Interlibrary loans and purchase suggestions

You can order an interlibrary loan when you need scientific material for your studies or research that is not available at the Mid Sweden University Library.

You can request interlibrary loans if you are a student at, or work at, a university, college or research institution. Everyone else is referred to their local public library.

Interlibrary loans can only be picked up/borrowed during our staffed hours.

Requests for interlibrary loans

Requests should be made electronically by completing the interlibrary loan form below. Note: Items available in Libris (national catalogue) are dispatched quicker if you have a Libris account.

Order a book

Order a journal article

Renew your interlibrary loan

Items not eligible for interlibrary loans are:

• Journals (complete issues).
• Books not intended for study- or research purposes.
• Items already owned by us that are checked out, or items available electronically through us (for example e-books).

Loan periods and lending rules:

• Interlibrary loans have no fixed delivery time. An email will be sent to you when the item is available for pickup.
• Not all material has the same loan period since the lending library sets the due date. You always get a receipt with the return date and can also see your return date on My account.
• Renewals can be requested via the renew your interlibrary loans form. However, after a renewal the item might be called back if another patron requests it.
• The lending library is allowed to send smaller items (brochures, book chapters etc.) as copies, which can result in a fee for you.
• If you do not return the borrowed item, or if it is damaged upon return, you will have to pay a replacement fee.

Services to foreign libraries:

The Mid Sweden Library Interlibrary Loans service can be extended to foreign libraries. Please note that the library has the right to refuse an interlibrary loan request.

Books have a lending period of 30 days with a maximum limit of 150 days. The library has the right to deny a renewal request if the book is needed by other patrons. The Mid Sweden Library does not lend out reference or course literature. Entire journal issues are not available for loan either.

Borrowers who lose our library material will be required to replace the item, alternatively be invoiced a flat-rate charge of 8 IFLA vouchers to cover processing and replacement of the lost material.

When ordering please provide us with current details of address, e-mail, contact person etc.