Interlibrary Loan:

 
 In accordance with the practice of research libraries, faculty and graduate students
 engaged in thesis research are eligible for loans. Materials available in CUNY libraries 
 and other local libraries will be our first access points for borrowing. Thereafter, CEIML 
 will request materials from regional, or foreign institutions. We are a free (without fee) 
 lender and seek similar services from others if lender does charge the CEIML patron will 
 be notified as to the cost before the materials are requested. 

 CEIML's general clientele include: CUNY, Academic Libraries of Brooklyn (ALB), and 
 other consortia and lending institutions within the greater tri-state area and 
 throughout the nation via document delivery and interlibrary loan services. 

 Loans from the CEIML are made subject to compliance with the following regulations
 and instructions and is provisioned by the national interlibrary loan code of the 
 American Library Loan Code of the American Library Association. 

 Instructions

 Readers must fill out an application form for each item requested. Requested articles 
 should include: journal title, article title, volume, issue no. Pages, author and a preferred 
 deadline date. An additional ILL training manual is being revised for consultation and problem 
 solving. 

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 Types of loans 

 The CEIML reserves the right to determine whether material will be lent in their original form
 or as a photocopy. Photocopies sent instead of the original will be supplied without charge 
 to the libraries in the United States. These photocopies may be retained permanently by the 
 borrowing libraries unless their return is specifically requested by the CEIML. Photocopies of 
 periodical articles will be limited to no more than one article per issue and three articles per 
 volume from any journal. Multiple copies will not be furnished. 

 Loan periods 

 Loan periods shall extend for five weeks, with a renewal option for one additional week at 
 CEIML’s discretion. Renewal requests must be made two weeks prior to the item’s due date. 
 An original volume loaned by CEIML may be recalled at any time, as well as items which have
 holds or rush recalls placed on them. 

 Limitations on Loans

 Periodicals (complete issues), media, reference, reserve, and rare books are not lent out. Medgar  Evers professors and staff are eligible to request ILL materials. Students with a signed permission form from a professor may borrow materials.  CUNY recently implemented CLICS (CUNY Libraries Inter-Campus Services) which allows CUNY faculty, staff and students to borrow circulating materials from any CUNY library.

Learn more about CLICS.

 Delivery and Returns

 Items are to be returned to the ILL Coordinator or ILL Assistant by the due date indicated on 
 the material, this excludes articles.

 COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE

 According to Title 17 of the U.S. Code (copyright), the library that sends out a photocopy is
 responsible for placing a copyright compliance statement on the material on the material the 
 statement normally says: NOTICE : THIS MATERIAL MAY BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW
 (Title 17 U.S. Code)." The borrowing library is responsible for insuring compliance with copyright
 law for items it borrows.”