Interlibrary Loan at Guilderland Public Library

Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a way to request items not owned by a library in the Upper Hudson Library System (UHLS). Interlibrary loan requests will be honored if the patron’s home library is Guilderland, or if the patron’s home library does not offer out-of-system service. All other patrons requesting interlibrary loans will be referred to their home library.

Copyright laws and lending institution policies and procedures take precedence over Guilderland’s guidelines. UHLS patrons in good standing may request items through interlibrary loan. Most requests are filled in 2 to 4 weeks. The library does not charge for this service; however, some lending institutions may impose fees. To proceed with a request, patrons must agree to any fee imposed by the lending library.

We will request

Books and microform material older than six months

Copies of journal, magazine or newspaper articles less than 50 pages. Note: lending institutions generally charge for articles that are over 30 pages.

We will not request

Items owned by a UHLS library, request these through the UHLS catalog

Items priced less than $16

DVDs

Music CDs or Books on CD

CD-ROM software

Original journal, magazine, or newspaper issues

Copies of journal, magazine, or newspaper articles less than 50 pages

Restrictions

No more than five items at a time

Microform is limited to in-library use

Other materials may be limited to in-library use at the discretion of the ILL Librarian

Interlibrary loan periods are short-term Bookshelf

Abuse of the privileges afforded by ILL service may result in the suspension and/or termination of a customer’s ILL privileges at the discretion of the ILL Librarian.

Making a Request

ILL requests can be submitted in three ways: in person; by phone at 456-2400 x 7; or online. Please give us complete information when making your request.
These sources may be useful:

A professional citation from a book or journal
Magazines and newspaper articles
WorldCat

Lending

Libraries outside of the Upper Hudson Library System may also request items through ILL.
Guilderland items eligible for loan:

Books older than 6 months old
Photocopies (50 pages or less)

If you have any additional questions please email ILL Librarian Maria Buhl.
To submit an ILL request online, click here.