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Borrowing & Requests

Interlibrary Loans (ILL)

Interlibrary loans are available for Museum-related projects when an item (book/article/video) is not available on-site, and is not readily available from a local library.

Requests are submitted through the library catalog. Use your library account to login and select 'suggestions/requests' from your patron dashboard to fill out form. 

Policies

Patron Group: Internal (GOKM employees, interns, volunteers, docents, fellows)
Maximum number of open ILLs: No maximum
Borrowing Period: Varies and is determined by the lending library
Renewals: Varies and is determined by the lending library 

Procedures

Submitting request: Requests are submitted through the request form in the library catalog
Request review: The library will review and approve request or send patron notice of why request could not be filled 
Status updates: Status of ILL request will be emailed to patron
Pick-up: ILLs ready for pickup can be retrieved from the library's pick-up location
Return: ILLs can be returned to the library's books return location

Submitting an ILL request

Suggestions/Requests
Patrons can use their library account to submit suggestions and make requests to the library using the request form in the library catalog. Log in to access forms.

From your library account dashboard, select 'suggestions/requests' on the left side of the screen and select 'New suggestion/request'

Required fields are in red. Please provide as much information as possible

Please select the 'Reason for suggestion'  that most closely aligns with your needs
Click 'Submit' to complete the suggestion/request form

After clicking 'Submit',  a confirmation of the completion of the form is located at the top of the screen. Your request will now be visible in your patron dashboard. The status will be 'Requested'
Library staff will receive your request automatically once it has been submitted

The status of your request will be updated once staff begin working on it
You will be notified when request is ready, or if the request cannot be filled