WVU Libraries Interlibrary Loan Policies
The WVU Libraries are committed to making our resources available to libraries throughout the world, and especially to those in the state of West Virginia. To that end, we have developed the following policies.
Loans
- Reciprocal partners and West Virginia publicly-supported public and academic libraries
- Loan Period: 8 weeks, no renewals
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Excludes: Serials lending, West Virginia and Regional History Collection (special collections)
- AV materials and sound recordings (CDs & LPs) - 15 day loan
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Loan fee: 0
- Non-reciprocals and West Virginia libraries that are not publicly supported
- Loan Period: 8 weeks, no renewals
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Excludes: Serials lending, West Virginia and Regional History Collection (special collections)
- AV materials and sound recordings - 15 day loan period
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Loan fee: $15.00
- Federal Government libraries
- Loan Period: 8 weeks, no renewals
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Excludes: Serials lending, sound recordings, West Virginia and Regional History Collection (special collections)
- AV materials - 15 day loan period
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Loan fee: $25.00
- Commercial Borrowers
- Loan Period: 8 weeks, no renewals
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Excludes: Serials lending, sound recordings, West Virginia and Regional History Collection (special collections)
- AV materials - 15 day loan
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Loan fee: $25.00
Copies
- West Virginia publicly supported public and academic libraries
- Requests made via OCLC or ILLiad Web are free
- Requests made via email, fax, ALA, phone or mail will be charged $5.00
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Reciprocal partners
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, Odyssey, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Copy fee: 0
- Non-reciprocals and West Virginia libraries that are not publicl supported
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, Odyssey, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Copy fee: $15.00
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Rush Service: additional $15.00
- Federal Government libraries
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, Odyssey, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Fee: $25.00
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Rush Service: additional $15.00
- Commercial Borrowers
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, Odyssey, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Fee: $25.00
- IFM or monthly invoice
- Rush Service: additional $15.00
- International Libraries (excluding Canada)
- Request via OCLC, ILLiad Web, Odyssey, email, fax, ALA, mail
- Fee: $25.00
- IFM or monthly invoice