{"id":58,"date":"2013-11-20T16:01:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T21:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries-test.mit.edu\/document-services\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:48:58","slug":"ill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/docs\/ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Loans to non-MIT institutions: Interlibrary Loan (ILL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Resource Sharing lends materials owned by the MIT Libraries to other institutions.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"\/search-collections\">Search Our Collections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">How to make an ILL request<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">ILL requests must be initiated through OCLC. Our OCLC symbol is MYG.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">Who we lend to<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">We can send articles to any OCLC members. At this time, we can only send physical loans to OCLC members in the US and Canada.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">Pricing<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>We only accept payment via Worldshare IFM. We do not accept IFLA vouchers, credit card payments, or checks at this time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loans\n<ul>\n<li>45.00IFM for domestic shipping<\/li>\n<li>65.00IFM for international shipping to Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Articles\n<ul>\n<li>20.00IFM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Free Reciprocal Lending\n<ul>\n<li>We offer free reciprocal lending of loans and articles to our consortial partners (BorrowDirect, BAML, Lincoln Lab, Wellesley, Wesleyan, and Woods Hole).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">Turnaround times<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">We do our best to process all ILL requests within 3 business days of receiving them. We use FedEx to ship all physical materials.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">Loan period<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">Our materials have a 60 day loan period. We do not allow renewals at this time.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">Lost book policy<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">Please <a href=\"\/docs\/about\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0if an item we have sent to you has been lost. We charge $135 for lost materials.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">Items we do NOT lend<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Course reserve materials<\/li>\n<li>Entire journal issues<\/li>\n<li>GIS data sets<\/li>\n<li>High circulation items<\/li>\n<li>Items in any limited-access collection<\/li>\n<li>Items too fragile for shipping<\/li>\n<li>Loose-leaf items<\/li>\n<li>Maps<\/li>\n<li>Microforms<\/li>\n<li>Pamphlets<\/li>\n<li>Reference material<\/li>\n<li>Slides<\/li>\n<li>Sound recordings<\/li>\n<li>Standards of any kind<\/li>\n<li>Videocassettes<\/li>\n<li>Vinyl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"expandable\">\n<h3><a href=\"#\">Return policy<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">Materials returned to us that are lost in transit are the responsibility of the borrower. We recommend using a traceable shipper with all returns to avoid $135 lost item replacement fees. For address information please see <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/docs\/about\/\">Contact Us<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Please <a href=\"\/docs\/about\">contact us<\/a> with further questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resource Sharing lends materials owned by the MIT Libraries to other institutions. You can Search Our Collections. How to make an ILL request ILL requests must be initiated through OCLC. Our OCLC symbol is MYG. Who we lend to We can send articles to any OCLC members. At this time, we can only send physical loans to OCLC members in the US and Canada. Pricing We only accept payment via Worldshare IFM. We do not accept IFLA vouchers, credit card payments, or checks at this time. 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