Interlibrary Loan: Things To Know In Advance

1. If a book is lost or damaged, all patrons must pay for these items as well as all fines and fees set by the lending library.  This includes members of the faculty.  Patrons are welcome to refer to the written Mabee-Simpson Library interlibrary loan policy upon request.
    
2. Pick up your materials and bring them back by the due date or contact the office and arrange for a renewal. 

Most of the costs incurred through postage, insurance, and OCLC charges are paid by the library as a service to the Lyon College community.  

The length of time to get your materials depends on the location of the lending library and the method of delivery.  Times vary from 10 to 14 days.  Check with the librarian if you feel your requests aren't coming quickly enough.

Incomplete information takes longer because staff has to contact you and find out the rest of the information before they’ll order it.

The interlibrary loan department will contact you when items are ready to be picked up.  Please return ILL books by the designated due date to the library front desk.  You can request one renewal by emailing ill@Lyon.edu.

 Most lending periods are one month.  The lending library determines the loan period for books and media, along with any restriction on the use of materials. Due dates are posted on each borrowed item.  Request a renewal by contacting ill@lyon.edu.

Abuse of interlibrary loan policies (i.e. repeated late return, or failure to retrieve requested items) may result in the blocking of your interlibrary loan use.

If we can’t get any of the below, we’ll contact you.  Sometimes libraries let these out, but most of the time, they don’t.

• Dissertations
• Rare, hard-to-pack or fragile materials (including DVDs, videos, microfilms, CDs, and cassettes)
• Reference books, curriculum materials, and textbooks
• Entire issues or volumes of periodicals (photocopies of specific articles may be requested)
• Materials in high demand at the lending library, such as new or recently published books
• Self-published materials

Semester Hours

Sunday:  4 p.m. to Midnight
Monday - Thursday:  7:30 a.m. to Midnight
Friday:  7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday:  Closed

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How Do I Login?

When off-campus, if you are a Lyon College student, faculty, or staff member, you can use your Lyon user ID (first.last@lyon.edu) and your password to login when an authentication screen pops up during your use of a library database or other online service. You only have to do this once a session.

Community members who have purchased a card can use the databases in the library building but not remotely.

Having issues logging in?  Clear your cache (CTRL + SHIFT + DEL) and try again.

If you have problems accessing the databases please call Lyon support at: 870-307-7555 or contact support@lyon.edu.