FAU Libraries extend Interlibrary Loan privileges to all currently-enrolled students, faculty, and staff of Florida Atlantic University at the Boca Raton, Jupiter, Harbor Branch and SeaTech campuses. Privileges are also granted to currently-enrolled students, faculty and staff of Palm Beach Community College (South campus), Non-native Fish Research Laboratory staff, and to distance learners from within the Florida Division of Colleges and Universities (DCU) and Florida Community College Systems, once they are issued a valid FAU Library card (or Owlcard).

FAU faculty, staff, and currently-enrolled students at the Davie campus should use the ILL services provided by the University/College Library, and those at the Ft. Lauderdale Tower campus should use the ILL services at the Broward County Main Library (see links above). FAU Broward faculty, staff, and students may use the ILL services at the Boca Raton campus library, but must pick up and return materials at the Boca Raton campus library.

Interlibrary Loan privileges are not extended to holders of Friends of the Library nor Alumni Library Card holders. These cards provide check-out privileges for items owned by the FAU Libraries only. These individuals, as well as members of the Lifelong Learning Society and other non-affiliated users, may seek ILL services at their local public library.

Through membership in statewide, regional and national resource sharing consortia, the FAU Library can supply most (over 90%) ILL materials to its users without charge. All avenues for “free” loans and copies are pursued first. However, some lenders will only provide materials if a fee is paid. In these cases, the fee is passed on to the user borrowing the materials. An invoice will be presented with the material you pick up, which is payable at the Cashier’s Office or by mail.

For this reason, always indicate on the request form whether you are willing to pay for the item, and if so, the amount you are willing to pay. The library will not exceed the amount you authorize without consulting you first. In general, most libraries that do charge usually charge a flat fee ranging from $10.00 to $25.00 per book loan or photocopy. Some institutions charge more or less than this amount.

Faculty members may pay fees by expenditure transfer from their grant account number. If this option is desired a note including the grant number should be placed in the comments field of the request form.

When registering as an ILLiad user you can indicate other persons that you authorize to pick up your material for you. However, these individuals must present your ID or Owlcard to do this.

The loan period for borrowed materials is determined by the supplier. You may usually have the item for 3-4 weeks from the time of receipt. Any special requests by the lending institution must be honored, for example, “14 day Loan,” “No Renewals,” or “In-Library Use Only.” Please note that although your library card might entitle you to semester or academic year loans for books owned by FAU, these loan periods do not apply to materials borrowed from other libraries. Please observe the due date on the book band covering the ILL book. Do not remove the book label or band!

Materials borrowed from other libraries may only be renewed with the permission of the lending library. If you want us to request the renewal of an ILL book, log into your ILLiad account 10 days or less prior to the original due date, and select "View/Renew Checked Out Items." Select the item you’d like to renew and click on the "Request Renewal" button. No renewals will be requested if the material is already overdue. Check your account in 2-3 days to see if the item has been renewed and what the new date is, or if the request has been denied. If the renewal request is denied, the book must be returned on the original due date. Since the FAU Library does not own the book, we have no jurisdiction over lending libraries’ due dates.

Individual items may not be borrowed more than once per semester through Interlibrary Loan. ILL does not support long-term borrowing of materials from other libraries. If an item is need for an extended period, the FAU Libraries Collection Development Coordinator or Campus Librarian should be contacted to investigate purchasing it for the FAU Libraries collection.

The ILL Department will not order any of the following categories of materials:

1. Items available in the FAU Library in any format, including microform or electronic.
2. Items available on Course Reserve in the FAU Library.
3. Textbooks required/recommended for use in classes. Textbooks are available for purchase in the FAU Bookstore.
4. Standardized test preparation books (i.e. LSAT, GRE, MCAT, etc.)
5. Items which the lender is charging FAU to borrow, and would cost more than the requestor has indicated that he or she is willing to pay.

Exceptions:

1. Books listed as “Lost” in the FAU Catalog, provided that they do not come under categories 2-5 above.
2. Photocopies of articles which are torn out of FAU’s copy of a journal or book (if not available electronically).
3. Photocopies of articles from FAU journals which are currently at the bindery (if not available electronically).
4. If an item is not found on the shelf, and is not checked out, complete a Report of Book and/or Periodical Not Found form at the Circulation Desk. The staff will attempt to locate your material, and if it is not found, will pass your request on to ILL.
5. A hold or recall should be placed on an FAU book which is currently checked out to another patron. If the book is not returned within 10 days, it may be ordered through ILL.

Yes, the ILLiad system will allow Boca Raton users to request materials held at the Jupiter campus, and users at those campus may request materials from the Boca Raton campus. This process in known as Intralibrary Loan. Users at SeaTech may request materials held at any of these 2 campuses.