Interlibrary Loan is part of the Access Services Department.
The following information is posted for libraries participating in the Interlibrary Loan program who would like to borrow our materials. Anyone from the general public may go to their home library (whether it is your public library, school library or a special library that you are a member of) and use their ILL service to request materials from the Gallucci-Cirio Library. If you wish to visit our library and have direct access to check circulating items out, please refer to our borrowing privileges.
ILL Lending Policies
Acceptable Request Formats
- OCLC Form submitted
- ALA paper form
These forms may be submitted to us electronically through OCLC, via fax, or mailed.
Please Note:
- We do not accept phone requests.
- We do not accept walk-in requests through our Interlibrary Loan service.
Types of Material Lent:
Audio-Visual Materials
- CDs: length of loan is 4 weeks (Note: We do not lend musical theater.)
- DVDs: length of loan is 2 weeks (Note: We do not lend musical theater.)
Books
Will lend according to code. Length of loan is 4 weeks; will Renew for 4 weeks.
Click here for a list of exceptions.
Category/Subject Area |
Available for lending |
All New books
(published within the last 2 years) |
None |
| Art |
Items older than 3 years |
| Children's Literature |
None |
| Computers/Networking |
None |
| Construction/Architecture |
Items older than 3 years |
| Criminal Justice |
Items older than 3 years |
| Education |
Items older than 3 years |
| Exercise/Sports Science |
Items older than 3 years |
General Interest
(ie: Writing I topics such as abortion) |
None |
| Graphic Arts |
Items older than 3 years |
| Nursing |
Items older than 3 years |
| Photography |
Items older than 3 years |
| Psychology |
Items older than 3 years |
| Women's Studies |
Items older than 3 years |
Center for Italian Culture
Items do not circulate.
Government Documents
No separate collection.
Manuscript Collections
The cataloged microfilm collections; reels may be lent up to 4 weeks.
Newspapers
Current Subscriptions
- Bound: Photocopies only
- Unbound: Photocopies only
- Microfilm: Photocopies only
Historical newspapers
- Reels may be lent for up to 4 weeks
Periodicals
- Bound: Photocopies only
- Unbound: Photocopies only
- Microfilm: Photocopies only
- Electronic Format: Contingent upon our license agreement for each database/online service
Special Collections
Items do not circulate.
Photocopy Service
No charge for exposures; exposure limit 50 pages.
Billing Policy
Fitchburg State does not charge for any type of Interlibrary Loan Service. Borrowing libraries will be expected to pay for lost or damaged materials.
Postage
Fitchburg State does not charge postage. We request that return mailing labels be included with requests.
Comments
Our periodicals holdings are listed in WorldCat.
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