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Loans to non-MIT institutions - Interlibrary Loan

Document Services lends original materials owned by the MIT Libraries to other institutions. We do not lend MIT theses; however we do sell electronic and paper copies.

To search the MIT Libraries' collection, consult Barton, the Libraries' online catalog.

Lending Policies and Prices

Items are lent to institutions in the U.S. and Canada, not to individuals. The charge for lending is $25 per volume with additional fees for shipping listed below. Shipping fees do not apply if you use your own service (ie provide us with a FedEx account number).

There is no charge for loans to members of the Boston Library Consortium who have reciprocal relationships with MIT or companies belonging to the Industrial Liaison Program.

Rush pricing is available: please add $15 for a 1 day rush and $10 for 2-day rush to the base cost of $25.

Delivery Options
Two Day Rush service: Orders received by 12 PM EST will be shipped by 5 PM the next business day.	Add $10.00 per item
One Day Rush service: Orders received by 12 PM EST will be shipped by 5 PM the same day.	Add $15.00 per item
FedEx Express Saver (US Service)	Additional $10 charge
FedEx 2Day (2 day) US service	Additional $15 charge
FedEx Priority (1 day) US service	Additional $20 charge
Shipping charges to Canada are billed at cost. Please contact docs@mit.edu for more information.

Loan Period: 28. Items may be renewed once for an additional 10 days if available. Please contact us.

Items Which We Do NOT Lend: Dissertations, theses, sound recordings, videocassettes, CD ROMS, DVDs, computer diskettes, microforms, M2 and M3 scores.

Lost Book Policy: Our non-refundable fee for a lost book is $150. Books are considered lost once they are more than 2 months overdue. Please contact Document Services at docs@mit.edu with further questions.

How to Make an ILL Request

Interlibrary Loan requests may be initiated through OCLC (our symbol is MYG) or our secure online Interlibrary Loan Request Form.

Return Policy: We request all original materials owned by the MIT Libraries be returned by traceable shipper to the following address:

MIT Document Services
Room 14-0551
160 Memorial Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

docs@mit.edu (email)
MYG (OCLC symbol)
617-253-2800 (phone) Monday-Friday 9am-5pm EST

This page was last updated on Thursday, 16-Jul-2009 07:54:41 EDT