How do I request an interlibrary loan?

National cost

International cost

Articles: free of charge
Book chapters: R150 per chapter
Books: R500 per book
Staff may pay by completing and returning the requisition form

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Information for other libraries

Material available for interlibrary loan

• Photocopies of journal articles, conference papers and chapters of books.
• Books may be requested by South African libraries (we do not lend books to international libraries).
• The SUNScholar URL of SU Master's and Doctoral theses will be supplied free of charge to requesting libraries, both national & International.
• We do not lend audio-visual material to requesting libraries.
  
  

Document Delivery Method

• Article Exchange, a software tool, will be applied as the standard electronic means for delivery of articles.
• Fax or mail delivery will be acceptable in cases where the requesting or supplying library does not have the necessary acilities to receive or transmit articles electronically.
• Books will be posted by mail or can be collected by the requesting library.
  
  

Loan & Renewal Periods

• The loan period of a book is 8 weeks.
  
• No renewal is possible.
• Requesting libraries will be blacklisted if they do not respond to recall notices or invoices.
• The requesting library is responsible for the replacement of a lost or damaged book.
  
  

Tariffs

•  Unless libraries have a reciprocal free of charge agreement, fees as determined by the National Library of  South Africa (NLSA), will be charged for interlibrary loan documents.
• Photocopies exceeding the normal standard will be charged for, according to the NLSA price structure.
• The tariffs for documents to be sent by fax, as determined by the NLSA, will be applicable unless libraries have a reciprocal agreement.
• National coupons are acceptable for payment by non-online libraries. 
• The rate for journal articles or book chapters for International requesters is $20.00.
• IFLA vouchers and IFM are accepted.

Items beskikbaar vir interbiblioteeklenings

• Fotokopieë van tydskrifartikels, konferensie dokumente en hoofstukke uit boeke.
• Boeke mag deur Suid-Afrikaanse biblioteke aangevra word (ons leen nie boeke aan internasionale biblioteke nie).
• Die SUNScholar URL van US meesters en doktorale tesisse sal gratis aan aanvraende biblioteke, beide nasionaal en internasionaal, verskaf word.
• Ons verskaf geen oudiovisuele items aan biblioteke nie.
  
  

Dokumentleweringsmetode

• Article Exhange (‘n sagteware program) is die standaard elektroniese leweringsmetode van artikels.
• Faks of posaflewering is aanvaarbaar in gevalle waar biblioteke nie die nodige geriewe het om artikels elektronies te stuur of te ontvang nie.
• Boeke word per pos gestuur of kan ook deur die aanvraagbiblioteek afgehaal word.
  
  

Uitleen- en hernuwingstydperk

• Die leentydperk van ‘n boek is 8 weke.
  
• Geen hernuwing word toegestaan nie.
• Biblioteke sal op ‘n swartlys geplaas word indien hulle nie ag slaan op herroepkennisgewings of -rekeninge nie
• Die aanvraagbiblioteek is verantwoordelik vir die vervanging van ‘n verlore of beskadigde boek.
  
  

Tariewe

• Tensy biblioteke ‘n wedersydse geen-tarief-ooreenkoms het, sal fooie soos vasgestel deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Biblioteek (SANB) vir interleningsdokumente gehef word.
• Betaling, volgens die SANB se prysstruktuur, sal op fotokopieë wat die normale standaard oorskry, gehef word.
• Tensy biblioteke ‘n wedersydse ooreenkoms het, sal tariewe vir dokumente wat per faks gestuur word gehef word soos bepaal deur die SANB.
• Biblioteke wat nie aanlyn is nie, mag nasionale koeponne as betaling gebruik.
• Die tarief vir tydskrifartikels of hoofstukke uit boeke vir internasionale versoeke is $20.00.
• IFLA-bewyse en IFM word aanvaar.