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Question:
What items are difficult to obtain through ILL?
Our answer:
Materials that other libraries usually do not lend include:
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Entire journals (a limited number of articles may be requested from individual issues using the article request form)
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Reference / Reserves Books (book chapters may be requested using the article request form)
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Special Collections Items
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E-Books (due to publisher license restrictions)
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Textbooks (especially current editions)
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Standardized Test Preparation Materials
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Multimedia – computer software, audio tapes, VHS tapes
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Bestsellers and popular fiction
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Embargoed dissertations/theses where the author has restricted access to the work.
In cases where FLARE is the lender, journals/periodicals are requestable via Interlibrary Loan. The preferred requested format is a scan of the material, but if the entire volume/issue is needed, a loan for the physical item may be requested for in-library use only. Please see FLARE Policies and Procedures for more information.