Services for Other Libraries

We provide our interlibrary lending services only to libraries. If you are an individual who needs material from Oregon State University´s collections, please return to the ILL home page for other options.

Information about OSU ILL policies for libraries seeking to borrow from us:

General Information
Loan Information
Charges
Web Request Form for Other Libraries
Current Average Lending Turnaround Statistics

General Information

Contact OSU ILL



Email: valley.ill@orst.edu
Phone: (541) 737-7311
Fax: (541) 737-1328
Ariel: OSU-ILL.library.orst.edu
Address:

Oregon State University
121 Valley Library
Jefferson Way & Waldo Pl
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501

Contact for Orbis/Cascade Alliance inquiries on loans through Summit

Email: OSU.Summit@oregonstate.edu
Phone: (541) 737-7309
Fax: (541) 737-1328
Address:

Oregon State University
121 Valley Library
Jefferson Way & Waldo Pl
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501

We will accept requests by: OCLC, Emailed/mailed ALA or IFLA International multi-part forms, and the Web Request Form for Other Libraries; no telephone requests, please.
Loan Information
Books Circulate 6 weeks; one 6 week renewal if approved
Masters theses If not accessible via the web, then will loan circulating copy if available. Most doctoral dissertations published after July 1, 2006 will be accessible via the web.
Ph.D. dissertations If unavailable via the web, then will loan if circulating copy available; most published after 1958 are available from UMI.
Special Collections/
Archival Materials
Copies made on a case by case basis; no loans available
Microfilm, Microfiche,
and Maps
Circulate 1 week use (3 weeks due date) with restrictions of library use only, no renewals, return in a box via Orbis/Cascade Alliance courier, UPS, or FedEx
Audiovisual
Materials
Circulate 3 day use (1 week due date) with restrictions of no renewals, return in a box via Orbis/Cascade Alliance courier, UPS, or FedEx
Unbound and Bound
Periodicals and
Reference Materials
Circulate on a case-by-case basis to GWLA libraries and Orbis/Cascade Alliance libraries only with restrictions of 3 day use (1 week due date), no renewals, and return unbound periodicals in a box via Orbis/Cascade Alliance courier, FedEx or UPS
Shipping Methods Courier service to Orbis/Cascade Alliance libraries; FedEx to GWLA member libraries; loans to others are sent via FedEx; ARIEL and FAX for nonreturnables. FedEx for rush requests (please provide a Fed Ex account number).

 

Charges
Rush service $10 IFM/invoiced. Filled within 24hrs. Phone notification with rush request. Please supply FedEx account number for loan requests.

Fax Service$5.00 IFM/invoiced
Non-Profit Libraries$10 IFM or $20 invoiced
Out of State for-Profit Libraries, Oregon special libraries, Federal Government agency libraries and non-Oregon libraries: $15 IFM or $25 invoiced plus shipping charges
International Libraries Articles: $10 IFM or $20 invoiced

Loans: $70 IFM/invoiced
Oregon academic schools, public libraries, consortia partners & State of Oregon Government agency libraries Free
Turnaround Time Most requests are shipped within 1 working day