Inter-Library Loan
Overview
Negatively acknowledged orders
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Literature which is not available in publicly accessible libraries in Magdeburg can be obtained from other libraries within the national inter-library loan system of Germany. Monographs and journal articles can be ordered. A prerequisite is that the desired literature is needed for professional or scientific purposes, as well as for education and training. |
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Inter-library loan requests can be made if you have a valid library membership and a user ID. To place orders, a credit account for the inter-library system must be set up at the interlibrary loan desk (Monday - Friday from 08:00 - 17:00). You will receive an access code and a password for your account at the counter. |
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German form for the setup of a credit account (only for employees of the OvGU) |
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| Access to the union catalogue of the GBV network | ||
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You can use the search function for title keywords, personal names, ISBN or ISSN, etc., or you can use corresponding index lists (subject areas, basic classification). The search function has the same structure as the search within the local catalogue OPAC. If necessary, please use the online help in the specified catalogues. |
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Ordering |
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To order a selected title choose the function Loan request in the database (then you will receive the whole book for loan). You will then be asked to enter the access number = your user number from your user ID or student ID (3100...) and your password. In your first login, use the password that has been assigned automatically when the interlibrary loan account was created and change it as soon as possible for security reasons. You will find the respective option in your account. The order data for the article or book will be transferred to a web form. At the end of the form you have to enter your password again and press the reqest button once. If you have selected a journal article, there is only the function Copy request. To get access to the article, you must complete the information on the requested article in the form: Year, volume, author, title and pages. After re-entering your password, send the order by mouse click on the request button. Your account balance will be reduced by one billing unit. |
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If the message "There are no libraries that can supply the document" appears on the screen, please contact the inter-library loan desk to fill in a red inter-library ticket (typewritten) if necessary. Your request will then be processed by us. |
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If the desired literature is not listed in any library in Germany, it can be ordered in certain cases through the International Loan Service (ILV). Please contact the staff of the inter-library loan desk for this purpose. Please note that the costs charged by the supplying library have to be paid by you in full amount. |
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Please make a written note of the desired inter-library loans. After payment of the inter-library loan fee, the desired inter-library loan will be ordered by us. Please ask for the order number of the desired inter-library loan after about one week. On your ticket you will find the order numbers or the interlibrary loans to be ordered by you via red inter-library ticket. |
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On the GVK webpage of the union catalogue, you will find your a list of orders using the Inter-library loan account button. After entering your user ID (number on the user ID or student ID 3100...) and password you will receive an overview of your inter-library loan orders with order numbers. By clicking on an order in the short list you will get a complete overview of the processing status of the selected order. In the Delivery information section you can see which library is currently processing your order, whether it has already been delivered or whether no library was able to process the order. |
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| Negatively acknowledge orders | ||
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If no library can handle the order, you will find a short note "Edited ILL - List in the stapler" in your user account in the OPAC. You can get the negative ticket at the circulation desk and at the inter-library loan desk. If you have an order that is acknowledged as "currently borrowed", you can reserve the respective literature at the inter-library loan desk using the negative ticket. You will then receive the book when it is returned to the lending library. If there are other reasons for non-delivery, we will be happy to check availability via other inter-library loan channels. |
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You will receive an e-mail message from us as soon as the document has arrived and is ready for pickup or is available for reading in the library. Loan periods and conditions of use are determined by the lending library. Inter-library loans for borrowing cannot be extended. |
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A fee of 1.50 EUR is charged for each inter-libary loan according to our charges regulation (German only). For interlibrary loan orders within the Common Library Network (GBV), of which our library is a member, an amount of 8.00 EUR has to be entered for the costs assumption. This amount corresponds to about 50 pages of A4 copies. Of course, you can decline to pay these costs in the costs assumption. However, be aware that your order may not be fulfilled. In case of international inter-library loans, the services invoiced by the lending libraries must be paid by the customer in full amount. |
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Once the inter-library loan order has been sent, we have no influence on the processing time in other libraries. In general the waiting time can be 3 to 4 weeks. For urgently needed literature, we recommend the document delivery service SUBITO. At the moment, there are only a few monographs in it, please search in the recommended databases. |
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University Library Building 30 |
Tel.: +49 391 67-40020 (Monday - Friday 8:00-17:00) |
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| Vivien Kusian |
Tel.: +49 391 67-51410 |
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| Yvonne Beutler |
Tel.: +49 391 67-52978 |
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| Lydia Flössel |
Tel.: +49 391 67-58239 |
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| Beate Schmidt |
Tel.: +49 391 67-58240 |
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