Inter-library loans consist in requesting to loan from other libraries bibliographical materials and special collections which are not part of the collections of the UCLM library.
All library users may access this service by requesting this at the document access sections at the different libraries.
Inter-library loan request
To request inter-library loans documents, the loan request form must be filled out and if the user wishes payment for this to come out of the UCLM budget, the expenses authorization document must also be filled out and sent to the corresponding library.
The user may also register on the inter-library and Inter-campus loan system, to make new requests online and to see at what stage his or her requests are at. To access the system, click on the following addresses, depending on the campus you are on:
Service Access from the Albacete Campus
Service Access from the Ciudad Real Campus
Service Access from the Cuenca Campus
Service Access from the Toledo Campus
Fees
A cost is incurred for using the inter-library loans service, which is that established in every situation by the lending library, depending on whether this is a loan or copy. For Spanish university libraries, Rebiun fees ,are set by common agreement with the members.
Library Commitments
The library promises to process inter-library loans in under 48 hours. The time it takes for the materials requested to arrive will depend on the lending library.
Moreover, we are committed to managing information about this process by means of electronic mails and immediate notifications with text messages or by phoning, when the document becomes available.
There are some libraries which do not permit documents to leave the premises of the institution which requested the loan. In such an event, the user may only consult these on the premises of the UCLM library.
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Inter-campus loans consist in requesting and borrowing bibliographical materials and special collections from campuses other than that of the user.
All library users may access this service, which is completely free, by requesting this at the document access sections at the different libraries.
More than 10 requests per person will not be processed simultaneously.
The user may take the documents home to consult them and will be held responsible for using and preserving them correctly.
Unless the lending library states otherwise, the following loan periods and number of copies have been established according to the groups of users:
- Teachers, Grant holders and Services and Administration Staff: may take out up to 10 copies for 30 days.
- Post graduate students: may take out up to 10 copies for 15 days.
- Degree students and Alumnus: may take out up to 4 copies for 15 days.
- Users who have an agreement: may take out up to 2 copies for 15 days.
- External users: may take out up to 4 copies for 15 days.
- Business users: will not be entitled to use the inter-campus loan service.
Inter-campus loan request
Inter-campus loan requests can be made in the document access sections of the different libraries.
The user may also register on the inter-library and Inter-campus loan system, to make new requests online and to see at what stage his or her requests are at. To access the system, click on the following addresses, depending on the campus you are on.
Service Access from the Albacete Campus
Service Access from the Ciudad Real Campus
Service Access from the Cuenca Campus
Service Access from the Toledo Campus
Library Commitments
The library promises to process inter-library loans in under 48 hours. Documents requested by means of an inter-campus loan are received in no more than a week, provided that these are available at their original library.
Moreover, we have an obligation to managing information about this process by means of electronic mail and to providing immediate notifications with text messages or by phoning, when the document becomes available.
Further information:
Access to regulations