Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - also known as Resource Sharing - is the process by which patrons can request items, both physical and digital, from other libraries.
As part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, patrons at each of Minnesota North College's Campus Libraries have access to the collections of all Minnesota State College and University Libraries.
In your library account, you can monitor and manage your loans and requests and view any fines or account blocks/messages.
Using this search, patrons can search all Minnesota State College and University Library collections.
Physical materials include Books, DVDs, Audiobooks, CDs, and more
Requesting materials is free.
Digital resources include e-books, journal articles from library databases, and more
Most articles are available from the University of Minnesota and are sent electronically via email to students’ HCC email address. These are generally available within 2-3 days. You will receive an email with a link to the article. Others (not owned by U of M) will take longer. If the article can not be sent electronically, a hard copy will be mailed to the library and you will be notified by email when it arrives. These will be kept at the Circulation Desk in the Library.
Requesting materials is free.
Libraries participate in Interlibrary Loan voluntarily. Access to another library’s materials is a privilege, not a right. Each library determines which materials it will and will not lend. Some materials are not available through ILL and cannot be requested. These restricted materials include:
The person whose account information appears on the ILL request is responsible for lost, damaged, or overdue materials. Lending libraries, not the Minnesota North College Libraries, determine both the amount of time that patrons can borrow materials and the replacement costs and fees incurred by overdue or lost items. The patron is responsible for the prompt return of ILL materials. Overdue items will result in a block to submit future requests.
Photocopies of periodical articles are available, subject to copyright restrictions. Copyright restricts the Minnesota North College Libraries to request no more than one article from the same issue of any periodical published in the last five years during one calendar year. The Minnesota North College libraries can request no more than five articles from the same journal or magazine published in the last five years. Patrons must agree to copyright terms when placing ILL requests.
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