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Interlibrary Loan Service

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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

• We will not request any item which is currently available at Goddard Library, rather patrons must make arrangements to use our copy. If the item is checked out from Goddard Library but is available at another library, we will request the item from another library.
• Interlibrary Loan service is limited to the staff & students of RCTC, WSURC, UMRC, and SMU Rochester Center.
• 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 call Jon at 507-285-7233 or send email to Jon Benson.
• Many libraries will not lend nonprint materials such as videotapes, sound recordings, etc. Please contact Jon concerning the availablitiy of this type of material.
• 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 Interlibrary Loan are the same as the current circulation policy for lost items at Goddard 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 Department's discretion. When transmitting a request for a full-text hard copy we must comply with the copyright regulations.
• Faculty members' ILL requests will be sent directly to faculty members via campus mail.
• 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.

Use these steps to determine the location of the item you need.

Required Information:

• Barcode: The 14 digit number on the back of our library card.
• Password: Your Last Name unless you changed it.
• Date Needed By We will keep trying to fill this request until this date, so please give us the last day upon which this item will still be useful to you. Remember an ILL can take a week or more, do you have time to wait?

Additional Information:

• Standard ID Type: For a Book or Video this is usually an ISBN number, which is a 10 digit number which is a unique identifier, i.e. 0-00000-000-0.
• Found Where: This field is optional, but if you have this information it can be very useful in helping us fill your request. Fill it in with the source of this citation or where you learned about this item, i.e. CINAHL or page 240 in Nursing Techniques by J.A. Doe.

Required Information:

• Barcode: The 14 digit number on the back of our library card.
• Password: Your Last Name unless you changed it.
• Date Needed By: We will keep trying to fill this request until this date, so please give us the last day upon which this item will still be useful to you. Remember an ILL can take a week or more, do you have time to wait?

Additional Information:

• ISSN Number: An 8 digit number which is a unique identifier for a journal, i.e. 0000-0000.
• Found Where: This field is optional, but if you have this information it can be very useful in helping us fill your request. Fill it in with the source of this citation or where you learned about this item, i.e. CINAHL or page 240 in Nursing Techniques by J.A. Doe.

• To request an ILL for books and periodical articles found on WebPALS,  but not owned by Goddard Library or the branch library,  return to WebPALS
• Display the record for the desired book or article in WebPALS.
• Move to the bottom of the record.
• Click on the button at the bottom of the screen.
• Fill in form with your library card number (all 14 digits) and password (unless you changed it, your password is your last name).

 
• You will not see the button if: 
1. the materials are owned by Goddard Library.
2. the item you are requesting is part of a multi-volume set

(contact the ILL department at Goddard Library to submit these requests).
3. the full text of a journal article is available on-line.

• To request an item not found on WebPALS 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 Date Needed By 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.
• The Found Where field is optional, but if you have this information it can be very useful in helping us fill your request. Fill it in with the source of this citation or where you learned about this item, i.e. CINAHL or page 240 in Nursing Techniques by J.A. Doe.
• Click on the button on the bottom of the form to submit your request.

Use the following form to track your interlibrary loan requests.

• 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. If you would like to change your password, click here.

 
• Get an explanation for the Status Codes attached to a loan request.

 

Some Interlibrary Loans may be renewed, in each case the lending library will make this decision.

1. Stopping in the library to make your request

 
2. Calling the library at (507) 285-7233 to make your request

 

Use the following form to cancel interlibrary loan requests.

• 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. If you would like to change your password, click here.

 
• After you have selected the requests you wish to cancel, you will again be prompted to enter your Barcode Number and Password to confirm cancellations.