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      ILL lending to external libraries

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      What we lend

      TypeLoanCopy*
      Monographs6-week loan
      (Please note: We are not able to lend e-books.)
      Chapter copy*
      Serials6-week loanArticle copy*
      Audiovisual6-week loan-
      Microforms6-week loan (in-library-use)Article/chapter copy*
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      Pre-1900No loanArticle/chapter copy* or full digitization may be possible if out of copyright
      Rare Books and Special CollectionsNo loanArticle/chapter copy* or full digitization may be possible if out of copyright
      ReferenceNo loanArticle/chapter copy*
      Course reservesNo loanArticle/chapter copy*

      Dissertations and theses: Search for ºÚÁÏÉç theses and dissertations. eScholarship@ºÚÁÏÉç is a digital repository which provides open access to thousands of ºÚÁÏÉç theses and dissertations that are available in a digital format.

      ILL Lending policies of ºÚÁÏÉç Libraries may be consulted at:

       
       

      * Important copyright information

      Scanned articles and book chapters are copied and supplied in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act. Works obtained through this service are protected by copyright and may only be used for the purpose of education, private study or research or as further provided for under fair dealing. In general, the guidelines for amounts that may be copied are:

      • 20% of a work
      • 1 entire chapter of a book (as long as it does not total more than 20% of the book)
      • 1 entire article from a journal
         

      How to request an ILL from ºÚÁÏÉç

      • PBUQ libraries
      • OCLC WorldShare Resource Sharing
      • Libraries with an ISO-compliant system
      • Other libraries

      PBUQ libraries

      Submit ILL requests in Tipasa to LGG.


      OCLC WorldShare ILL/Tipasa

      Send to LGG.


      Libraries with an ISO-compliant system

      Please contact the peb.admin [at] pbuq.ca (PBUQ PEB admin) to ensure the interoperability of your system with Tipasa.


      Other libraries

      Submit ILL requests using the . Select ºÚÁÏÉç Library.

      Please note, you may only submit your request to one Quebec university library. If you wish to submit your request to another PBUQ library, please fill out the form again.

      Important note: Creating your institution's account

      Partner institutions must have an account to use this form to request materials from PBUQ members. A single account will be created for each institution. Before submitting your first request:

      1. .
      2. Activate your password following the instructions in the activation email you will receive from notices [at] e2.worldcat.org (notices[at]e2[dot]worldcat[dot]org). If you don’t receive it, please check your spam folder. Registration to use the new form will take a few days.

      If you have any questions about your account, please email adresses-peb-l [at] pbuq.ca (adresses-peb-l[at]pbuq[dot]ca).

      Prices and invoicing/ Prix et facturation

       

      There is a supplementary $10 fee for rush orders. / 10 $ supplémentaires pour le traitement urgent d’une demande.

      Invoicing is done semi-annually: June to November sent in January; December to May sent in June. / La facturation se fait semestriellement : juin à novembre envoyé en janvier ; décembre à mai envoyé en juin.

       

      CanadaLoans / ±Ê°ùê³Ù²õCopies
      ºÚÁÏÉç Teaching Hospitals / Bibliothèques des hôpitaux d’enseignement de ºÚÁÏÉçNo charge / Pas de fraisNo charge / Pas de frais
      PBUQ / OCUL / COPPUL / CAAL-CBPANo charge / Pas de fraisNo charge / Pas de frais
      Health related institutional libraries affiliated with a Quebec university (Laval, Sherbrooke and UdeM) / Bibliothèques d’établissements de santé dûment affiliés à une université québécoises (Laval, Sherbrooke et UdeM)$5.00 per document / 5,00 $ par document$5.00 per article / 5,00 $ par article
      Agreement between Canadian Academic Law Libraries on ILL / Entente sur le PEB parmi les bibliothèquesde droit universitaires canadiennesAccording to agreement / Selon l'ententeAccording to agreement / Selon l'entente
      Other not-for-profit libraries and institutions (unless a local agreement applies) / Autres bibliothèques et établissements à but non lucratif (à moins d’ententes particulières)$25.00 per document / 25,00 $ par document$25.00 per article / 25,00 $ par document
      Other for-profit libraries and institutions (unless a local agreement applies) / Autres bibliothèques et établissements à but lucratif (à moins d’ententes particulières)$35.00 per document / 35,00 $ par document$35.00 per article / 35,00 $ par article
      Outside Canada/Hors CanadaLoans / ±Ê°ùê³Ù²õCopies
      United States - academic and not-for-profit libraries/ États-Unis - bibliothèques académiques$25.00 per document / 25,00 $ par document$25.00 per article / 25,00 $ par article
      United States - for-profit libraries/ États-Unis - bibliothèques et établissements à but lucratif$35.00 per document / 35,00 $ par document$35.00 per article / 35,00 $ par article
      Outside North America - academic and not-for-profit libraries/ Hors Amérique du nord- bibliothèques académiquesNot applicable / non applicable$25.00 per article or 2.5 IFLA coupons / 25,00 $ par article ou 2.5 coupons d'IFLA
      Outside North America - for-profit libraries / Hors Amérique du nord- bibliothèques et établissements à but lucratifNot applicable / non applicable$35.00 per article or 3.5 IFLA coupons / 35,00 $ par article ou 3.5 coupons d'IFLA

       

      Delivery methods

       

      Articles and chapters are sent as PDFs via Article Exchange.

      We ship loans to Canadian libraries via Canada Post.

      We ship loans to the USA via courier.

      Unfortunately, we do not ship loans overseas.

       

      Renewals

       

      Please request renewals via your ILL system if possible.

      Libraries without an ILL management system, please ill.library [at] mcgill.ca (email us) at ill.library [at] mcgill.ca (ill[dot]library[at]mcgill[dot]ca).

       

      Returns

      Send returns to:

       

      Central Interlibrary Loan Service
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      550 Sherbrooke Street West, West Tower
      6th Floor
      Montreal, QC H3A 1B9

      514-398-4731

       

      For international libraries only: please ship by courier/international shipping services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, DHL). Please indicate a value of less than $10.00 on any customs forms.

      Please include the following label on international packages sent to ºÚÁÏÉç ILL (LGG):

      Attention: Revenue Canada
      Tariff/Tarif 9993.00.00
      GST/TPS Code 51
      International loans between libraries
      (International Act of 1978)
      No commercial value: any value stated is for insurance purposes only

      Lost/missing items

      Replacement Charges

      Cost of item + $50.00 processing fee

      Dissertations

      If you are looking for theses and dissertations from ºÚÁÏÉç, you may find them in digital and physical formats.

      Electronic access

      (Open-access resource)

      Search for ºÚÁÏÉç theses and dissertations. eScholarship@ºÚÁÏÉç is a digital repository which provides open access to thousands of ºÚÁÏÉç theses and dissertations that are available in a digital format.

      Printed copies

      Search the for print thesis availability. You can search for theses in the catalogue and limit by format: Book > Thesis, Dissertation. Regular loan print theses may be borrowed via interlibrary loan.

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