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Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan
WHO MAY USE INTERLIBRARY LOAN?
Any current student, faculty, emeritus faculty or staff member of Walsh University may use this service. Others may use the services of the Stark County District Library or North Canton Public Library.
COST
There is no charge to borrow books or videos. There is no charge for articles, which are yours to keep.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
You let us know the book, article or video you need. We check a database of over 40,000 libraries throughout the country to see who owns it, then send an electronic request to them. If they are unable to send it, the request is passed on to another library that owns the item. More than 95% of requests are filled with this system, which goes beyond the scope of OPAL and OhioLINK.
DELIVERY TIME
Most items arrive within 8 days, though longer waits can be expected from libraries far away.
RENEWALS
Copies of articles are yours to keep. The lending library decides if they will permit a renewal, and we have to request it BEFORE THE ITEM IS DUE. If you need a book beyond its due date, please fill out an interlibrary loan renewal request form available in the library. Unlike OPAL and OhioLINK materials, you can not self-renew these items online.
FINES
The Brother Edmond Drouin Library strives to maintain a good reputation among lending libraries and strictly enforces fines for overdue interlibrary loan materials. Overdue fines on interlibrary loan materials are $0.50 per day. In the case of lost or presumed lost materials, the patron will pay the replacement charge imposed by lending library.
