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Interlibrary Loan Lending Policy

UHD will lend all materials and formats except the following:

  • Reference materials
  • Reserve materials
  • Special collections
  • Rare or poor condition materials
  • Computer software
  • Bound periodicals
  • Unbound periodicals

Microforms

  • Will lend microfilm and microfiche
  • Maximum of four reels of microfilm or 100 sheets of microfiche at a time per institution.

Audio-Visual
  • Will end CDs, DVDs, and videos on a title by title basis

Lending Exceptions to UH System Libraries

  • Will lend periodicals and audio-visual material on a case-by-case basis to UH and UHCL.
  • Loan periods for these materials will vary.

Loan period

  • 4 weeks with one two-week renewal.
  • Submit renewal requests no more than two days before due date. Subject to recall.

Charges

  • Loans: Free
  • Photocopies: Free
  • Replacement/processing charge: $50 per volume/reel and a $10 per volume/reel processing charge ($10 processing fee is waived for TexShare members).

Billing Procedures

  • Send invoice. UHD is non-IFM.

Packing Requirements for Mailing

  • Will accept jiffy bags.

Service Suspended During Christmas Holidays

  • Service suspended from approximately December 23 through January 2.

Loans to Foreign Countries

  • Will lend to Canada

Response Time

  • All ILL requests that are received by 8 a.m. are researched the same day.

Contact Information

University of Houston - Downtown
Interlibrary Loan Services
W. I. Dykes Library
One Main Street
Houston, TX 77002

OCLC symbol: THD

 
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