How to order articles and books

In the past, we have used blue and white cards to order books and articles through InterLibrary Loan. Beginning in August 2002, card requests have been replaced by a web form request. A link to the form appears on every library web page (including the home page): ILL Request Form. Only currently enrolled Eckerd students, staff, faculty, ASPEC, Friends of the Library (limited), and ALUMNI (limited) have ILL privileges.

When filling out the web form:

• All fields marked in red are required.  Requests without this information will not be processed.
• When entering your email address, please use your Eckerd address.
• Please include as much bibliographic information as you can.  Publishers and dates are very important so that we can obtain the exact item for you.
• We are prohibited by copyright law from ordering more than five articles from any one journal title per year. You may want to search USF's library to see if they subscribe to the journal (see Beyond Eckerd).
• If you have any questions about the form or ILL, please call Mary Abdoney, our ILL Librarian, at 864-8475 or send email to abdonemm@eckerd.edu.

Check your mail and email

When you make a book request, an automatic message is sent to your Eckerd email account letting you know that the book you requested has arrived.  

If your request is for a journal article, it is sent straight to your campus mailbox and need not be returned.  

NOTE: It may take 2-3 weeks for your requested item to arrive.  Keep this in mind for upcoming projects. 

If there are problems with your ILL (such as borrowing fees or unfilled requests), we will notify you via email. The sooner you respond, the faster we will be able to resolve these issues. 

ILL policies

• Students, faculty, staff, and ASPEC: These groups have unlimited ILL requesting privileges. Please note that only FIVE requests will be processed per day for each patron.  This will ensure that you are not overloaded with materials that are due at the same time.

• PEL:  Requests will be considered on an "as needed" basis.  Because of the short semester, requests must be submitted shortly after the semester begins.

• Alumni:  Only photocopy requests will be considered for ILL.  For books, please contact your nearest public library or current university library.

• Friends of the Library:  Friends are entitled to five requests per year.

  NOTE: You are responsible for your ILL materials once we give notice that they have arrived. If you fail to pick them up before the due date, we will automatically send them back to the lending library. If you return books late to the circulation desk, we will forward any late fees that the lending library may assess to you. Also, please respect other libraries' property; take care of the books lent to you and leave any bands or stickers on the book covers.

  Pay attention to due dates 
  
  On every book you borrow we attach a yellow paper band including the book's due date. Please pay attention to this date so that we can return the book to the lending library on time. This may mean returning the book to the circulation desk a couple of days before the due date. If it is absolutely mandatory that you keep the book past the due date, and the due date does not say "No Renewals," you may ask Mary Abdoney, the ILL Librarian, for a renewal request for about 2-3 weeks.  Be advised, however, some libraries do not always grant renewals.  

And finally...
Please remember that Interlibrary Loan is a privilege. If Eckerd College Library is to stay in good standing with the other libraries in our network, we must be very conscientious about due dates and renewals and to treat borrowed books with respect. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!