ILL policy for other libraries

The ILL department serves as the liaison to other institutions that place requests for our materials. Items are available for loan if they are listed as available in the library catalog.

Items which we will not circulate to other libraries:

Audio-visual materials
Items that have a status other than "available" in the online catalog
Items listed as "local circ only" in the online catalog
Items in particularly poor condition which may not survive shipping
Items which are part of rare or special collections

Musselman Library's ILL department uses the OCLC Interlibrary Loan system to submit and fill requests to and from other institutions. The lending and borrowing policies as listed in the Name-Address Directory entry for Bluffton University ILL (symbol BLC) in the OCLC system are listed below.

GENERAL POLICY: Reciprocity	AFFILIATION: OPAL, OhioLINK
CHARGES: We charge you what you charge us and prefer no-charge reciprocity. OhioLINK members, FREE	PHOTOCOPY CHARGES: We charge you what you charge us and prefer no-charge reciprocity. OhioLINK members, FREE
BILL METHOD: Invoiced with Material	ACCEPT: OCLC, ALA, OPAL, OhioLINK
LOAN PERIOD: One month from date shipped	RENEW: Four weeks
IFM ACCEPTED: Yes	FAX POLICY: We prefer to do only RUSH requests via fax. 1-10 pages, Free. 11-14 pages, $1.00. 15 pages and up, $1.00 + $.25 cents per page (15 pages = $1.25). Regular ILL charges also apply. Fax number is (419) 358-3384.
OTHER: Libraries outside of the US - we will charge shipping costs (minimum $2.00) but reserve the right to charge you what you would charge us. International loans must use IFM.	CATALOG: Please click here to access our online catalog.

Questions? Please contact illassist@bluffton.edu.