Interlibrary Loan Policy
What is interlibrary loan?
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service that allows students, faculty, and staff to borrow books,
articles, and other materials from other libraries. Requests should be made through the
Canizaro Library staff.
Who is eligible for Interlibrary Loan services?
Students, faculty, and staff of Ave Maria University are all eligible for interlibrary loan privileges.
Borrowing privileges from the Canizaro Library will be suspended, however, if a patron fails to
return borrowed materials, or fails to pay any invoices in a timely manner.
Interlibrary Loan charges
Interlibrary Loan is a free service
Late returns of interlibrary loans can hurt the library
When interlibrary loan items are returned late, the University’s status in the interlibrary loan
system may be downgraded. This could make it harder for us to obtain interlibrary loan items in
the future. Libraries are less likely to lend us items if we appear less reliable based on our past
record of returning items late. Students will be charged $1 per day for overdue interlibrary loans
and will be blocked from requesting interlibrary loans and checking out books until the overdue
interlibrary loan(s) are returned and fines paid.
Interlibrary loan limitations and restrictions
• The Canizaro Library will process up to 10 active requests per student. When requesting
more than 10 items, a patron will be asked to indicate priority.
• Interlibrary loan items cannot be placed on Course Reserve.
• Textbooks will not be requested due to the short loan period that is given by lending
libraries.
• Items owned by AMU will not be requested.
Duration of Loans
The loan period, renewals, and conditions of use are determined by the lending library.
If a renewal is necessary, a renewal request should be made a week before the date the item is
due. Late items cannot be renewed. There is no guarantee that a lending library will renew an