On Campus Services
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Requesting Materials through Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
To request library resources from another library through the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) process, library users must use the following online forms:
- Request for books
- Request for journal or magazine articles
To complete the form:
- Type User ID/Barcode; your 14 digit library barcode.
- Type Password; up to 8 letters of your last name.
- Type all available information about your requested item.
- Near the end of the form, at:
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- Pickup/Delivery Location, select HCC Library
- Not Needed After, click the small calendar and select a date
- If requesting a:
- Book, select Printed (loan). Click Go. Your ILL is submitted. You will receive a HCC email when your item arrives at the HCC Library. Books take 7 or more days to arrive.
- Magazine, journal or newspaper article read and click the Copyright Warning box. Click Go. All ILL articles are sent to HCC. Most articles take 2-3 days to arrive.
Questions? Send an email to Tina Trullinger
ILL Borrowing Restrictions
Libraries participate in Interlibrary Loan voluntarily. Access to another library's materials is a privilege, not a right. Each library determines which materials it will and will not lend. Some materials are not available through ILL and cannot be requested. These restricted materials include:
- Textbooks
- Reference books
- Materials available at the HCC Library, unless declared lost or in repair
- Full-text articles available through the library ‘online resources’/ subscription databases (EBSCOHost, InfoTrac, etc.)
- Items available at local public libraries
Borrower's Responsibilities. The person whose barcode number appears on the ILL request is responsible for lost, damaged, or overdue materials. Lending libraries, not HCC, determine the amount of time you can borrow materials and the determine replacement costs and late fees. You are responsible for the prompt return of ILL materials. Overdue items will result in a block to submit future requests.
Copyright Restrictions
Most books are available through ILL. Photocopies of periodical articles are available subject to copyright restrictions. Copyright restricts Hibbing Community College library to request no more than one article from the same issue of any periodical published in the last five years during one calendar year. Hibbing Community College library can request no more than five articles from the same journal or magazine published in the last five years.
How Will I Know When My Books And Articles Are Here?
When a book arrives, you are notified by email. Items are kept at the Circulation Desk in the Library. Most articles are scanned and you will be sent an email where you can retrieve them. Articles not available electronically are available at the Circulation Desk and an email will be sent to you when the article arrives.
How Long Do ILL Materials Take To Arrive?
Articles: Most articles are available from the University of Minnesota and are sent electronically. These are generally available within 2-3 days. Others (not owned by U of M) will take longer.
Books: Turn around time varies greatly depending on the type of material, the location of the lender, etc. Allow ample time - a week or more - to ensure that you will get your material.
Requests are processed within 24 hours Monday - Friday with the exception of unusual or hard-to-find material. All requests are treated as priority. Materials are always ordered from local libraries if possible. The "need-by" date does not speed up processing of requests. It tells us how long we should keep looking for items not readily available.
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