ILL Lending Policies

Indiana Libraries (Except For-Profit)

• Please place your orders via OCLC.
• Loan period is 30 days with a two week renewal usually possible.
• We participate in the INfo Express delivery program with daily shipments and delivery.

Big Ten Academic Alliance Libraries

• Please place your orders via OCLC.
• Please call (765) 494-2800 if you have any questions about our lending policies or billing.

Other Libraries: Academic, Public & Government (US & Canadian)

• Please place your orders via OCLC.
• Costs: Loan or Photocopy Fee - $15.00.
• We prefer IFM billing, but will invoice.
• Loan period is 30 days with a two week renewal usually possible.

Others

• If you are an Indiana resident, you may use the Purdue University Libraries collections on campus and apply for a borrower's card to check out circulating books. Call Circulation Services at 765-494-0369 or view the Visitor Information page for details. If you cannot visit campus to use material that is here, contact your local public library's interlibrary loan service.
• If you need material which is not available in the Purdue University Libraries, contact your local public library's ILL department.
• If you are affiliated with an academic institution, contact your library's interlibrary loan department.

Non-Return Billing Policy

Any Institution that fails to return material within 30 days past the due date will be billed for the replacement cost of each item plus a non-refundable $25.00 processing fee per item. Institutions returning material within 180 days of the billing date will receive a credit/refund for the replacement cost only.

Document Delivery

The Libraries are pleased to offer comprehensive document delivery services for currently employed West Lafayette faculty, staff, and visiting scholars. What is document delivery? It is delivering the research material you need to your desktop or office quickly and efficiently. Document Delivery turnaround times may vary from the average during holidays and breaks.