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Resource Delivery and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Services

Lending to Other Libraries

For other libraries wishing to submit an ILL request to UofM Libraries (TMA), requests are accepted through OCLC, RapidILL, mail, e-mail, or fax.

If not qualified for ILL Service, the Memphis Public Library & Information Center may be able to supply material.

OCLC Symbol: TMA

General e-mail: ill_lending@memphis.edu

 

Loan & Dissertation Requests

What can you borrow from the University of Memphis, University Libraries?

 

  • Books;
  • Dissertations and Theses (if two copies are available in the collection, we will be able to send you a loan) or you can purchase from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. You can also search our Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Repository;
  • Government Documents;
  • Video and sound recordings;
  • Some materials from our microfilms/microfiche collection.

Article Requests

We will supply scans of journal articles, book proceedings or chapters, newspapers and journals from our microfilm and microfiche collection. Articles are delivered through Rapid ILL, Odyssey, OCLC Article Exchange, email, Occam's Reader or U.S. mail.

The requesting library is responsible for complying with U.S. copyright law, but we may refuse to fulfill a request if we determine that it exceeds Fair Use standards, or otherwise violates Copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). 

National copyright guidelines for ILL limits our office to supply at no charge five articles published in the last five years from each journal not held in libraries' collections. Copyright fees can apply and must be paid to the journal publisher if the limits are exceeded. 

Fees and Payment Methods

We do not charge our consortia partners from ASERL, LYRASIS, SOLINE, TENN-SHARE, LVIS, and any schools in the state of Tennessee fees for loans and article requests.

Domestic Loan

$15 IFM or $15 invoice per title

International Loan

$25 or two IFLA Vouchers

Domestic Article/Scan

$15 IFM or $15 invoice per title

International Article/Scan

$25 or two  IFLA Vouchers

Dissertation/Theses Scan

Price varies at the CM librarian's discretion 

Lost Book

Cost of the book plus processing fees applied by billing personnel