UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LIBRARY
INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE TO FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

The general unfamiliarity of faculty and graduate students with interlibrary
loan practices and procedures has inade an explanation of some of the rules seem ad-
visable. The following extracts from the american Library Association's Interlibrary
Loan Code, 1940, are self-explanatory:

 

MATERIAL WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REQUESTED. Libraries ought not to ask to
borrow: current fiction; books requested for a trivial purpose; books in
print which can be purchased readily and for which there is a natural de-
mand in the library which owns them. No material of any kind may be bor-
rowed for class use.

LIMIT OF NUMBER OF VOLUMES. No greater number of volumes should be asked
for at one time than can be used effectively in the customary loan period.

DURATION OF THE LOAN. Loans vary from seven days to four weeks, depending
upon the lending library. The time allowed will be stated in each case by
the lender when a loan is made. The period is counted from the day the
book reaches the borrowing library to the day it is returned. An exten-
Sion of time usually may be obtained for good reasons. AN APPLICATION FOR
SUCH AN EXTENSION MUST BE MADE EARLY ENOUGH TO PERMIT AN ANSWER FROM THE
LENDING LIBRARY TO BE RECEIVED BEFORE THE BOOK'S RETURN IS DUE,

SAFEGUARDS. The borrowing library is bound by the conditions imposed by
the lender; these it may not vary. (This applies to books restricted to
use in the building of the borrowing library.)

RESPONSIBILITY OF BORROWERS. The borrowing library must assume complete
responsibility for the safety and prompt return of all material borrowed.

VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE. Disregard of any of the foregoing provisions, ...
or detention of material beyond the time specified for its return, will
be considered a sufficient reason for declining to lend in the future.

Local applications for loans should be made to the Reference Librarian and
should include the following information: BOOKS. Author (full name and dates),
title accurately stated, volume number if in a set, edition if a particular one is
desired, place of publication, publisher, date of publication. PERIODICALS. Com-
plete title of magazine, date of issue, volume number, inclusive paging of desired
article, author and title of article. IF THE ABOVE INFORMATION CANNOT BE SUPPLIED,
A COMPLETE REFERENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE SOURCE WHICH CITED THE ITEM.

TO AVOID NEEDLESS WASTE OF TIME AND EXPENSE, OUR HOLDINGS MUST BE CHECKED CARE~
FULLY BEFORE TURNING IN REQUESTS FOR INTERLIBRaARY LOANS. This means that books
should be looked up in the card catalog under author's name, including all possible
variations in spelling, and title. Magazine titles should be looked up in the card
catalog, and at the Periodical and Exchanges Desks.

The length of time necessary to secure a loan varies from three days to several
months, depending upon the item desired. Giving complete bibliographic data with
each request is the most effective means of making it possible to locate books quickly,

C. M. BAKER
Director of Libraries