Olin & Uris Libraries

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Olin Library’s Interlibrary Services Lending Unit processes requests for researchers outside the Cornell community.

For information on policies for Cornell students, faculty, and staff see Interlibrary Loan and Borrow Direct.

General Information

Interlibrary Services in Olin Library coordinates the lending and reproduction of materials held in the following Cornell University libraries:

Submission of Requests 

Cornell University is a supplier in OCLC. All requests made to Cornell University for loan of materials can be sent to the symbol COO in OCLC. If you are able to request by this method, we will not accept requests in any other form from your library. For OCLC borrowers, please visit the OCLC Policies Directory for further information.

If you do not have access to OCLC, you can submit a request through our Online Lending Request Form. We do not accept requests via phone, e-mail, mail, or fax.

General Policies

In billing situations, an invoice will be sent with material.

Requests lacking sufficient MAXCOST or “OK TO BILL” will be returned unsearched.

Acceptable methods of payment: check, IFLA vouchers, money order, or wire transfer. Prepayment is not accepted. Cornell coupons are not accepted.

Material held in Rare/Special Collections provided at the discretion of the Division of Rare and Manuscripts collection. Must be last-resort supplier, do not request if available elsewhere.

Lending Policies for Returnable material 

$20.00 per bibliographic title (up to 5 volumes or reels.)

4 weeks use

In addition to books, Olin Interlibrary Lending will loan:

• Dissertations and theses
• Most bound serials
• Most A/V material
• Most microfom

All material is subject to immediate recall.

Cornell does not loan overseas.

Returnable items can only be loaned to other libraries, not to individual researchers.

RUSH REQUESTS:
$5.00 rush fee.
Clearly indicate RUSH REQUEST and DATE NEEDED. We cannot guarantee the exact date of arrival.

When requesting a rush, please supply your Federal Express account number.

Photoduplication Services

Charge information:

$20.00 1-25 exposures

$5.00 each additional 1-10 exposures.

Preferred delivery: Ariel, Odyssey or PDF via e-mail.

Rush Requests:

$5.00 additional rush fee

Please clearly indicate "rush request" and the date needed. We cannot furnish the exact date of arrival.

For rush requests, if you cannot accept articles sent electronically please supply your FedEx account number.

Airmail charges are applied to photocopy mailed outside the continental United States.

Photocopy requests lacking statement of copyright compliance (CCG or CCL) will be returned unsearched.

Special Orders

Estimates for purchase of microfilm, paper copy, or custom color print scans will be furnished upon request.

To request a Special Orders Copy Cost Estimate, please place a request using our web page for a PHOTOCOPY of the title you need. Please include a note in the “Notes” field that asks for a “Special Orders Copy Cost Estimate.” The copy cost estimate will be sent to you via e-mail when it has been completed.

Please note that you must indicate “Yes” to our charges in order to place your request, but that there is no charge for the estimate.

Please allow one to three months for the Special Order process. Special Orders cannot be rushed.

Most masters theses are available for purchase.

Doctoral dissertations: Pre-June, 1954 are available for purchase. June, 1954 to present are available from Proquest only.