Interlibrary Loan

In an effort to support the research and teaching needs of the Burlington College community the Library requests materials from libraries throughout Vermont and the United States.

Local Availability

Materials owned by the Burlington College Library and UVM may not be requested for interlibrary loan if they are on the shelf and available for check-out. Before placing an interlibrary loan request, search the Burlington College Library catalog and the UVM Library catalog.

Articles available electronically through any of our databases or through UVM's many databases will not be ordered through interlibrary loan. If, in our verification process we determine that books are owned or accessible through our collection or UVM's, we will email you that we are not going forward with the request. If you have difficulty locating the book, contact a circulation desk for assistance. If you have difficulty in accessing an online article, contact a librarian for assistance.

Loan Period

An interlibrary loan transaction is made from one library to another for the use of an individual. Books borrowed through interlibrary loan are not to be placed on reserve. Items borrowed from another library are lent for a short period of time, generally 4 weeks, and they are subject to recall by the lending libraries. One or two renewals are sometimes possible.

Request limitations

There is no formal limit on the number of requests a user can place. The focus of the ILL Department is to support research and instruction, however it is not to supply required course textbooks. The Department reserves the right to limit the number of a user's requests.

Types of materials

Certain types of materials are difficult to obtain through interlibrary loan and may be lent with use restrictions. For more information please see a librarian.

Copyright law

The Copyright law of the Untied States (Title 17 US Code) hold libraries to limitations on copying requests under provisions of the "Fair Use" Guidelines. We are therefore limited on the number of copies we can request for journal titles and are prevented from requesting systematic or extensive copying of certain types of materials.