Interlibrary Loan Information

Shady Peyvan
Unit Supervisor
Millikan Library
2nd Floor

Through a variety of networks, materials not held at Caltech can be acquired for Caltech use. This service is available to current Caltech faculty, students and staff only. JPL staff may request Interlibrary Loan services through the JPL Interlibrary Loan office.

ILL Costs to Caltech Students, Faculty, and Staff

Books borrowed from other universities through Interlibrary Loan incur a charge of $6.50 per request.

Requests for photocopies of articles that must be obtained from other campuses are charged at the same rate as articles that are available on the campus. That is:

  • $6.50 for an article of 30 pages or less, plus $6.50 for each additional increment of 30 pages (or fraction thereof)

Normal turnaround time for photocopies is one to three working days. RUSH service is available for an additional charge of $20.

Costs charged by the supplier are passed on to campus customers for the following purchases made by ILL staff:

  • Theses from other universities - you can order them directly from ProQuest Digital Dissertations (charge to your credit card).  Or we can order it for you and will quote our costs before we place the order.)
  • Technical reports from other universities and/or companies - costs and delivery times will vary
  • Patents - a fee of $15 to $25; delivery times will vary.

Fees Charged to Other Borrowing Institutions

  • California sales tax is charged where applicable
  • Reciprocal agreements with other colleges, universities, and public and government agencies take priority over these standard prices.

Book Loans

  • Processing fee per item from the Caltech collection - $15 (includes shipping)

Photocopying

  • Processing fee per item - $15 (includes shipping), plus a charge per sheet (8½"x11" - 30¢; other sizes - 40¢)

Additional Services

  • Rush Service (within 24 hours) - $20 surcharge per request. (Every effort will be made to expedite a rush order including receiving the request by telephone or FAX, and priority handling.)
  • Emergency Service (1-2 hours) - $30 surcharge per request. (All processing expedited immediately upon receipt of request by telephone or FAX.)
  • FAX Service - $10 surcharge (Maximum 25 pages)
  • Microform Copies - Prices quoted upon request
  • Ph.D. Theses - If a circulation copy is available, loan prices are the same as book loans above.

For further information on Interlibrary Loan requests, see Document Delivery & Copying or call General Reference at extension 6405.