McMaster University

Interlibrary Loan Lending Policy

Interlibrary Loans
Health Sciences Library
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, HSC 2B
Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1

NLC Code:

OHMB

LIBID (DOCLINE):

ONCMMU

SERHOLD code:

MMU

RACER code:

OHM04

Ontario University Shipping

OHMB - McMaster Health Sciences

Ariel address:

hsl-pcarielr.mcmaster.ca

Alternate Ariel address:

130.113.19.50

Telephone Number:

(905) 525-9140 x22546

Fax:

(905) 528-3733


The Health Sciences Library accepts ILL requests through RACER and DOCLINE. The Health Sciences Library will not accept requests by telephone, fax, e-mail, Ariel, Canada Post, or on OCLC.

Libraries using DOCLINE are welcome to use our LIBID: ONCMMU to send requests directly to us.

Libraries using systems that message in generic script, should address their requests to borrow material held in the Health Sciences Library to:

oculvdx.generic@scholarsportal.info

Libraries using systems that send ISO compliant messages should address their requests to borrow material held in the Health Sciences Library to:

oculvdx.iso@scholarsportal.info

Libraries without an ILL Management System should send us their requests through the Web form at:

http://illforms.scholarsportal.info/vdx_illreq.htm

Loans

  • Monographs:

    4-week loan period, not renewable.  Will not lend materials from the History of Medicine (if printed before 1901), Archives, Reference, or Reserve collections.

  • Serials:

    Will not lend.

  • Audio Visual:

    Will not lend.

  • Computer software:

    Will not lend.

  • Microforms:

    Will not lend.

Christmas Holiday Period

Interlibrary Loan delivery is suspended from mid-December to early January.

Basic Charges

  • Photocopies:
    • Canadian Libraries: $11.00 CD/article (up to 50 pages)
    • U.S. Library: $11.00 USD/article article (up to 50 pages)
    • EFTS Participant: $11.00 USD/article (up to 50 pages)
  • Monographs:
    • $15.00 for each title loaned in Canada*
    • $35.00 for each title loaned outside Canada*

When registered mail or special handling is required, an extra charge of $30.00 per item applies.

  • *Faxing:

    $1.00 per page, in addition to charges for the article(s)

Charges to For-Profit Institutions/Groups/Individuals

  • Photocopies:

    $30/ article (up to 50 pages)

  • Faxing:

    $1.00 per page, in addition to charges for the article(s)

  • Charges for Rush Requests:

    RUSH material is faxed or sent via Ariel at the rate of $40/article (up to 25 pages). Articles exceeding 25 pages incur an additional fee of $1.00 per page.

Charges to Libraries in Consortia with Reciprocal Agreements

  • Photocopies:

    $5.00 for each article copied*

  • Monographs:

    No charge*

  • *Faxing:

    $1.00 per page, in addition to charges for the article(s)

Reciprocal charges apply to:

  • National Library of Canada (NLC)
  • Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI)
  • Members of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and affiliates
  • Members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
  • Members of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC)
  • Members of the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec (CREPUQ)
  • Members of the Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL)
  • Members of the Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL)
  • Hospital libraries in the McMaster region (includes all health libraries located in LHIN 3 & LHIN 4)
  • Public libraries in the Escarpment region of the Ontario Public Library Service

Payment

Indication of cost is sent with loans and photocopy. Charges are payable upon receipt of the item. Please make cheques payable to McMaster University and return payment to the ILL address shown above.

Credit card payments accepted on Visa and Mastercard. When paying by credit card, please fax or mail the following information to us: 1) card number, 2) expiry date and 3) an authorized signature. Please send request order numbers or a copy of our invoice with payment to ensure proper credit.

We participate in EFTS (the Electronic Funds Transfer System); we pay for material we request in DOCLINE and accept payment for DOCLINE requests sent to us via EFTS.

Statements are sent in January and July to libraries which have not paid loan or copy charges previously.

For more information about the Health Sciences Library Interlibrary Loan Policy for borrowing institutions, contact Jennifer McKinnell.