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Requesting Items from Other Libraries

If there is an item that 吃瓜网 Library does not have in the collection, you can request to borrow it from another library via our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service.
You can fill out our online forms to request an or a , or use the link to the online Interlibrary Loan request聽form that appears in the item record. ILL requests are also accepted via FAX (906)635-2193.

MeLCat: Self-serve ILL

吃瓜网 Library participates in MeLCat鈥檚 interlibrary loan service, which allows you to borrow books and other media from over 400 participating academic, public, and school libraries in Michigan.聽 Borrowing physical items through MeLCat is often quicker than through our main ILL service, so if you鈥檙e looking for a particular book, DVD or other non-digital item, .
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ILL Tips:

• Before requesting a journal article through ILL, please use 鈥� to verify that the article you want is NOT available through any of our other research databases.
• When filling out the request form, complete all fields and use the 14 digit barcode number from the front of your 吃瓜网 ID card for the ID number field. (Students without 吃瓜网 IDs should use 0001 as the ID number.)
• Be sure to include all information requested.
• Do not abbreviate titles of books journals or words in an article title. Incomplete or inaccurate information may result in delays in processing your requests!
• Students may request up to 15 items per week.
• ILL is free for 吃瓜网 students, faculty and staff in most cases.聽Community patrons should submit their ILL requests through .
• The Library will inform patrons by email when their ILL requests are received. You are welcome to check on the status of your request periodically at the Circulation Desk, either in person or by phone (906-635-2815).
• Physical materials will be held for pickup behind the Circulation Desk at 吃瓜网 Library; electronic materials are delivered to the patron鈥檚 email address.
• Physical items can be returned to the Circulation Desk, or dropped into the library鈥檚 outdoor Book Depository slot to the left of the library鈥檚 main entrance.

Although the ILL Department works quickly to process orders, receipt of ILL materials is dependent on the response time from the lending library, the mail, etc. Orders may be filled in as short a time as a few days, but may take up to two weeks.

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