Lending Materials to Other Libraries

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services at Dalhousie University Libraries facilitate the sharing of resources with other libraries and institutions. This service allows external organizations to borrow materials from our collections to support their patrons' academic and research needs.

Requesting Materials

Submission Method:

  • We accept requests through Relais, Alma, OCLC, RapidILL and Docline.
  • Libraries without an ILL management system can submit requests through our web form. If you have not done this before, contact us at 902-494-3612 or docdel@dal.ca to set up your login credentials.

Required Information: Include detailed bibliographic information to expedite processing. Please include ISBN and ISSN numbers whenever possible.

Urgent Requests

If you need an item urgently, contact Document Delivery at 902-494-3612 to discuss possible options.

Fees & Payment

Requesting Library

Copies

Loans

Novanet members

No Charge

No Charge

CAAL-CBPA [Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l’Atlantique]

No Charge

No Charge

AFMC - Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada

No Charge

No Charge

C.A.L.L. (Canadian Association of Law Libraries)BVIVL, BVAUL, SSUL, MWUL, OWAL, OLUL, OTYL, OTUL, OKQL, OOUD, and QMML

No Charge

No charge

OONL – Library and Archives Canada

No Charge

No Charge

Non-Profit Atlantic Canada [Ex:  Public Libraries]

$5.00

No Charge

For Profit Atlantic Libraries / Institutions

$8.00

$8.00

Atlantic Region Health Libraries (using Docline)

$3.00

No Charge

All members of the Canadian Resource Sharing Agreement: OCUL (Ontario Universities), COPPUL (Prairies + Pacific University Libraries), BCI - formally CREPUQ (Quebec Universities), CARL [Canadian Association of Research Libraries]

No Charge

No Charge

Other Canadian libraries / Infotrieve / Businesses

$8.00

$8.00

American / International

$15.00 or

1.5 IFLA Vouchers

$35.00 or

3.5 IFLA Vouchers

Replacement Charges

Cost of item plus a $20.00 Admin fee


Libraries are billed twice a year; invoices are sent in January and July.

Payment Methods:

  • Payment of invoices can be made by cheque or online by credit card.
  • Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM) - accepted from OCLC libraries
  • International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) vouchers - accepted from non-Canadian libraries

Contact Information:

For assistance or inquiries, please contact the Document Delivery team at docdel@dal.ca.