Interlibrary Borrowing service is provided free of charge to Saint Mary's College faculty, students, and staff. Materials are usually received within 2 weeks, however, some items may take up to 3 weeks or longer depending upon complications. Factors that can slow the process include incorrectly completed or incomplete request forms, difficulty of locating sources, and shipping method of the lending library.
Notification is by telephone unless email is specified as the preference.
Faculty may arrange to have articles sent through campus mail. Books and other monographs are held at the Circulation Desk for pickup. Periodical articles are yours to keep. Loan periods for books are determined by the libraries that send them. Renewals are generally allowed, unless otherwise specified, provided that you contact the ILB Office at least 3 days before the due date noted on the form wrapped around the book.