DILLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

INTERLIBRARY LOAN POLICY

 

 

INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM

 

THE DILLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS ENCOURAGE 

ANY PATRON IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE LIBRARY TO UTILIZE THIS PROGRAM TO OBTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DILLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

 

LIBRARY RULES FOR BORROWING

 

PATRONS OF THE DILLEY PUBLIC CAN HAVE ACCESS TO MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.

 

PATRONS WILL BE ABLE TO BORROW BOOKS, VIDEOS, AND SOME DVDS IF AVAILABLE. MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS OR JOURNAL ARTICLES WILL BE PHOTOCOPIED FOR PATRONS, UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. THE LIBRARY WILL TRY TO SERVICE ALL PATRONS WITH ANY REQUESTS WITH IN THE RESTRICTIONS OF ACCESSIBILITY.

 

MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO BORROW ARE MATERIALS THAT PATRONS CAN EASILY OBTAIN LOCALLY AT NOMINAL COST SUCH AS POPULAR VIDEOS OR DVDS. SOME ITEMS REQUESTED LIKE LOCAL HISTORY, RARE ITEMS, GENEALOGY, CITY AND TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES MIGHT NOT BE AS EASY TO OBTAIN. BUT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT PHOTO COPIES MAY BE ACQUIRED THROUGH THE LENDING LIBRARY WITH A PAGE LIMIT. EVEN THOUGH SOME ITEMS ARE NOT EASILY FILLED A REQUEST WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHOUT HESITATION AND FORWARDED TO THE ILL CENTER.

 

INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUEST PROCEDURES FOR PATRONS

 

 

REQUEST FOR THE INTER LIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM WILL BE THROUGH THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR OR A LIBRARY STAFF MEMBER.

 

•  A PATRON NEEDS TO REQUEST ITEMS IN WRITING
•  A FORM NEEDS TO BE FILLED OUT AND A SIGNATURE IS NEEDED

 

THIS WILL GUARANTEE THAT THE PERSON THAT SIGNED THE REQUEST RECEIVES THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS (BOOKS, VIDEOS, ETC.)

 

 

 

 NOTIFICATION OF PATRONS ILL STATUS

 

PATRONS WILL BE RESPONSIBILITY TO CALL AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR REQUEST WAS COMPLETED.

 

• A PATRON MAY BE NOTIFIED BY PHONE ONLY IF PATRON LEAVES A PHONE NUMBER WHERE TO BE CONTACTED
• ITEMS REQUESTED OVER THE PHONE, FAX OR EMAIL WILL NOT BE TAKEN
• IF A PERSON HAS PRIOR TO THE PHONE CALL, FAX OR EMAIL FILLED OUT A FORM AND SIGNED FOR A REQUEST, FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA THE PHONE, FAX, ETC.

 

LIMIT OF LOANED MATERIALS

 

WE ASK THAT PATRONS LIMIT THE REQUEST OF ITEMS FOR THE ILL TO 10 ITEMS OR LESS. THIS IS TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE POSTAGE COST THAT THE USERS WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN THE ITEMS ARE RETURNED.

 

FEES FOR INTERLIBRARY LOANS

 

THERE IS NO FEE TO BORROW MATERIAL FROM THE ILL PROGRAM; THE ONLY FEE TO PATRONS WILL BE THE POSTAGE FOR THE ITEMS TO BE RETURNED. THE COST WILL BE $1.50 PER BOOK.

 

EXTRA CHARGES

 

PATRONS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO RETURN THE BOOKS BACK TO THE LIBRARY ON TIME SO WE CAN MAIL THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE LIBRARY.

ANY FEES ACCUMULATED TOWARD A BOOK FOR LAST CHARGES, DAMAGED OR LOST ITEMS ARE THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PATRON.

 

LENDING/BORROWING TIME

 

LOAN PERIODS ARE PERIODS ARE USUALLY DETERMINED BY THE LENDING LIBRARY AND THEY CAN VARY. BUT WE WOULD LIKE ALL MATERIALS RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY AFTER 3 WEEKS OF USE.

IF OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. IF THE PATRON DOES NOT PICK UP THE ITEMS THAT WERE BORROWED AFTER 10 DAYS MATERIALS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE LENDING LIBRARY AT THE USERS EXPENSE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOST AND/OR DAMAGED ILL ITEMS

 

THE PATRON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING THEIR ITEMS IN ON TIME TO THE LENDING LIBRARY. ALLOWING SUFFICIENT TIME FOR DELIVERY.

USERS ARE URGED TO RETURN MATERIALS ON TIME SO AS TO ENSURE THAT LENDING LIBRARIES CONTINUE TO SHARE THEIR RESOURCES. A FEE/CHARGE WILL BE COLLECTED FROM ANY PATRON THAT IS LATE IN RETURNING BORROWED ITEMS. A LIBRARY FINE FROM THE LENDING LIBRARY OR LIBRARY REQUESTING LOAN WILL BE USED AS IN ANY REGULAR CHECKED OUT LIBRARY BOOK. UNLESS THE LENDING LIBRARY HAS ADDITIONAL PROCESSING FEES OR CHARGES THEY WILL BE HONORED.

 

 

LENDING PROCEDURES

 

IF A BOOK IS REQUESTED AND THE LENDING LIBRARY HAS THE ITEM/ITEMS ON ITS SHELVES IT WILL BE PERMITTED TO BE CHECKED OUT, IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE COPY OF THE REQUESTED MATERIAL. IF THE REQUEST FOR A MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER OR JOURNAL ARTICLES IS REQUESTED AND THE REQUEST IS AVAILABLE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE ARTICLE REQUESTED WILL BE COPIED WITH THE CORRECT CITATION REQUIRED.

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CHECK OUT FOR LENDING THIS IS THE LIBRARYS POLICY. SOME VIDEOS, DVDS TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES, GENEALOGY, ETC. WILL ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR LENDING.

 

PHOTOCOPY FEES

 

COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED FOR A FEE OF A .25 CENTS PER COPY. A WHOLE BOOK WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO BE COPIED FOR A PATRON. THE CHARGE MAY RANGE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY COPIES ARE NEEDED.

 

LOAN PERIODS

 

PATRONS WILL BE PERMITTED TO CHECK OUT MATERIALS FOR A PERIOD OF 4 WEEKS.