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In order to receive your Interlibrary Loan as quickly as possible, please follow these simple guidelines:

• Check the online catalog, or ask for assistance from the reference librarian to determine that the material you are requesting is not already owned by Saint Mary's.

• Print clearly, and complete all necessary sections on the request form. If you are using the online form, please make sure all the required boxes are filled.

• Provide an accurate mailing address and telephone number so that we may contact you promptly when your materials have arrived, or if we have questions about your request.

• Indicate a date after which you will no longer need the items you are requesting. Note that "ASAP" is not an option here. You must indicate an actual date, even if it is "the last day of classes."
• Please do not use abbreviations when filling out request forms.If your citation includes abbreviations, please consult the book "Periodical Title Abbreviations: By Abbreviation" (Reference collection: Z6945.A2 P44 1983 v.1), or ask for assistance from the reference librarian to determine what those abbreviations stand for.

Interlibrary loan requests should include the following information:

For a book:

• author or editor's name
• full title
• date of publication
• publisher
• ISBN(if known)
• edition, if a particular one is required, or if you would like the latest edition available of the title.

For a journal article:

• first author listed (at least)
• title of the article
• title of the journal
• volume, issue and date of publication
• inclusive page numbers of the article
• ISSN of the journal (if known)
• If the article is available at Notre Dame (but not at Saint Mary's) AND it is less than five years old, we must ask you to access it on their campus.