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Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery Services

Services and Costs for Libraries

The University Libraries provides interlibrary loan service to libraries on a cost-recovery basis. The rates listed below are for libraries not affiliated with OCLC or DOCLINE.


Rates effective July 1, 2009
Washington State libraries are responsible for local sales tax

Basic Services
Article from material owned by the UW Libraries
(Delivered via Ariel or as a pdf via email)
$20
Book owned by the UW Libraries
(Standard shipping to the U.S. and Canada included)
$20
Book owned by the UW Libraries with international shipping
(outside the U.S. and Canada)
$55
UW Thesis
(Delivered via Ariel or as a pdf via email)
$75
Material not owned by the UW Libraries

service not available

Extra Services (prices are in addition to those listed above)
2-day shipping for a book loan
(U.S. and Canada only)
$10
1-day shipping for a book loan
(U.S. and Canada only)
$25
Rush service for an article
(4-hour turnaround time during weekday business hours)
$20

We reserve the right to charge extra shipping fees for unusually large or heavy items.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17. United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy/reproduction is not to be "USED FOR ANY PURPOSES OTHER THAN PRIVATE STUDY, SCHOLARSHIP, or RESEARCH." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes IN EXCESS of fair use, that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

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Last modified: Monday November 09, 2009