Making Requests
Libraries that use OCLC should submit requests to OCLC symbol NDO.
We no longer accept ALA forms or requests submitted via fax, telephone, or email. Non-OCLC libraries desiring to borrow materials from our library must submit a request through the ILLiad interlibrary loan system.
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Register
for an ILLiad account (first time users)
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Login
to ILLiad and make a request
Length of Loans
Loan periods are generally 30 days, unless otherwise indicated. Renewals are granted for an additional 30 days, unless the materials are recalled or otherwise needed.
Processing Time
Standard office hours for ILL are Sunday - Thursday, 3:00 p.m. - Midnight; hours vary during breaks and summer sessions. We process requests for loans the same day received, and they should ship the next business day. (Note: Photocopy requests in excess of 100 pages may require additional time for processing.) Rush requests received by 3:00 p.m. will be processed by 5:00 p.m.
Material Generally Available for Loan
- Monographs
- Documents
- Microform/Microfilm
Material Not Available for Loan
- Reserve books
- Items from the Lawyering Skills Collection
- Rare or highly valuable material
- Statutes, court reports, and other non-circulating material
- Popular videos (DVD or VHS)
- Journals, Law Reviews, and other Serials
- Material in looseleaf format
Overdue and Lost Materials
The borrowing library will be billed for materials which have been overdue for 60 days, unless other arrangements are made directly with the Interlibrary Loan Manager.
Billing
IFM is preferred. For other libraries, invoices will be mailed at the first of each month.
Fee Structure
For Loans:
- Academic and Public Libraries -- No Charge
- Other Institutions -- $15.00 per item
- International Requests -- $50.00 per item
For Photocopies:
- UNC campus libraries, TRLN, COSELL Member Libraries -- No Charge
- Other Libraries -- $0.25 per page ($10.00 minimum)
Additional $5.00 charge for requests over 40 pages
- International Requests -- $20.00 + $0.50 per page
- NC Prisoners -- $0.25 per page ($5.00 minimum). Money order payments only.
Methods of Delivery
Loans are normally sent through US Mail, unless arrangements are made for expedited shipping. All materials should be returned via the same shipping method.
The default method for article delivery is electronic delivery via Odyssey; other options are email (PDF attachment), fax, or US Mail.
Rush Requests
Requests received by 3:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday will be processed by 5:00 p.m. on the same day.
Copyright Compliance
All interlibrary loan functions shall be in compliance with the copyright law and its guidelines.
Staff Contact Information
Stacey Byrd
Interlibrary Loan Manager and Night Circulation Coordinator
Kathrine R. Everett Law Library
CB#3385
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-962-1196
LawIll@unc.edu
Last Updated: 9/29/2009