InterLibrary Loan: ILL Services

1. Check the Library Discovery Catalog before placing an InterLibrary Loan request.  Verify that the item is not available either on the shelf or online.
2. To authenticate your access to the Powell Library's ILL Services you must first sign in to your library patron account  [For details on signing in, watch this short video: Sign in to your Library Patron Account].
3. Use Discovery's "Request" option to submit the ILL request.  See "ILL from Discovery" and "ILL from Databases" for details.  For problems concerning your ILL requests, please contact Grace Kamffer at gkamffer@masters.edu
4. ILL for whole books is only available to TMU students, faculty and staff who reside within reasonable driving distance of the Santa Clarita Valley.  ILL for book chapters/sections as well as articles is available to TMU students, faculty and staff regardless of their location.
5. A limit of five ILL requests per day, per student will be accepted.
6. When necessary, ILL forms can be accessed using the ILL Order Forms box to the right of this page.
7. Submitting an ILL form for articles or for chapters or select pages from a book indicates the patron has read the copyright statement below and is willing to comply with all pertinent copyright laws.
8. Instead of ordering a whole book, which can take a minimum of seven to ten days to receive, it is possible to request a few chapters or select pages from a book.  If the request is less than 50 pages in total, the material might be received within three to five days.  The total number of pages requested from a single title must be in keeping with the copyright law.
9. For problems concerning your ILL requests, please contact Mrs. Grace Kamffer at gkamffer@masters.edu.

Items usually not available through ILL:

• Textbooks that are in use during the current semester
• Genealogy materials
• Newly published books
• Books published before 1900
• Dissertations and Theses
• AV materials (videos, CDs, DVDs, tape cassettes, LPs, etc. are almost impossible to get)

Although many libraries don't loan these materials, there are some libraries that do, so please do submit your requests anyway.

Books:

The minimum wait time for a book is between 7 to 10 business days and may take longer.

Chapters/Pages from Books:

The average wait time for chapters or select pages from a book is 3 to 5 business days.  The pages are yours to keep.

Articles:

The average wait time for an article is 3 to 5 business days (maybe less).  The article is then yours to keep.

For problems concerning your ILL requests, please contact Grace Kamffer at gkamffer@masters.edu.

Last updated November 2022.

BOOKS

All ILL books must be picked up in the Powell library. Patrons will be notified by email when the item is available. 

ILL Books must be returned to the Powell Library as well.

Chapters/Pages from a Book

Chapters or select pages from a book will be sent to the patron via email.  The pages are yours to keep

Articles

Articles will be sent to patrons through email as they are usually digital.  The article is yours to keep

There are no charges for ILL services via the TMU Robert L. Powell Library.

Loan periods are set by the lending libraries. Books are generally loaned for 2 to 4 weeks.  Articles are yours to keep.

Renewals are at the discretion of the lending library. One renewal is usually available unless otherwise indicated on the item. Renewal requests must be made to the Interlibrary Loan Librarian by email (gkamffer@masters.edu) on or before the due date.  If the lending library grants the renewal, Mrs. Kamffer will email the patron with the new due date.

ILLs cannot be renewed at the circulation desk. They must be renewed through the TMU ILL department. Renewals are not needed for copies of articles as they become the property of the patron.

Loans are made possible through the courtesy of another library. Respect their generosity by returning material on time.

Last updated October 2022.

Overdue material will incur fines and possible blocks on the patron record.

A fine of $5.00 per day, per item will be charged for items not returned or renewed by the due date.

Overdue fines on any library items in excess of $2.50 will block future use of ILL until fines are paid.

Loans are made possible through the courtesy of another library.  Respect their generosity by returning material on time.

Last updated October 2021.

Borrowers are responsible for lost or damaged books.

Last updated October 2022.