Interlibrary Loan: Lending to Other Libraries

We are happy to lend our materials to other libraries (not individuals).  If your library is interested in borrowing an item from our collection, please send a request through OCLC.  (We also accept ALA forms through the mail or email.)

Loan Policies

• Sixteen-week loan for books, music CDs and musical scores with no renewals permitted.
• Three-week loan for VHS/DVD with no renewal permitted.
• All items are subject to recall for Messiah University patrons.
• We are not an international lender at this time.

Periodicals

• We do not lend issues or volumes but will photocopy articles from journals or electronically send items from online databases within the guidelines of copyright law.
• Transmission of articles will be through Odyssey, Article Exchange or email.
• Charges are the same as for loans (see “Lending charges” below).

Lending Charges

• PA libraries (PALCI & ACLCP), LVIS, reciprocal libraries and those libraries that do not charge: No charge.
• Non-reciprocal libraries and those libraries that charge:  $10.00 per request.
• Special requests may require different charges.

Non-circulation items include:

• Serials
• Reference
• Teaching Resources
• Artists' Books

Shipping

• We ship UPS, unless otherwise borrower requests another arrangement.
• Materials may be returned via USPS Library Rate, FedEx or UPS.