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 Alma, OCLC, RapidILL and Docline. Please note, we no longer accept requests through Relais.
- Libraries without an ILL management system can submit requests to docdel@dal.ca.
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.