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Interlibrary Loan

Policies & Procedures for Borrowing Libraries

Loans

  • The Interlibrary Loan period for our circulating collection is 4 weeks with conditional renewals. Reference and other non-circulating materials, such as reserve items, will not be loaned. New materials and items currently in high demand by BTC faculty and students may not be loaned. All loans are subject to recall.

Periodicals

  • We will send electronic copies of articles subject to copyright limitations.

eBooks

  • We are not licensed to lend eBooks via Interlibrary Loan. We will send electronic copies of articles/chapters subject to copyright limitations.

Audio-Visual Materials

  • Audio-visual materials from our circulating collection are available for Interlibrary Loan. Limitations may apply.

How to Request

  • Our preferred ILL method is through OCLC WorldShare. If your library subscribes to WorldShare, create a borrowing request and include Bellingham Technical College Library (B2T) on the lender string.
  • If your library does not use WorldShare Interlibrary Loan, please download and complete an ALA Interlibrary Loan Request Form and email it as an attachment to btclibrary-ill@btc.edu.
  • We provide Interlibrary Loan service to institutions only, requests by individuals will not be accepted. Individuals should contact their local library for information on placing Interlibrary Loan requests.

Charges

  • We do not charge for Interlibrary Loans.

Not for Loan

  • New materials
  • Equipment
  • Reserves
  • Reference
  • High-demand items
  • Non-circulating collections