Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service for authorized members of the Saint Vincent community to request library materials not available at the Dale P. Latimer Library.
If the Library does not have access to an item, interlibrary loan will locate it at another library and will attempt to borrow it for you.
ILL is available to currently enrolled students, seminarians, faculty, staff, and members of the monastery. You must have a valid Saint Vincent College ID to utilize Interlibrary Loan. ILL is not available to Guest Borrowers.
There is a nominal $1.50 charge per request. As a student, the first 15 requests per academic year are free to you. Faculty members who request items related to their position at SVC will have the costs covered by their department.
Books, book chapters, journal, or magazine articles may be requested.
Please be aware that the following types of ILL requests will typically not be processed: materials already owned by the Dale P. Latimer Library, entire periodicals, reference books, textbooks, recently published books, eBooks, and other difficult to obtain items.
Requests can be made by using the “Request through ILL” link in EBSCO, by visiting the Circulation Desk during Library hours, or by completing the ILL request forms (book or copy) on this page.
You will be notified by your SVC e-mail address when your material arrives.
Books may be picked up at the Circulation Desk during Library hours with your Saint Vincent ID card.
Copy requests will be electronically delivered via Saint Vincent e-mail.
The library lending the item will set the due date of the ILL items.
The average loan period is approximately 2-3 weeks.
Renewals must be submitted before the due date for approval. ILL items cannot be renewed through your Library account. To renew ILL items please submit a renewal request to ILL@stvincent@edu before the due date.
ILL items should be returned to the book return bin located by the Circulation Desk or the Circulation Desk.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service for authorized members of the Saint Vincent community to request library materials not available at the Dale P. Latimer Library.
ILL is available to enrolled students, seminarians, faculty, staff, and members of the monastery. ILL is not available to Guest Borrowers.
Requests can be made by using the “Request through ILL” link in EBSCO, by visiting the Circulation Desk during Library hours, or by completing the forms on this page.
The following types of ILL requests will not be processed: materials already owned by the Dale P. Latimer Library, entire periodicals, reference books, textbooks, eBooks, recently published books, and other items that are difficult to obtain.
The Dale P. Latimer Library is part of reciprocal resource sharing groups including LVIS, LONG, LLLL, ATUG, and FILM that allow for the borrowing and lending of library materials at reduced or no cost. Whenever possible, requested materials will be obtained through these reciprocal resource sharing groups to reduce the cost of borrowing. However, there may be times an item is not available through a reciprocal resource lender and a cost would be associated with the ILL request. If this situation occurs, you will be contacted to approve any costs associated with the ILL request prior to the request being processed.
The turnaround time for ILL varies greatly depending on the item’s availability. The lending library determines the loan period (due date) of ILL materials. Depending upon the availability and location of the lender, books are estimated to take 2 weeks to arrive, while articles can take a few days to arrive.
Lending to Other Libraries
The Dale P. Latimer Library is part of reciprocal resource sharing groups that lend items to other libraries. Circulating items in the collection are available for borrowing with the exception of those items that are deemed in too poor condition to loan. Items in the Special Collections (unless marked as circulating), Rare Books, periodicals, mircoforms, books of pamphlets, and e-Books are also not available for ILL lending. For additional information contact ill@stvincent.edu.
Only your SVC e-mail address will be used for all communications and notifications regarding ILL.
Please keep track of the items you are requesting, students receive their first 15 requests per academic year free of charge. After reaching 15 requests, there is a nominal $1.50 charge PER REQUEST.
Faculty members may utilize ILL. There is a nominal $1.50 charge per request. Items related to their position at Saint Vincent College will be charged to their respective department. Items requested for personal use, the faculty member will be responsible for paying the $1.50 fee.
Borrowers are expected to adhere to policies set by the lending libraries.
ILL materials may be recalled by the lending library and renewals must be submitted prior to the due date for approval.
Late fees for ILL materials are assessed at $1.00 per item, per day. Please keep in mind borrowing privileges may be suspended for borrowers with overdue ILL items.
No ILL requests will be processed if a patron has outstanding ILL or library fines.
Borrowers are solely responsible for all fees and fines for lost ILL items.
A valid Saint Vincent ID card is required when picking up ILL items.
For questions and inquiries about Interlibrary Loan, or the status of a request, please contact the ILL Coordinator at ILL@stvincent.edu or 724-805-2370.
When requesting items please submit requests at least two weeks before material is needed. Books on average take 2 weeks to arrive, while copy requests of journal articles or book chapters can take a few days for arrival.
There is a nominal $1.50 charge per item.
Students receive their first 15 requests per academic year free of charge. After reaching 15 requests, the $1.50 charge is their responsibility.
Faculty members who request items that are related to their position at SVC will be charged to their department. A requisition must be on file in the Library.
Late fees for ILL materials are assessed at $1.00 per item, per day.
Please return all books to the book return bin located by the Circulation Desk.
No, the library does not lend textbooks or obtain textbooks via ILL.
No, eBooks are not available for ILL.
Many of the lending libraries allow for the renewal of their ILL items. The renewal request must be submitted before the items due date. ILL items cannot be renewed through your Library account. To renew ILL items please submit a renewal request to ILL@stvincent@edu before the due date. The renewal request will be submitted to the lending library and they will either approve or deny the request. Please keep the item(s) while the renewal request is pending, if the renewal request is approved you will get an email with the new due date. If the request is denied please return the item by the original due date.
Please contact library staff as soon as possible if you feel you have lost any materials belonging to the Dale P. Latimer Library or any ILL items. For any lost items, you will be billed a minimum of $50.00 for a replacement cost plus $25.00 processing fee and a $5.00 billing fee.
You can do the following:
read the Interlibrary Loan Policies
email the ILL office at ILL@stvincent.edu
Step 1: Searching the catalog
Search the catalog to determine if the item you need is something the Dale P. Latimer Library already has access to within our collection or databases.
Please note: You may be prompted to sign in. You should sign in using your SVC Username and Password that is used to log into all SVC Services.
Step 2: Evaluating search results
If there is a PDF Full Text link, Place Request link, or Database link (such as JSTOR) that means we have access to the resource and you do not need to place an ILL request.
Step 3: Evaluating search results, continued
However, if there is a “Request this item through interlibrary loan” link that means we do not hold the item within our collection.
You will need to place an ILL request.
Step 4: Placing an ILL request
If the item is something you will need to request through ILL, please click the request link and complete the Interlibrary Loan Request Form.
**Be sure to provide as much information as possible and click “Submit” at the bottom of the page**
Step 5: Placing an ILL request, continued
If you have a citation from another source and need to request an item, please fill out an ILL Request Form located at the Circulation Desk or by visiting https://stvincent.libguides.com/library/ILL
