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ILL service is limited to the faculty, staff & students of RCTC and WSUR.
The library staff no longer notifies patrons when their interlibrary loan materials arrive. Patrons may track the status of requests themselves by checking their patron record. Items which have arrived can then be picked up at the circulation desk in Goddard Library. Please call the library at (507) 285-7233 if you have any questions or are unable to access your patron record.
Interlibrary Loan Policy for Goddard Library
- We will not request any item in Goddard Library's Collection, unless the book is lost or we are missing the periodical issue.
- Interlibrary Loan service is limited to the staff & students of RCTC, WSUR.
- The loan period for materials is established by the lending library. In most cases the loan period for books will be 28 days. Some items can be renewed; however, that decision is made by the lending library. To renew click here.
- Many libraries will not lend nonprint materials such as videotapes, sound recordings, etc. Please check the status of your ILL request to see if the lending library will lend the item.
- If you request either textbooks or best sellers, you have less chance of receiving them.
- ALL papers and forms have to remain with your requested item. If you have two or more items, please do not remove the papers from them (you can easily put the wrong forms in the wrong item). Goddard Library and the lending library need these forms to process the items.
- The due date of the item is the date the item is due back to the lending library, not back to Goddard Library. You are responsible for returning the item to Goddard Library three days before the due date.
- Requests for paper formats of items which Goddard Library owns in a microform format will not be honored.
- Only requests received via PALS, MINITEX, or OCLC will be honored. Faxed copies of these forms can be sent to 507-281-7772.
- FAXING of Interlibrary Loan Requests is done at the discretion of the Interlibrary Loan Department.
- Replacement costs for lost Interlibrary Loan materials are set by the lending library.
- Interlibrary Loan requests received for on-line full text articles will not be honored unless the patron needs illustrations (charts, statistics, etc.) not included on-line; a hard copy of the article will be ordered. This will be done at the Departments discretion. When transmitting a request for a full-text hard copy we must comply with the copyright regulations.
- The library staff no longer notifies patrons when their interlibrary loan materials arrive. Patrons may track the status of requests themselves by checking their patron record. Items which have arrived can then be picked up at the circulation desk in Goddard Library. Please call the library at (507) 285-7233 if you have any questions or are unable to access your patron record.
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Submitting an Interlibrary Loan Request
Use these steps to determine the location of the item you need.
Please allow at least 5 business days for your request to be processed.
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How to Create Interlibrary Loan Requests on MnPALS
- To request an ILL for books and periodical articles found on MnPALS, but not owned by Goddard Library, return to MnPALS.
- Log into your account by clicking the link Your Borrowing Record on the top of the page.
- Fill in the login form with your student/library
barcode number (all 14 digits) and password (unless you changed it, your password is your last name). When done click on
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- Once you are logged on successfully, on the top bar click on Basic, Advanced, or Browse to search for the desired item.
- Display the record for the desired book or article in MnPALS by clicking on its title.
- Click on ILL request on the top of the record, an Outgoing ILL Request form will appear with most of the fields automatically filled.
- Review the form. The Not Needed After? is a required field, remember an ILL can take a week or more, do you have time to wait?
- Click on the
button on the bottom
of the form to submit your request.
- Print and keep your ILL request confirmation .
How to Create Interlibrary Loan Requests for Items Not Found on MnPALS
- To request an item not found on MnPALS fill out a book or periodical request form.
- Fill in the Barcode field with the 14 digit number on your library card.
- Fill in the Password field, it will be your last name unless you changed it.
- The Not Needed After is a required field, remember an ILL can take a week or more, do you have time to wait?
- The Standard ID Type for a Book or Video is usually an ISBN number, a 10 digit number which is a unique identifier, i.e. 0-00000-000-0.
- An ISSN Number is an 8 digit number which is a unique identifier for a journal, i.e. 0000-0000.
- Fill in the form with as much information as you can provide.
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Click on the button on the bottom of the form to submit
your request.
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How to Track Your Interlibrary Loan Requests
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To track a request you will need to login to your account. To login now click here
- Your Barcode Number is a 14 digit number that can be found on your library card or student ID. It is located below an actual barcode on the card and always starts with a 2.
- Initially, your Password is your your last name. If your last name is more then eight letters long, it is the first eight letters of your last name.
- Once logged in successfully, under Activities click on ILL active requests.
- A table with all your active requests will be displayed. The column labeled Status will show the status of the requested items.
- To renew an item you will need to login to your account. To login now click here
- Your Barcode Number is a 14 digit number that can be found on your library card or student ID. It is located below an actual barcode on the card and always starts with a 2.
- Initially, your Password is your your last name. If your last name is more then eight letters long, it is the first eight letters of your last name.
- Once logged in successfully, under Activities click on ILL active requests.
- Find out which item you want to renew, then write down its request number (Req. No.).
- Stop in the library to make your renewal request.
- Call Teddy Wieczorek at (507) 536-5385 to make your request.
- Send an email to Teddy Wieczorek specifying which items you need renewed.
- To cancel a request you will need to login to your account. To login now click here
- Your Barcode Number is a 14 digit number that can be found on your library card or student ID. It is located below an actual barcode on the card and always starts with a 2.
- Initially, your Password is your your last name. If your last name is more then eight letters long, it is the first eight letters of your last name.
- Once logged in successfully, under Activities click on ILL active requests.
- Click on the number left to the title of the request you want to cancel.
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Click on the
button to cancel that request.
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Renewing Interlibrary Loan Requests
Some Interlibrary Loans may be renewed, in each case the lending library will make this decision.
It is your responsibility to ensure that a renewal request is properly submitted. It is also your responsibility to follow up on the renewal process and determine if it was successful, which can be done by tracking your loan status via the Goddard Library Interlibrary Loan Page. If you have questions, ask for clarification at the library or call (507) 285-7233.
Choose one of the following options:
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How to Cancel Interlibrary Loan Requests
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