MHLS - Interlibrary Loan

The MHLS Interlibrary Loan Department is responsible for helping member library staff fill patron requests for items that are not in Millennium or SEAL. They also help member library staff borrow MHLS materials from the Professional Collection.

Procedure Overview of the ILL process - where to look and how to request.
1. When a MHLS library receives a request from a patron for material it does not own, library staff first checks the local and regional databases (i.e. Millennium / SEAL). Other catalogs are also available for searching.
  1. Note: If a journal title in not available in Millennium, please also check the electronic journals before sending in a request.
2. If the material is not in Millennium or SEAL, the library sends a request to the MHLS ILL Department by e-mail to ill@midhudson.org or through paper ALA ILL Forms (print an ILL form in .pdf or in Word so you can type in your entries).
Policies for Interlibrary Loan
- As per the MHLS Directors Association, as of 10/1/11 the MHLS ILL Department cannot accept requests for any item readily available for under $25.
- As per the MHLS Directors Association, as of 1/1/09 the MHLS ILL Department cannot accept requests for popular, readily available DVDs and music CDS.
- Additional ILL policies from the from the MHLS Resource Sharing standards.

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