Interlibrary loan lets one library borrow a book, article, or film from another library.
For further assistance, email interlibraryloan@bac.edu.
Eligibility
The Abbot Vincent Taylor Library (AVTL) ILL service is available to Belmont Abbey College faculty members, staff, currently-enrolled students, and the Monastic community. Eligible patrons are able to check out up to 10 physical ILL items at a time.
Arrival Time
Borrowing (Electronic Materials)
Please plan for at least 2-5 business days for articles to be sent by the lending institution. Patrons will be notified via email when their materials have arrived and are available to download.
Borrowing (Physical Materials)
Please plan for at least 7-14 business days for items to arrive from the lending institution. Patrons will be notified via email when items arrive. They will be held at the AVTL's Circulation Desk for pickup for 2 weeks from the day we notify you before being returned.
Loan Periods and Renewals
The ILL lending institutions determine due dates and may vary from the AVTL loan periods.
Requests for renewals on ILL materials must be placed prior to the original due dates given. Renewals are dependent on approval from the ILL lending institutions and are not guaranteed.
Please email Interlibraryloan@bac.edu to request a loan prior to the due date.
Overdue Items
Our reputation with other libraries is at risk, and our ability to borrow materials for any and all faculty, staff, and students is compromised when interlibrary loans become overdue.
Once an ILL is overdue, patron's borrowing privileges for both ILL and AVTL are suspended until the item is returned. All overdue ILL items with be marked lost and will incur replacement and shipping fees.
ILL items that are not returned by the end of the semester will be marked as lost and a block will be placed on the patron's Self-Service account until it is returned or the replacement fees have been paid for by the patron.
Repeated overdue items will result in losing access to any ILL services.
Lost Items
All lost ILL materials on a patron's account will incur a charge to the patron to replace the item plus a $20 shipping fee.
Repeated lost items will result in losing access to any ILL services.
Copyright Information
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research". If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.