INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Interlibrary Loans (ILL) are transactions in which materials are made available by one library to another for the use of individuals. The BHCC Library follows all Interlibrary Loan policies set by the NOBLE library consortium.Borrowing Services
Interlibrary Loan borrowing provides Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) students, faculty and staff with access to materials needed for research but unavailable in BHCC library. BHCC's current students, faculty and staff are eligible for this service. There is no charge for ILL, but it does require a valid BHCC ID.
Interlibrary Loan requests can take the form of loans or photocopies from books, journal articles, and other materials, although the lending library will decide in each case whether or not a particular item be provided. To submit a request, you can come to the BHCC library and fill out a paper request form, send an online request through our Web request form, or send an online request through the library catalog using your PIN number.
Requests to borrow are made electronically from our library to other libraries. Turnaround time for a request varies from five days to several weeks. Patrons will be notified by phone or by email (if the patron's email address was given) when the items have arrived in BHCC library. Since requests are almost always handled through an electronic system, BHCC library staff do not keep track of what happends to requests after they are placed. Patrons should therefore contact library staff if they have not received a response in two weeks.
Lending Services
Interlibrary Loan lending supplies other libraries with materials needed by their users. The BHCC library has an obligation to supply materials to other libraries as part of the reciprocal nature of interlibrary loaning.
Individual patrons from other libraries are not served directly. They are advised to go to their local public or academic libraries for ILL services.
Borrowing Policies
Loan periods are determined by the lending library, usually it will be two weeks. An ILL book will be held at the circulation desk seven days before being sent back to lending library if patrons do not come to pick it up. All interlibrary loans are subject to recall at any time by the lending library. To request a renewal, please contact BHCC library. Renewals are granted at the discretion of the lending library, and are not granted through the circulation desk at BHCC library.
Patrons are responsible for all costs associated with lost or damaged materials. The lending library assesses the charges for items and the charges will vary. You are responsible for payment of the charges levied by the lending library. If the materials are lost in transit or after they have been returned to BHCC library, the library will reimburse the lending library.
Lending Policies
The BHCC library reserves the right to restrict the loan period and eligibility of materials to be lent to other libraries. Regularly, the loan period will be 4 weeks for the general collection. The requesting library can contact our library by phone or by email to ask for an extension. The BHCC library does not loan: Special Collection items (including "In-house Use Only" or "Campus Use Only" items); new books; current periodicals; most non-book formats (including audiocassettes, videos, CDs, DVDs, microforms, and videodiscs.)
Please note that while most interlibrary loan materials can be found within Massachusetts, requests for materials from OCLC are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please check with a librarian.
All materials loaned are eligible for recall by BHCC's primary borrowers.
The requesting library is responsible for borrowed materials from the time they leave the BHCC library until they have been returned and received by the BHCC library. If damage or loss occurs, the requesting library is responsible for compensation or replacement.
The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyright material.
The BHCC library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.