The InterLibrary Loan (ILL) department provides students, faculty and staff with materials not contained in the Katie Murrell Library's collection by borrowing from other libraries. Access to these materials is through the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and their online database, FirstSearch.

Requests may be made by completing the online Interlibrary Loan Request form online; by facsimile (270-384-4188), by e-mail (ill@lindsey.edu); or by phone (800-264-6483, ask for the library; after 4 p.m. CT, select "1"). Kim Hamlett is the ILL contact (270-384-8253).

Most requests are filled within seven to 10 days, but they may take as long as three weeks. Therefore, plan research accordingly. The preferred method for notifying patrons when materials arrive is e-mail, so include an e-mail address in all requests.

Community Campus patrons may request interlibrary loans through the same channels. Items will arrive in the ILL office and then be processed before being mailed directly to the student's home address. A return label and postage sufficient to return books to Kim Hamlett will be enclosed. Because items must be processed after arrival and then mailed, allow an additional five to seven days when planning your research.

Most interlibrary loan books are supplied at no charge and are checked out for three to four weeks. Most may be renewed for a similar period of time with a two-day notice to Kim. Interlibrary loan books MAY NOT be checked out for the entire semester!  Please see that books are returned in a timely manner. Overdue books will be charged to students' accounts at $55 each; if LWC is invoiced by the lender, that charge will also be added to the.

Articles received through interlibrary loan are generally supplied free of charge and become the property of the borrowing patron. If an item (either book or article) has a charge associated with it, the patron will be notified for approval before the item is sent.