Interlibrary loans
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Interlibrary Loan Office contact details
Telephone: 014 569 4131 and 050 449 1684 (Mon-Fri 13–15)
E-mail: kaukopalvelu [at] jyvaskyla.fi
What can be ordered as an interlibrary loan?
- You can request material that is not in the collections of the Keski Libraries.
- You can request e.g. books, magazines, sheet music, microfilms, audio recordings, videos, and paper copies.
- You can request materials via interlibrary loans from Finland and other European countries.
Who can place an interlibrary loan request?
- You can place an interlibrary loan request if you are on the Keski Libraries' customer register and have the right to borrow.
How to place an interlibrary loan request?
- Use the electronic form to submit an interlibrary loan request.
- National Repository Library: You can place an interlibrary loan order directly from the Keski Online Library search. For further information on interlibrary loans from the National Repository Library, please visit the online library.
- You can also place an interlibrary loan request by e-mail: kaukopalvelu [at] jyvaskyla.fi.
- You can also place an interlibrary loan request verbally at the libraries' customer service desks.
How much does an interlibrary loan cost?
- A fee of 4 EUR per loan plus a possible fee set by the lending library will be charged:
- Helsinki City Library, libraries with a regional development function, the National Repository Library and the Library of Parliament do not charge a fee.
- Scientific libraries charge 9-15 EUR per loan.
- Archives charge 8.50 EUR for 1 to 5 microfilm reels.
- When you place an interlibrary loan request, you agree to pay all interlibrary loan charges.
- The fee will be charged on the date of the loan.
- A fee will also be charged if you cancel your request, but the loan has already left the lending library.
How do I pick up, return and renew an interlibrary loan?
- Pick up your interlibrary loan at the Jyväskylä City Library branch of your choice when you place your request.
- Return the interlibrary loan to the place where you picked it up no later than the due date.
- Interlibrary loans will appear in the Keski Online Library on your loans, but you cannot renew them there.
- If necessary, you can ask the Interlibrary Loan Office to renew your interlibrary loan before the due date.
- Interlibrary loans are subject to the loan period and other conditions set by the lending library (e.g., the loan is only available in the reading room).