Marathon County Public Library
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
CLICK HERE to contact the Interlibrary Loan Department online.
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At-home access is temporarily unavailable. Contact the ILL Dept. for assistance finding items and making requests.
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OCLC ILL (within library) -- Use this link to access the interlibrary loan catalog while at an MCPL location.
Borrowing limits: Requests for interlibrary loan items borrowed via OCLC will be limited to five requests per customer per month for a total of 60 requests per year.
By using Interlibrary loan, you agree to:
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only request items published/released prior to last year (per amazon.com).
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limit your ILL requests to five per month.
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avoid requesting feature films, (fictional) TV series, video games, original periodicals (copies are fine), or items valued under $10 (per amazon.com).
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avoid requesting items published more than 75 years ago.
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limit requests so that you have enough time to use to the items you receive.
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allow two to eight weeks for fulfillment. Contact us to check request status.
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pick up items promptly upon notification of their availability.
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return items by the due date printed on the ILL label.
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contact us to request renewals two to three days before the due date.
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abide by the copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Interlibrary loan privileges may be suspended for: failure to pick up multiple items, failure to return multiple items by their due dates, multiple damaged or lost items, exceeding request limits, or other abuses of the system.
Additional information: WiscNet instructions (pending) | Interlibrary loan FAQs